Role OverviewThe Clinical Social Worker will provide discharge planning and clinical social work services to patients on an acute rehabilitation unit. They will work closely with an interdisciplinary treatment team to complete psychosocial assessments, provide individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, triage, case management, supportive counseling, and treatment planning.
What You Will Do
The Clinical Social Worker will help patients identify and build upon their strengths, address barriers to recovery, connect with community-based resources, and work toward greater social and emotional stability. They will also develop, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans and coordinate effective discharge plans.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This is an opportunity for a Clinical Social Worker to take on meaningful and challenging work where their expertise directly impacts patient care and helps individuals move toward recovery and life in the community.
Requirements
- Licensure as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut
- Experience working in an inpatient or hospital setting treating patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- Experience utilizing evidence-based practices, such as Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), or Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM) in an inpatient setting
- Experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and trauma in an inpatient setting
- Experience incorporating cultural sensitivity into client care in an inpatient setting
- Experience leading group sessions in an inpatient setting
- Experience developing treatment plans for clients in an inpatient setting
Benefits
- Weekend differential
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
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