Social Worker

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs clinical services, including intakes and therapeutic interventions such as group, individual, and family therapy, and crisis intervention.

• Maintains and completes service documentation such as psychosocial assessments, case notes, case reviews, court reports, letters, etc., according to prescribed standards.

• Conducts case reviews anddeterminescurrent 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 agenciesregardingorganizational programs and client needs and conditions.

• Attends andparticipatesin 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., according to prescribed standards.

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 services field

EXPERIENCE

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

REQUIREMENTS

• Associate licensurein area of specialization(e.g., Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, Professional Art Therapist Associate, Certified Social Worker)issued byappropriateboardof theKentucky Departmentof Professional Licensing.

• Underappropriateboard approvedsupervisionagreement,willfollow mandates as it pertains to face-to-face clinical supervision.

COMPANY OR PERSONAL VEHICLE USAGE: No

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Position has some unusual physical demands, including occasional exposure tothreatof bodily harm from clients or their families.

• Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodyfluidsor tissue.