Psychiatric Social Worker I/Dmh Intern

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves performing professional social work services for clients requiring mental health services within Los Angeles County. The role is part of the Department of Mental Health and requires a Master's degree in Social Work. The intern will be responsible for client assessment, developing treatment plans, providing psychotherapy and case management, and participating in emergency intervention teams. The position offers a strong public-sector benefits package and opportunities for career growth within the county.

Requirements

Must be an intern within the Department of Mental Health.
Must have a master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work.
A valid and active Associate Clinical Social Worker registration issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Sciences is required within sixty (60) days from commencement of employment.
Active and valid Associate Clinical Social Worker registration must be maintained continuously until successful completion of the examination process for licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Registered Associate Clinical Social Workers must obtain licensure within six (6) years from the original date of registration.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Nice To Haves

Experience, during Master's degree in Social Work, in individual, group, or family psychotherapy assessment in a local government mental health agency or psychiatric hospital.

Responsibilities

Interviews individuals, their families and/or significant others to obtain a family, social, employment, medical, substance abuse, and mental health treatment history.
Assesses client's functioning in his/her environmental setting.
Develops a tentative CCCP designed to resolve or cope with the mental or emotional problem, which may include individual, group, family or marital counseling, case management, and/or referral to another treatment source.
Plans and conducts the client's therapy program under the guidance of supervisory staff.
Provides psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others.
Provides case management services to secure resources for clients, families, and significant others in order to achieve treatment goals.
Serves as a member of a mental health emergency intervention team and/or joint law enforcement/mental health emergency intervention team by evaluating the behavior of persons to determine if they are, as a result of a mental disorder, dangerous to themselves, others, or gravely disabled.
Requests LPS-authorized persons to complete an application for immediate 72-hour detention at a hospital facility.
Interviews persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilizes crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and to aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis.
Assists clients, families, and significant others by discussing their reactions and attitudes concerning mental health problems and co-occurring substance abuse disorders; explains need for treatment; and encourages all concerned parties to work together cooperatively to resolve the problem and minimize the stresses that impact social functioning.
Works with families and significant others toward gaining their acceptance of and participation in treatment recommendations.
Participates in multi-disciplinary team conferences to discuss and evaluate the nature of the client's problem, to evaluate the client's progress, and to develop a CCCP.
Participate in research to increase knowledge of mental health problems and to improve therapeutic treatment methods, as needed.