Bargaining Unit

None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Regular

Compensation Grade

Clinical & Research

Compensation Grade Profile

Social Worker 2 (25)

Work Location

Outside of campus, within Connecticut

Worksite Address

55 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Work Week

Flexible or Non-Standard (for anything other than Standard)

Searchable Job Family

Clinical

Total # of hours to be worked:

37.5

Position Focus:

LCSW Mental Health Consultant position available within Yale Department of Psychiatry's Juvenile Justice Mental Health division. Position entails providing assessment and treatment to adolescent/emerging adult males.

Essential Duties

1. Plans and coordinates services for family and group therapy programs, parent groups and discharge programs.
2. Provides direct psychotherapeutic treatment to severely ill individuals and families and supervises other assigned staff members.
3. Completes psychosocial assessments, mental status examinations, and diagnostic assessments and translates this information into medically necessary, multidisciplinary treatment plans.
4. Provides individual and group therapy consistent with evidence-based practice protocols for primary mental health, addiction, and co-occurring populations.
5. Develops new techniques for family treatment and clinical supervision of students. Anticipates problems and determines priorities.
6. Evaluates treatment progress and presents findings and recommendations for change at treatment team meetings.
7. Coordinates and provides clinical case management services, including referrals to appropriate levels of care.
8. Provides crisis intervention and clinical triage to facilitate necessary services, such as inpatient hospitalization, when indicated.
9. Researches, develops and implements programs which enhance both inpatient and outpatient services of unit. Monitors discharge status of patients.
10. Collaborates with families, medical and clinical staff, administrators, insurance agencies, etc. to assure their integration into the treatment planning process, as indicated.
11. Supervises a staff of exempt and non-exempt employees.
12. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Master's Degree in Social Work and two years of experience in a psychiatric care setting or the equivalent combination of experience and education.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Ability to provide individual and group treatment, clinical assessment and diagnosis to adolescent males in accordance with the DSM 5.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Ability to work with adolescent mental health patients within the Juvenile Justice system.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Ability to complete detailed assessments and treatment plans in electronic medical record system.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Strong leadership and communication skills as well as capacity to conduct staff trainings.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Demonstrated ability with best practices to support with substance use, trauma informed treatment, anger management, recidivism reduction and gender responsive care.

Required Licenses or Certifications

Licensure as a Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Connecticut.

Weekend Hours Required?

Occasional

Evening Hours Required?

Occasional

Drug Screen

No

Health Screening

No

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. Please visit www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/screening/faqs.html for additional information on the background check requirements and process.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

Affirmative Action Statement:

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

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