Licensed Social Worker Therapist at Greenwich House - New York, NY Licensed Social Worker Therapist - Greenwich House

Licensed Social Worker Therapist

Greenwich House

Location: New York, NY, USA

Category: Therapist

Salary: 50,000 - 70,000 USD / yearly

Full-time

Job Description

Provide flexible, consumer-oriented therapy to assist patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes by combining traditional psychotherapy with a practical, problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

  • Provide assistance to patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes.
  • Help patients identify goals and solutions to problems causing emotional problems and the use of psychotherapy to address mental disorders and substance abuse.
  • Assist patients to develop skills and strategies to address their issues.
  • Assess patient’s needs and develop a treatment plan with the patient that assists in working towards achieving the patient’s goals.
  • Demonstrate a concern for the short-term and long-term well-being of individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations.
  • Supervise counseling interns and graduates of counseling programs to develop skills necessary to practice as a Mental Health Counselor.
  • Engage in program development, advocacy, research, and program evaluation to improve mental health treatment and prevention services.
  • Maintain caseload, provide individual and group treatment utilizing evidence-based practice focused on daily living skills, harm reduction, anger management, parenting skills, assertiveness, health issues, mental health issues, pre-vocational and employment issues.
  • Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner.
  • Develop and update client treatment plans and long term goals.
  • Be prepared for and attend all supervision sessions and team meetings.
  • Attend all agency mandated training and other learning opportunities as recommended by the supervisor.
  • Use time efficiently and personally well organized.
  • Keep Supervisor and Director informed of progress and problems.
  • Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor.
  • Assist intake coordinator in transfers and new admissions.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor plus one (1) year of clinical experience.
  • Effective written, verbal, organizational, interpersonal skills and computer literacy required plus knowledge of evidenced-based practices.
  • Experience in individual and strong group counseling experience.
  • Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job related activities.
  • Willing to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
  • Must achieve goals beyond minimal levels of performance.
  • Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.
  • Ability to satisfactorily perform other duties upon request by the Program Director.
  • Knowledge and ability to provide brief techniques, such as crisis intervention and solution-focused approaches.
  • Ability to provide long-term approaches when treating chronic mental health disorders or disabilities.
  • Demonstrate a concern for the short-term and long-term well-being of individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations.
  • Knowledge of and experience working with substance abuse, mental health, compromised health, HIV/Hepatitis C issues, criminal justice, child welfare, and HRA protocols/reporting requirements.
  • Familiarity with OASAS and other regulatory agency regulations and written documentation requirements, DSM and ICD codes.
  • Experience in individual and strong group counseling.
  • Must be able to maintain ethics standard for Greenwich House, OASAS, and NYS Education Department for License Masters Social Workers/License Mental Health Counselors
  • Willing to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal.
  • Must achieve goals beyond minimal levels of performance.
  • Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.

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