ACSW

Job Description

Job Description

Description : About this role

Under the direction of the Facility Administrator (FA) or higher Associate medical professional, the Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) will be responsible for providing diagnostic evaluations and therapy counseling using applied psychotherapy of a non-medical nature to persons served in compliance with all applicable ACSW standards, state and federal rules and regulations.

What you will do

• Triages and conducts intakes, evaluations and / or assessments on patients admitted to outpatient housing unit and / or referred by Security, Healthcare staff, and other Community sources and makes appropriate recommendations to the healthcare unit and security staff regarding the direction or required level of care

o Refer all 5150 eligible persons served to the County Mental Health and / or Emergency Room for evaluation

o Recommends special housing or special watch and / or observations to security based on clinical findings

o Identifies and conducts other essential treatment services such as, psychoeducational groups, art therapy, pre-release counseling and other transitional groups, when appropriate or when applicable

o Recommends and provides treatment plans, such as other non-pharmacological treatments or services such as group or individual therapy, when appropriate, for persons served on his / her caseload and in all areas of the correctional facility with regular updates when needed

o When applicable, initiates involuntary hospitalization for those persons served who need to be transferred to outside Mental Health facilities and generates appropriate paperwork relevant to the hospitalization

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