What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA?
Overview of Clinical Social Worker Role
Clinical social workers play a vital role in providing mental health services to individuals, particularly those with complex psychiatric diagnoses.
The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in social work from an accredited institution and hold a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently.
Responsibilities include developing individualized treatment plans, utilizing social work systems and psychological theories, and providing individual and group clinical counseling services using evidence-based modalities as clinically indicated.
The selected individual will work with highly complex cases, often involving factors such as history of trauma, co-occurring conditions, and suicide.
This is a challenging yet rewarding role that requires strong communication skills, empathy, and a commitment to delivering high-quality care.
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate clinical social worker to join our team at the Department of Defense.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on psychiatric diagnosis, identified problems, and treatment needs for each case.
- Utilize social work systems and psychological theories, principals, and techniques in treatment plan development.
- Work with highly complex cases in which individuals are severely impacted by moderate to severe psychiatric diagnoses to include factors such as history of trauma, co-occurring conditions, and suicide.
- Provide individual and group clinical counseling services using various evidenced based modalities as clinically indicated for adults.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
Education: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting comprehensive evaluations; providing psychotherapy; and developing treatment plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
