Caseworker Intern

Douglas County, CO•Castle Rock, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship position involves shadowing caseworkers who perform intensive case management services, including case management, referral, placement, and assessment/evaluation. The goal is for the intern to gradually take on some of these duties while being supervised by department caseworkers. This position is not eligible for employee benefits.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program from a higher education institution with coursework related to the job responsibilities of child welfare social caseworker.
Coursework examples can include and are not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques.
Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License upon internship inquiry, with complying insurance.
Successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.

Responsibilities

Shadow case management activities involving complex problems/cases, assess for safety and risk of individuals and families.
Shadow/help in the development of appropriate service and/or treatment plans, on-going counseling and referral services, and determinations of appropriate placement actions.
Assist with initial needs assessment, ascertaining nature and extent of complaint, severity of problems, and potential dangers to individual/family.
Assist in gathering information to determine client’s/family’s medical, employment, economic, educational, and emotional history.
Assist in reviewing case records for client/family profiles, socio-economic history, financial and social problems, individual perspectives and perceptions, attitudes, behavioral, medical, and other factors.
Observe interactions of client and family members, and evaluation of social information concerning families with unusual or chronic social services problems.
Assist with developing and shadow implementation of a treatment plan to provide a variety of social services referrals and to define goals and objectives.
Help assigned caseworker determine need for social, behavioral, medical, and/or psychological services.
Shadow assigned caseworker in providing crisis intervention, referrals for clients to support agencies, and the monitoring of individual and family progress, cooperation, and acceptance of services.
Shadow members of an interdisciplinary team, participating in defining, establishing, and implementing treatment goals and plans.
Learn and observe how caseworkers conduct their work in accordance with Title 19 of the Colorado Children’s Code and Volume 7.
Shadow and help prepare case records, reports, and documents and comply with state and federal standards in providing case documentation in the Colorado Trails system.
Shadow and assist with the preparation of comprehensive reports that go to the court to make findings and recommendations that affects court-ordered treatment plans.
Observe caseworker testimony provided to the court.
Perform other duties as assigned.