Master Social Worker- Flushing OnTrack FEP

The Child Center of NY•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Child Center of NY, in coordination with NYSPI, began an OnTrack program through OMH to work with teens and young adults that are experiencing First Episode Psychosis. The Assistant Director in this role will be a part of an interdisciplinary team that works closely with the New York State Psychiatric Institute and OMH to provide an evidence-based treatment model to a caseload of 50 clients concurrently. The Assistant Director will also act as a primary clinician on the team by providing direct care to clients using a variety of social work modalities, including individual and group therapy, in order to help them maximize their level of functioning. The Licensed Master Social Worker will act as the Primary Clinician on our OnTrack NY Team. The Primary Clinician is the primary therapeutic resources for participants and their families. As the team member who is most frequently the primary contact for participants and their families, the Primary Clinician is responsible for ongoing engagement, assessment, and relationship building with participants and their families.

Requirements

Master's Degree in social work, mental health counseling, or similar master's degree
Experience in community-based mental health services

Nice To Haves

3-5 years of direct care experiences with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness a plus
Bilingual in either Spanish or Mandarin

Responsibilities

Serve as the point person for the participant and their family
Provide services in the community (off-site) as needed based on participant and family preferences
Conduct needs assessments
Engage in safety planning and wellness management planning with participants
Connect participants and families with the services and supports they need
Provide behavioral interventions and take an especially active role in the family support domain
Conduct clinical assessment to determine the participant’s level of social functioning and substance use via a shared decision making (SDM) framework
Provide Social Skills Training, Substance Abuse Treatment, Behavioral Activation, Coping Skills Training, and Psycho-education
Provide psychoeducation regarding first episode psychosis (FEP) and the goals of the OnTrackNY program
Provide supportive therapy
Develop and modify treatment using a shared decision-making process with clients
Work with participants and family for transition from the team to other services and supports, and ensure stable links at discharge