Work in this class involves providing intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of highly skilled casework, groupwork, and community organization techniques in the psychosocial rehabilitation and adjustment of persons with severe physical illnesses, developmental disabilities or complex mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Work may involve in-depth assessment of family dynamics and needs, assessment and treatment of patients and/or families with acute or severe emotional disorders, developmental disabilities and mental illnesses; or advanced social work intervention, instruction, and research in a teaching hospital. Employees supervise and train lower level social workers, students or medical interns. Employees report to clinic managers, program directors or unit supervisors.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex casework, groupwork, and community problems. Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment. Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics, a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, resources in the community, laws, regulations and policies which govern the program, methods and principles of casework supervision and training. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client problems. Ability to supervise, train or instruct low level social workers, students or interns in the program, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.

Training and Experience Requirements:

Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work and certified to practice as a certified clinical social worker as required by the NC Social Work Certification Board.

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