Overview
The Social Worker II in the Therapeutic Foster Care is a primary therapist to children/adults living in out-of-home placement and their biological and/or foster families or the at-risk population. The Social Worker II utilizes information gained through interdisciplinary evaluation services to develop and implement the child/adults treatment plan.
Responsibilities
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Provides weekly individual, family or group, psychotherapy, and after-care services to foster children/adults and their families.
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Attends interdisciplinary staffing to discuss and integrate evaluation information and to develop a comprehensive treatment plan to address psychological and social needs of the client/family.
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Collaborates and assists the referring agency, local Department of Social Services, and/or Developmental Disabilities Administration to develop the agency service plan for the child/adult and family.
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Collaborates with the school system and other service providers to assure children/adults are receiving appropriate educational services if indicated.
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Responds to the juvenile court system through written or oral progress reports when required in the juvenile court's development plan for the child/adult and family.
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Participates in peer consultation groups and/or individual supervision clinical review work.
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Attends in-service clinical training programs, treatment planning meetings, and administrative meetings.
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Performs home studies and re-approvals which includes making recommendations regarding approval/disapproval of applicants.
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May participate in the field instruction program and supervise social work trainees when interest and capacity is demonstrated and may participate in community advocacy/ educational groups related to the needs of foster care children/adults and their families.
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Develops and conducts training for foster parents.
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Participates in a 24-hour on-call rotation with other Therapeutic Foster Care staff members. Provides effective and responsive care to foster parents.
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Will participate in departmental or interdisciplinary research, committee projects, and/or program development and management.
Qualifications
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Must be licensed in the State of Maryland, by the Board of Social Work Examiners, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW).
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Must hold and maintain CPR certification.
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*Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and families served by Kennedy Krieger Institute.
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*Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations, as well as some adults with disabilities.
EDUCATION:
Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.
EXPERIENCE:
Some experience related to providing services to children in the child welfare population with developmental and emotional disturbance preferred.
Minimum pay range
USD $73,000.00/Yr.
Maximum pay range
USD $100,672.00/Yr.
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Vacancy ID 13426
Pos. Category Social Work
Job Location : Street 7000 Tudsbury Rd
# of Hours 40.00
Job Locations US-MD-Baltimore
Pos. Type Regular Full Time
Department : Name FCI - TFC
Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer M/F/Disability/ProtectedVet
