Psychotherapist – LCSW Position Available In Richmond, New York

Psychotherapist – LCSW Care for the Homeless – 3.1 Staten Island, NY Job Details Full-time $85,000 – $90,000 a year 11 hours ago Qualifications Bilingual Spanish Master of Social Work Microsoft Excel Addiction counseling Licensed Clinical Social Worker Social work English Mid-level 3 years Master’s degree Motivational interviewing Clinical Social Worker Computer skills Social Work Leadership Time management

Full Job Description SUMMARY:

Provide direct psychotherapy and case management services to homeless clients, individuals and families that will address social, medical, mental health and substance abuse problems. Assist clients in setting goals that will promote stability and empower them. This employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities :

CLINICAL DUTIES

. Maintain a caseload of clients that need therapeutic intervention. . Develop a comprehensive psychosocial assessment to identify and address client’s needs. . Provide direct psychotherapy to clients and establish an individualized intervention/treatment plan or strategy to promote identified goals. . Provide psychotherapy and case management, including individual counseling, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, advocacy, psychoeducation, coordination of services and appropriate follow-up on all referrals. . Use cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, seeking safety and other client centered therapeutic interventions to counsel clients. . Encourage and promote self management and provide assistance to build self management skills. . Review clinical notes routinely to ensure that clients follow up is conducted as required. . Provide advocacy for individual clients and families around benefits and entitlements. . Utilize team approach, through regular collaboration with multidisciplinary staff and facilitate clients’ health care needs are sufficiently met. . Maintain required documentation in EMR database (eCW) and update clients records in accordance with governmental and agency policy. . Arrange for/escort clients when necessary to scheduled appointments. . Participate in regular team meetings with both internal departments and external providers. . Participate in regular supervision, team meetings, case conferences and staff trainings. . Maintain a flexible schedule, to include evenings, weekends and Holidays. . Perform other duties as required.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Requirements:

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other related field required. Actively Licensed in state of New York as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Experience:

Minimum 3-5 years post graduate social work experience Experience dealing with homeless, mentally ill and substance abuse populations preferred.

Skill Sets:

Must be flexible and able to work in non-traditional settings. Must be able to commute in all 5 boroughs of NYC as necessary. Strong leadership and clinical skills. Strong relationship building skills required. Excellent organizational and time management skills necessary. Ability to effectively multi-task and follow-up on a timely basis. Strong computer skills required including Word and Excel.

Languages:

Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred. POLICY Care for the Homeless advocates for policies to ameliorate, prevent and end homelessness. We occasionally circulate policy information to employees and require that staff review it. While we don’t require it, we encourage every employee to become involved in supporting and advocating for our agency’s policy agenda and related activities.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$85,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Work Location:

In person