SOCIAL WORKER IIPosted: November 5, 2009
SOCIAL WORKER II Job ID: 49477 Location: US-MD-Baltimore Category: Social Work - Other Street: 2901 Biddle # of Hours: 40 Department: Family Center Apply for this job: Your application choices are: * Apply for this jobonline More information about this job: Overview: JOB ID 49477 In accordance with the needs of the ages of the population served by KKI, theClinical Social Worker Iis a primary therapist to children living in out-of-home placement and their biological and/or foster families or the at-risk population. The social worker utilizes the information gained by the interdisciplinary evaluation services in the development and implementation of a treatment plan for the child and his/her families. Responsibilities: * Provides weekly individual, family or group, psychotherapy services to foster children and their families. * Attends interdisciplinary staffing to discuss and integrate the evaluation information and to develop a comprehensive treatment plan responding to the psychological and social needs of the client/family. * Collaborates with the referring agency, the local Department of Social Services, to assist them in utilizing the evaluation/treatment services in the development of the agency service plan for the child and the family. * Collaborates with the school system to assure children are receiving appropriate educational services if indicated. * Responds to the juvenile court system through written or oral progress reports when such is required in the juvenile courts development of a plan for the child and family. * Participates in peer consultation groups and/or individual supervision for review of clinical work. * Attends in-service clinical training programs, treatment planning meetings, and administrative meetings. * Maintains client activity at the projected level set by the administrative staff. * Maintains medical record for each client seen including treatment plan and diagnostic interview at the initiation of therapy, weekly progress notes, periodic reviews, and termination summary. * May participate in the field instruction program and supervise social work trainees when interest and capacity is demonstrated and may participate in community advocacy/ educational groups related to the needs of foster care children and their families. Qualifications: EDUCATION: -Required: Masters Degree from an accredited School of Social Work. -Must be licensed in the State of Maryland by the Board of Social Work Examiners, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW-C). EXPERIENCE: -Must have at least 2 years experience related to providing services to children in the child welfare population with developmental and emotional disturbance. RELATED TRAINING: -Must be CPR certified
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