Duties and Responsibilities:

Pursuant to the 29-I Medicaid Managed Care program, counseling and intervention services shall include:

• Establishing treatment goals for children, utilizing historical and current available information in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team;

• Assisting children and youth to develop skills as defined in treatment goals;

• Providing psychiatric supports and therapy;

• Providing individual counseling and treatment, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-informed counseling and treatment, family and group counseling, and transition counseling;

• Promoting integration with community resources and skill-building;

• Providing psycho-education and wellness education;

• Communicating with family, case planning staff and medical practitioners;

• Utilizing interventions drawn from evidence-based psychotherapeutic methodology; and

• Structuring interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior.

The Licensed Social Worker services shall also, and more specifically, include the following:

• Read, understand and support the Timothy Hill Mission and Vision Statements;

• Counsels youth regarding their reason for being at Timothy Hill and as problems develop, whatever their needs may be;

• Complete psychosocial examination within 30 days of resident placement;

• Develop goals and treatment plan for new residents with team;

• Handle routine discharge of children in accordance with established procedure;

• Serve as an advocate for child in all matters, not as a disciplinarian;

• Handle contact with parent / managing conservator;

• Conduct family counseling sessions as part of the plan of service to youth and families;

• Maintain records of counseling and log of significant happenings;

• Prepare daily notes of caseload for files;

• Perform 30 day, 90 day and 6 month UCR (Uniform Case Review);

• Conduct home assessments;

• Arrange for trips and transportation for children to Nassau or Suffolk County Justice and Family Courts, Committee on Special Education Hearings, Stony Brook University Hospital, psychiatric / psychological appointments, home visits for weekend trips and holidays;

• Attend team and staff meetings and carry out decisions of these meetings;

• Enforce campus rules and regulations as established;

• Meet with child Protection Services, Department of Social Services, Probation and Juvenile Aid Bureau and teachers for called meetings;

• Schedule home visits with follow up calls to parents;

• Network with other agencies;

• Must be on call as assigned;

• Attend workshops and seminars that would aid in improving skills as they relate to overall welfare of childcare; and

• Any other reasonable duties assigned by the Administrative Social Worker.

Physical Demands of the Position:

• Ability to sit for periods, type, and use a computer. Job Requirements:

• Must have a high level of integrity and ability to work with confidential information.

• Must be flexible, self-motivated, and able to follow through on tasks and projects.