Job Description

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description:

• Clinical experience in providing psychotherapy with adolescent and young adults.

• Conducts clinical diagnostic evaluation and assessment of patients, including urgent-care/crisis evaluations.

• Provides goal-focused, evidence-based, time-limited individual, and group psychotherapy. 

• Maintains timely and complete electronic documentation as appropriate.

• Exercises discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.

• Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and/or prepares federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies and procedures as related to clinical social work.

• Provides clinical supervision of trainees as needed and as appropriate.

• Interprets, monitors, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.

• Has moderate level of authority to refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• Clinical experience with Adolescent & Young Adult psychiatry patients.

• Psychotherapy experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• LCSW.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, regulations, code of ethics, policies, and procedures as related to social work.

Preferred Competencies

• Interactive communication.

• Teamwork.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Develop reports and maintain records.

• Exercise discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.

Working Conditions

• H ealth clinics and hospital setting.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

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Job Tags

Traineeship, Immediate start,

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