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Psychiatric Social Worker, LMSW- Children Mobile Crisis Team in Long Island City
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A Family, School, or General Social Worker provides specialized assistance to vulnerable families and children. Intervenes in crisis situations; evaluates individual and family needs, helps clients get access to health care, mental health care or social services such as housing assistance. Advocates for clients and provides follow up visits. May work with teachers, parents and school administrators to help students improve academically and deal with social issues such as bullying.
$71,203 / year median in New York
+14% projected growth
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As a Psychiatric Social Worker, you will develop exceptional diagnostic skills and use behavioral intervention techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. You will provide vital social services and connect clients to resources that help them remain safely in the community. Join us in building on our 130-year history and become a part of the Future of Care that is strengthening communities with high quality, integrated behavioral health programs. What You Will Do Delivers outreach services to mentally ill individuals in the community, providing in-home mental health intervention to those experiencing or at risk of psychosocial difficulties Collaborates with another team member to perform psychosocial evaluations and assess mental health service needs of clients and their families through observation and interviewing Creates and execute short-term service plans for clients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team Responds promptly to dispatch calls, traveling from the office to the clients' homes within two hours Ensures seamless program operations as a vital liaison to community agencies and stepping in for the Program Coordinator as needed Ensures uninterrupted comprehensive care from counseling and care management to long-term supplemental treatment referrals and follow-up Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the Program record-keeping mechanism Encourages resistant clients to accept mental health services through interventions with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare May provide clinical supervision for Mental Health Technician, graduate Social Worker students or junior staff Social Workers About the Program Children's Mobile Crisis The Children's Mobile Crisis program delivers immediate behavioral health crisis response services for children and adolescents in need of psychiatric assessment, stabilization, and de-escalation.
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09/02/2026 Overview VNS Health Psychiatric Social Workers provide vital client-centered behavioral health care to New Yorkers most in need, across all stages of life and mental well-being. We deliver care wherever our clients are, including outpatient clinics, clients' homes, and the community. Our short- and long-term service models include acute, transitional, and intensive care management programs that impact the most vulnerable populations, from children, to adolescents, to aging adults. As part of our fast-growing Behavioral Health team, you'll have an opportunity to develop and advance your skills, whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional.As a Psychiatric Social Worker, you will develop exceptional diagnostic skills and use behavioral intervention techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. You will provide vital social services and connect clients to resources that help them remain safely in the community. Join us in building on our 130-year history and become a part of the Future of Care that is strengthening communities with high quality, integrated behavioral health programs. What You Will Do Delivers outreach services to mentally ill individuals in the community, providing in-home mental health intervention to those experiencing or at risk of psychosocial difficulties Collaborates with another team member to perform psychosocial evaluations and assess mental health service needs of clients and their families through observation and interviewing Creates and execute short-term service plans for clients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team Responds promptly to dispatch calls, traveling from the office to the clients' homes within two hours Ensures seamless program operations as a vital liaison to community agencies and stepping in for the Program Coordinator as needed Ensures uninterrupted comprehensive care from counseling and care management to long-term supplemental treatment referrals and follow-up Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the Program record-keeping mechanism Encourages resistant clients to accept mental health services through interventions with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare May provide clinical supervision for Mental Health Technician, graduate Social Worker students or junior staff Social Workers About the Program Children's Mobile Crisis The Children's Mobile Crisis program delivers immediate behavioral health crisis response services for children and adolescents in need of psychiatric assessment, stabilization, and de-escalation.