Social Worker

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates traditional outpatient and intensive outpatient programs and services for Mental Health conditions, and substance use disorder, including individual and family therapy, as well as case management for a caseload of individual client services.
• Responsible for assessing client for co-occurring and mental health needs using DSM criteria.
• Completion of Initial Assessments for clients, as well as assessing for appropriate level of care.
• Obtain and review records relevant to the current treatment episode, and contact to relevant referral sources, family or outside systems as needed.
• Prepare (as needed) and maintain treatment plan and necessary revisions, in conjunction with the case manager.
• Coordinate with discharge planner regarding continuing care and recommendations for discharge.
• Documentation of all counseling services in clinical records.
• Maintain all necessary logs required for administrative tracking.
• Complete relevant state-required work for clients on your caseload.
• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team assigned to the client and participate in case management meetings.
• Conduct individual and group counseling.
• Communicate with family members, attorneys, EAPS, doctors or other outside resources, as needed, within provision of consent to release documents, and document all communications.
• Initiate releases, contracts for safety or any other necessary documents as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention and other functions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Valid, unrestricted license in New Jersey as a LCSW or similar credentials including LMSW, LAC, LPC or LMFT.
• Master's Degree in Social Work or a similar field