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Social Worker
Behavioral Health Clinician for TCP Westwood
Houston, TX, US
We are looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician for TCP Westwood – someone to develops, plans and delivers evidence-based assessment and therapy services to youth and families. Engages in social work services to assist patients and families in identifying and utilizing health care and community resources optimally. Apply today to learn more about these opportunities in our Pediatric Clinic!
"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. “
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in social work or related field
- 2yrs Social Work, professional counseling or marriage/family therapist counseling
License Required
- LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker (TBHEC) OR
- LPC - Licensed Prof Counselor (TBHEC) OR
- LMFT - Licensed Marriage &Family Therapist (TBHEC)
Preferred
- employment in healthcare, a health care specialization in schooling or a field work practicum in health care
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial models, theories, and interventions; medical social work; and community resources.
- Ability to provide evidence-based assessment and therapeutic interventions tailored to the patient’s presenting symptoms and goals.
- Ability to conduct a thorough psychosocial assessment and develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care.
- Ability to conceptualize the psychosocial needs presented by the assigned patient population, to intervene with patient/family behavior, to coordinate community resources and to handle crises and complex psychosocial situations.
- Ability to handle grief.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, good judgment and problem-solving skills. Ability to demonstrate excellent professional listening and communication skills.
Specific Duties
- Provides psychosocial screenings/assessments by interviewing patients and/or their families for information about the patients’ social, emotional/psychological, developmental/educational/vocational, environmental, financial and health situations, within authorization periods, as required for patient care and/or treatment/transitional planning.
- Provides evidence-based psychotherapy for individual, family, parent and groups to help patients/families reduce symptoms of mental illness and improve functioning across environments, Establishes achievable treatment goals with patients.
- Tracks patient progress via ongoing symptom and functional assessment, using reliable and valid measures where available, and adjusts treatment plan in accordance with findings
- Coordinates care with other mental health providers to insure selected treatments match the patient’s current diagnosis, symptoms, developmental level, and functioning across environments.
- Actively participates in provider's conferences to identify and respond to the psychosocial needs of the patients/families and to provide psychosocial information pertinent to formulating Plans of Care.
- Assesses and follows-up with provider's recommendations of changes in the patient/family status and/or needs, as appropriate.
- Conducts patient/family needs assessments, identifies and assesses patients/families’ knowledge and utilization of community resources and provides information about additional, appropriate community resources.
- Assesses patients/families’ understanding of the referral information provided and their ability to access the recommended resources.
- Demonstrates awareness of required competencies for provision of evidence-based assessment therapy services specific to the population and setting where services are to be provided.
- Seeks specific consultation, supervision, didactic training, or education in areas of competency to be developed.
"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. “
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
