Psychiatric Social Worker I Position
3 weeks ago
The Office of Diversion and Reentry within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is seeking a skilled Psychiatric Social Worker to join the Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial (FIST) Team. As a key member of this team, you will play a vital role in providing mental health and housing services to individuals who are homeless, have a serious mental health disorder, and are diverted into services after being incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in diverting criminal justice-involved and homeless patients from incarceration into permanent housing with wrap-around mental health services.
- Assess and treat the complicated psychosocial problems of individuals who have been charged with misdemeanor crimes deemed incompetent to stand trial due to severe and persistent mental health conditions.
- Conduct assessments of clients' psychosocial and service needs through interviews and evaluations, review of medical and mental health records, and consultation with jail health and multidisciplinary ODR clinical teams.
- Oversee weekly case conferences with housing providers to review clinical interventions supporting progress toward collaborative goals.
- Meet with clients and providers in the community to support treatment activities, which may include in-person visits and telehealth calls.
- Use behavioral health techniques, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, psychotherapeutic, and/or systems interventions, and trauma-informed care.
- Provide oversight of contracted clinical housing agency services, including monitoring service plans and progress with assigned clients, case conferencing, identifying, and troubleshooting service issues, and providing consultation to housing case managers and clinical supervisors.
- Collaborate with and offer mental health training to community-based providers who will work with the population of clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Collaborate with ODR's Housing team to connect clients to housing resources and support providers' adherence to their contracted scope of work.
- Work with the ODR Clinical team on interviewing persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilize crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis.
- Maintain documentation of social work activities, including assessments, service plans, and progress notes.
- Reviews records and information from various electronic health record systems to assess client needs and make treatment recommendations.
- Liaise with justice partners and probation officers to provide collaborative treatment for ODR's felony probation program population.
- Conduct in-reach to clients incarcerated in LA County jail for the purposes of program engagement, assessment, and treatment planning.
Requirements
- Clinical social work experience in community mental health, homeless services, or healthcare is strongly preferred.
- Experience/expertise in assessing and managing care to clients with substance use disorders.
- Experience/expertise in assessing and managing care to clients with severe persistent mental illness.
- Experience/expertise in assessing and managing care to clients with histories of homelessness.
- Experience/expertise in trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and housing first principles.
- Familiarity with DMH, DPH, and community mental health, substance use, housing/homelessness programs and resources.
Education/Experience
- A Master's Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Certificates/Licenses/Clearances
- Registered as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
- A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
- Successful clearing through the Live Scan process with the County of Los Angeles.
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