Therapist/Social Worker Addictions

Job Title

Position works weekends

Essential Job Functions

• Performs clinical services, including intakes and a variety of therapy programs and techniques such as group, individual, and family therapy, expressive therapy, crisis intervention, psychodrama, and modeling.
• Maintains and completes service documentation such as psychosocial assessments, case notes, case reviews, court reports, letters, etc.
• Conducts case reviews and determines current and future treatment and treatment planning based upon resulting quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress.
• Collaborates with external agents including school officials, family members, and other health agencies regarding organizational programs and client needs and conditions.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning meetings, case conferences, and clinical seminars providing information relating to program administration and development.
• Writes correspondence on behalf of clients and their families such as court reports, letters of recommendation, etc.
• Conducts case presentations and consultations with other agencies regarding programs and services offered.
• Formulates clinical diagnosis for both mental health and substance abuse.
• Formulates a clinical treatment plan to be followed for interventions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Education

• Master's degree in social work

Experience

• Three to six months of related internship or practicum experience.

Requirements

• Kentucky Board of Social Work, Certified Social Worker (CSW) credential
• Under board approved LCSW supervision, the social worker will follow the Kentucky Board of Social Work mandates as it pertains to face-to-face clinical supervision.

Physical Demands

• Occasional exposure to threat of bodily harm from clients or their families
• Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.

Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation. Additionally, all staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards.

Time Type: Full time