LCSW/LPC

Responsibilities

• Performs initial assessments, evaluations, diagnoses, treatment, follow‑up, and education relevant to the client’s care (age specific).
• Obtains histories and develops treatment plans and notes, ensuring accuracy and competency.
• Acts as an advocate for the safety, delivery of care, and well‑being of the client.
• Assists individual students in addressing obstacles that interfere with personal/social, career, or educational development.
• Identifies and offers assistance to students coping in crisis.
• Evaluates patient status and response to treatment, modifying the plan of care based on outcomes.
• Evaluates continued need for care or referral to other providers or support.
• Uses an effective referral process to assist students who need more intensive counseling or therapy.
• Reports special cases—including child abuse and neglect, truancy, etc.—to the principal and appropriate personnel and provides appropriate counseling.
• Coordinates care with psychiatrists, referral sources, and primary care physicians, and assists with completion of all necessary case records for assigned students, updating information as appropriate.

Qualifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) required.