Licensed Clinical Social Worker

KurzSolutions•Corcoran, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services offer education, job training, and therapy to address substance abuse and encourage healthy behaviors. They also provide access to programs that promote personal growth and accountability, aiming to help individuals reintegrate into society successfully. Their goal is to lower repeat offenses and improve public safety through research and crime prevention. They ensure staff are well-trained and use technology to run operations efficiently.

Requirements

Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited school of social work.
A full, unrestricted license to practice in the state of California.
A minimum of 2 years full-time experience in professional case management or discharge planning programs for adults, children, families, seniors and groups.
Certified Case Manager by Commission for Case Management (CCM) or National Association of Social Workers (NASW) -OR- certification eligible with 2 years full-time experience in case management for adults, children, families, seniors and groups.

Responsibilities

Periodically serves as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies.
Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate's current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation.
Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data/chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed.
Meets with mentally ill patient-inmates/youths for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc.
May be required to provide clinical, face-to-face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units. In some institutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances.
Identifies the relevant signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in order to comprehensively assess diagnose and manage the presenting symptoms.
Writes clinical reports regarding diagnoses and prognoses and develops treatment plans that reflect the standard of practice.
Consults on complex cases with supervisor, treatment team members, and with CDCR institutional health care personnel, and other divisions within the department.
Performs mental status exam (MSE) in face-to-face clinical interviews.
Examines prior mental health records, institutional chromos, probation reports, court records and other available documents to assist in the formulation of patient's diagnosis and aid in the development of the inmate's treatment plans.
Conducts mental health education and develops additional resources for mentally ill and sex offender patient-inmates/youths.
Assists patient-inmates/youths in applying for entitlement benefits (SSI), community programs, and services.
Facilitates patient-inmates/youths transition between various settings within the institution.
Performs pre-release functions for releasing patient-inmates/youths, to include patient education, while facilitating transition to county mental health and community mental health treatment programs.
Provides relatives/caregivers with information concerning patients in person, by phone, or by correspondence as approved by the supervisor and only after receiving the patient-inmate/wards' signed release of information for that specific individual.
Gives input and helps to implement new programs for the treatment, training, or rehabilitation of patient-inmates/youths.
When conditions are suspected, adheres to mandated reporting requirements pertaining to staff members delivering mental health services, such as reported child abuse, elder abuse, danger to self or other; Tarasoff reporting and other confidentiality mandates.