Substance Treatment Services Social Worker Or Lpmhc

We're Looking for a skilled Substance Treatment Services Social Worker Or Lpmhc in the Veterans Health Administration based in Watertown, New York. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Social Worker Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS9 grade level. For the GS11 grade level and above the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment the supervisor chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification. Licensed Professional mental Health Counselor Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to LPMHC positions in the GS0101 series in VHA must hold a full current and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor which includes diagnosis and treatment. Exception: VHA may waive the licensure requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure. This exception only applies up to the full performance level. For grade levels at or above the full performance level the candidate must be licensed. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to meeting the basic requirements the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: GS9 Social Worker a) Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic cultural ethnic educational and other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills.(b) Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members and to formulate and implement a treatment plan identifying the Veterans problems strengths weaknesses coping skills and assistance needed.(c) Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals families and groups to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive problem solving or crisis intervention techniques.(d) Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients staff and representatives of community agencies.(e) Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries common medications and their effects/side effects and medical terminology. GS11 Social Worker (a) Knowledge of community resources how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services and ability to coordinate services.(b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic cultural ethnic educational and other diversified backgrounds.(c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses disabilities and treatment procedures (i .e acute chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries common medications and their effects/side effects and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan.(d) Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals families and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric medical and social problems to achieve treatment goals.(e) Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers social work graduate students and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. GS9 LPMHC 1. Ability to engage in intake and assessment problem identification diagnosis treatment planning and implementation continuum of care evaluation and followup.2. Knowledge of current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders in formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical interventions using professional counseling practices.3. Basic knowledge of professional counseling practice with emphasis on human development principles through cognitive affective behavioral or systemic interventions and strategies that address high risk behaviors wellness personal growth and career development across the life span.4. Ability to use a wide variety of individual group or family counseling interventions demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multicultural counseling skills.5. Ability to serve on an interdisciplinary team with focus on the intrapersonal interpersonal and relational functioning of individuals groups and families and on the counseling approaches strategies and techniques that will best help patients function effectively.6. Basic skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents data management maintaining accurate timely and thorough clinical documentation and delivery of services such as Telehealth.7. Ability to learn and utilize software programs in use by VHA.8. Knowledge and understanding of existing relevant statutes case laws ethical codes and regulations affecting professional practice of counseling.9. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds GS11 LPMHC 1. Ability to make professional evaluations decisions and recommendations recommendation for treatment planning and implementation.2.Advanced knowledge and mastery of the fundamentals of the counseling process which includes defining patient/family problems and maintaining an effective counseling relationship.3. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and trainees on the counseling process within various specialty areas build on the foundation of competence through regular meetings and discussions to explain assignments review progress of cases and confer about the counseling perspectives and orientation.4. Ability to provide complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress. Requires independent judgment and skill.5. Ability to establish goals/treatment through a collaborative process with the patient utilizing advanced counseling skills including evidencedbased practices screening and psychosocial assessment.6. Ability to use a wide variety of individual group or familial counseling interventions demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and possesses multicultural counseling skills.7. Ability to fully utilize the current DSM in making diagnoses and formulation of treatment goals and application of appropriate clinical intervention using professional counseling practices.8. Ability to develop and facilitate psychotherapy and psychoeducation groups that include life skills family support and community integration. This may include evidencebased psychotherapy. Preferred Experience: Substance Use Disorder treatment including assessment diagnosis treatment recommendations and individual and group therapy. References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39. Social Work Qualification Standard GS185 Veterans Health Administration and VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G43. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS9 to GS11.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.