Social Worker - Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs Counselor

Responsibilities

• Identifies problems/needs from the assessment to be treated and develops the individual treatment plan
• Provides individual professional input and addresses the social aspect of the patient's situation with the treatment team
• Assists Veterans and the treatment team in navigating problems in the residential milieu
• Ensures all case management as assigned for the duration of the Veteran's admission through post-discharge follow-up
• Conducts therapeutic counseling in accordance with specific guidelines and handles crises regularly with minimal supervision
• Serves as therapist/counselor with individuals and groups
• Observes and documents behavior and reaction patterns of patients to be utilized by the multidisciplinary treatment team – and final disposition for follow-up
• Develops and conducts lectures and educational presentations for patients related to various specialty aspects of general mental health – substance use disorder – post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – or Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
• Educates the veteran, their families, and the team on all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family on the preferred option
• Develops, organizes, and implements a wide variety of outpatient aftercare treatment for patients and their collaterals
• Develops and implements methods to motivate veterans to attend aftercare and/or participate in the outpatient program
• Transports veterans to assist them in assessing resources or taking care of essential business
• Government vehicle will be used as well as all processes, trainings, and requirements related to Government vehicle use
• Collaborates with other service providers in reassessing the Veteran's needs
• Educates the veteran and/or caregiver about the available services and assists them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of the surrogate decision-maker
• Serves as a field instructor, preceptor, and/or mentor to interns, new/unlicensed, or newly licensed clinicians and peers as needed
• Enters all veteran/family contacts in the electronic record using appropriate/approved formats and templates
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