Social Worker – Child And Adolescent Outpatient Clinic- Part -Time

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Social Worker – Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic- Part -Time

As a Social Worker in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary team to provide evidenced-based individual, family and group psychotherapy and discharge planning to Child and Adolescent patients.

This is a part-time position, including two evenings until 7pm per week to provide services to patients and families that need evening appointments.

Preferred Criteria

• At least three years of previous psychiatric Social Work experience, preferably 2 years with children and Adolescents

• Outpatient behavioral health experience with a variety of diagnoses

• Training in CBT and/or DBT

• Experience in Group Work

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Required Criteria

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)

• Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) by the State of New York

• Basic Life Support Certification from the American Heart Association

• Fieldwork or previous experience in a psychiatric setting

• Demonstrated integrity and adherence to social work ethics and professional standards

• Capacity to form a therapeutic relationship with a variety of patients and to maintain a neutral therapeutic stance

• Knowledge base of bio-psychosocial model, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) diagnoses, criteria for treatment of different diagnoses in an acute care setting, behavioral risk factors and of the impact of mental illness upon individual and family functioning

• Ability to conduct initial evaluations and psychosocial assessments and to establish individualized and measurable treatment goals and discharge planning resources and processes

• Effective organizational skills to manage clinical, discharge planning and documentation requirements within assigned LOS of inpatient hospitalization

• Ability to communicate effectively and to collaborate within an interdisciplinary team

• Demonstrated self-awareness to identify learning needs and capacity to apply supervisory feedback into practice