social worker Lakenheath, England
Job description
About Decypher
Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable assets and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected, and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V).
Responsibilities
- Coordinate appropriate referrals to community and other Government agencies for services.
- Independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds.
- Use medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- Implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals.
- Independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups, couples, and families. Must practice within the bounds of the license or certification.
- Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment.
- Participate in professional peer review case conferences, research studies, or other organizations required at the MTF.
- Perform clinical social worker services in support of the Exceptional Family Member Program Medical (EFMP-M).
Required Experience and Skills
- Master's degree in Social Work (MSW).
- Graduate from a School of Social Work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
- As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions. Plus a minimum of two years full-time experience in care coordination, discharge planning or case management in a medical setting within the last four years.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
***Includes, but not limited to: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Medical Social Worker; Adolescent Support and Counseling Services (ASACS) Counselors.
