MASTER SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED

Responsibilities

• Provides complex case management services.
• Covers discharge planning activities.
• Reviews case information, conducts assessments, provides diagnoses (under the supervision of an LCSW-C), and treatment recommendations.
• Aids participants in navigating community resources and services as they reestablish their lives within communities.
• Identifies reentry and integration barriers and provides support and assistance in overcoming those barriers.
• Develops, monitors, and modifies treatment plans in collaboration with the multi-vendor team.
• Serves as a liaison between participants and community resources to ensure efficient processing of referrals (e.g., submit referrals to substance use treatment providers, establish an initial appointment).
• Affords assistance in obtaining social services and other healthcare benefits (e.g., health insurance, birth certificates, state identification).
• Offers psychoeducation and counseling as it relates to preparation for reentry/transition.
• Conducts individual and group counseling (with focus on substance use treatment).
• Consults with colleagues and other DPSCS and GEO staff related to reentry/transition barriers or challenges.
• Participates in professional meetings, committees, trainings, and conferences.
• Engages in research and Quality Assurance and Improvement (QA & I).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree program from an accredited school of social work.
• Valid/current license as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) as issued by the state in which the work is performed.
• Knowledge of the principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature of social work with particular reference to clinical social work; psychological or social aspects of mental and developmental and physical disabilities.
• Knowledge of community organization principles; scope and activities of public and private health and welfare agencies; characteristics of mental, developmental, and physical disabilities; current trends in mental health, public health and public welfare, and Federal and State programs in these fields.
• Ability to utilize and effectively apply the required technical knowledge.
• Ability to establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of persons contacted within the context of work.
• Ability to secure accurate psycho and social data and record such data systematically.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and concise reports.
• Ability to work with family and community agencies in preparation for discharge.
• Ability to develop and implement programs.
• Ability to provide professional consultation; analyze situations accurately and take effective action.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written or verbal modes.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.