Psychiatric Social Worker I - Trainee

About the role

The Monterey County Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau is seeking enthusiastic candidates to work as part of a multidisciplinary care team serving children, youth, adults, and older adults as a Psychiatric Social Worker I – Trainee.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and clinical interventions.
• Performs initial diagnostic evaluations noting behavioral symptoms, which may indicate organic and/or mental disorders in adults and children and in interpersonal/family dysfunctions related to child and adult consumers.
• Determines and develops appropriate annual treatment plans for all consumers in the assigned caseload.
• Conducts individual, group and family counseling/therapy sessions for consumers toward the goal of achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive life adjustments in the community and provides/coordinates case management services as appropriate.
• Participates in developing individual and group treatment plans utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic, psychosocial and psychoeducational modalities that meet the standards set by the Behavioral Health/State Quality Assurance Standard.
• Makes consumer referrals and coordinates discharge plans.
• Affairs progress of consumers on a selected basis and proposes modifications to rehabilitation plans in order to meet goals agreed upon by the consumers, youth or family.
• Prepares and maintains psychosocial assessments for use in diagnostic evaluations and consumer progress and desired outcomes.
• Provides community services to consumers who have underserved or unmet behavioral health needs.
• Collaborates with other treatment disciplines.
• Provides consultation and psychoeducation services.
• Maintains clinical documentation to standard of care and in keeping with agency documentation standards.

Requirements

• Education: Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work and registration with the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners as an Associate Clinical Social Worker.
• Desirable Qualifications: Ability to speak, read and write in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Working Knowledge: Current philosophy, principles, and evidence-based practices for services to consumers with serious mental or emotional disturbance.
• Skill and Ability: Provides treatment to adults, children or adolescents with various mental disabilities ranging from serious mental illness to dysfunctional behavior patterns including victims of sexual and physical abuse.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and able to complete work using electronic format.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the Bargaining Unit K Benefit Summary Sheet.