CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER / MOBILE OUTREACH TEAM SOCIAL WORKER

Clinical Social Worker

• Meet Agency requirements for qualitative and quantitative contacts with clients.  Includes conducting intake interviews, rendering diagnoses in accordance with DSM criteria, providing crisis intervention, providing psychotherapy in various treatment modalities, conducting telephone referrals, providing advocacy, case management and referrals.
• Meet Agency requirements for qualitative and quantitative documentation.  Includes writing progress notes, treatment plans, intake assessments, correspondence regarding clients, termination summaries, encounter forms and any and all other required documentation.
• Assess the needs of the whole consumer/family including their basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter.
• Ensure that referrals are made to appropriate internal and external services as required to meet the needs of the consumer and their families.
• Follow-up on referrals made on behalf of a consumer / family and respond to all referrals in a timely and professional manner, recognizing the need for effective collaboration in order to insure the highest levels of service provision.
• Participate in cross-program service reviews and support and planning and coordination of service delivery and service closure.
• Ensuring that target population has access to service according to contractual requirements and Agency Mission.
• Direct Service: Maintain a caseload of clients with the expectation of delivering a minimum of 12 hours of direct service per week.  Conduct individual, family, marital and group therapy as dictated by the clinical needs of the client and the program.
   

 Mobile Outreach Team

• Provides on average 2-3 home visits daily for psychiatric and needs assessment, ensure follow-up on treatment planning, provide referrals and linkage to community agencies, etc.
• Coordinates work with ACS and the courts as needed.
• Outreach to community agencies, hospitals, police, and ACS, APS.
• Participates in Queens Mental Health Meetings.
• Engages families to participate in treatment planning.