Social Worker-Substance Abuse Treatment Program

4 weeks ago

Fairview, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.



Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

  • Develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members, and significant others. The goal of the assessment is to highlight the Veteran's strengths, limitations, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the Veteran's functional status.
  • Based on the biopsychosocial assessment, the mental health social worker uses professional judgment and beginning practice skills to make a multiaxial diagnosis assessment using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
  • The social worker provides goal planning, evaluation, and intervention with serious and complicated, highly diverse cases involving substance abuse and psychiatric illness.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of current techniques to the treatment of this Veteran population related to their physical limitations, psychological needs, psychiatric conditions, environmental needs and age associated illnesses and conditions.
  • Develops or contributes to the development of the mental health treatment plan and then setting achievable treatment goals with the Veteran and/or family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. The social worker provides consultation and makes recommendations to the interdisciplinary team on course of treatment.
  • Complete documentation in compliance with appropriate documentation standards. The social worker consistently maintains an acceptable level of productivity per guidelines which may include special assignments.
  • Responsible for using current social work resources and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of Veterans. The social worker will refer the Veteran to needed services.
  • Understands the challenges of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the Veteran/family. When appropriate and feasible, the social worker will educate and encourage the Veteran/family to advocate on their own behalf, thus fostering a sense of independence and empowerment.
  • Makes rapid assessments and develops crisis management plans for various types of crisis including housing and financial emergencies, psychiatric relapse, potential suicide and other high-risk behaviors/situations.
  • Provide Veterans with psychosocial treatment psychotherapy. The purpose of such counseling is to deal with the psychosocial impact of coping with chronic/disabling psychiatric illness (es), onset of a catastrophic illness and to promote psychiatric wellness.
  • Provide comprehensive case management services. These services include, but are not limited to, assistance with housing, income and benefits, community programs/services and VA programs and/or will provide placement assistance to ensure the Veteran's care needs are being met.
  • Participate in activities that obtain feedback from clients and work to enhance services as needed.
Work Schedule: The primary tour of duty will vary between locations.
Compressed/Flexible:Available
Telework: Partial telework may be available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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