Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addiction Treatment Center

About the role

Provides psychosocial assessment, counseling, and treatment to patients directly. Conducts complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families, evaluating abilities, aptitudes, interests, motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries, disabilities, and substance abuse or dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, diagnoses, and provides treatment for patients with conditions such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.
• Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients using appropriate types of psychotherapy, including behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples therapy, group counseling, and/or supportive cognitive therapy.
• Observes, describes, diagnoses, evaluates, treats, consults, interprets, and modifies human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients suffering from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.
• Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.
• Documents appropriate, objective, concise, and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.
• Must demonstrate provision of psychological services on an inpatient, outpatient, or consultative basis in the past 12 months.
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire and Vermont.