Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides direct behavioral health services to patients admitted
to Fair Oaks and is responsible for treating, counseling, and educating clients based upon their
individualized emotional and psychological needs.

Job Responsibilities

· Provides patient care modalities of evidence-based practices to best meet the clinical needs of the patients. Examples include; CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Psychoeducation (Symptom Recognition), Grief Counseling, etc.

· Provides individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

· Helping individual patients regain their pre-crisis levels of functioning.

· Strengthening and developing a client’s support network and coping skills.

· Associate clinician will receive Clinical Supervision by Licensed Provider(s) at the ratio of one hour individual or two hours’ group supervision for every 10 hours of clinical experience gained.

· Associate clinician is responsible for tracking clinical experience hours utilizing appropriate BBS tracking forms and obtaining weekly signatures from Clinical Supervisor(s).

· Provides group and individual therapy for facility residents and their families.

· Works in conjunction with other staff to meet individual and family needs.

· Secures and documents informed consent from all participants.

· Develops and documents goals for each resident and documents all progress made toward completion of goals.

· Document information concerning family therapy sessions, phone calls, e-mail, voicemail, etc. as appropriate, explaining all contact as necessary.

· Complete a case closure summary when services are terminated, including information on documented hours of service, identified problems, resident progress, and recommendations regarding further treatment.

· Ability to recognize countertransference concerns and can actively seek supervision and peer support.

· Makes community referrals as appropriate and works with other staff to facilitate any necessary follow-up regarding resident needs.

· Participates in case staffing and staff meetings as requested.

· Participates in staff training as requested.

· Abides by the CAMFT Code of Ethics

· Understands and applies all National Psychiatric Care and Rehabilitation Services Policies and Procedures.

· Performs other duties as assigned.