Social Worker or Counselor- Co-Ed Adolescent Unit
About this role
The Co-Ed Adolescent Unit is a 22 bed unit for the multi-disciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization of adolescent female patients. Discharge planning emphasizes movement to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized. The Co-Ed Adolescent Unit is located on Sheppard Pratt's main campus in Towson (Baltimore County).
As a Social Worker or Counselor you will:
- Provide a wide range of social work/counseling services to an assigned caseload of patients in support of established treatment plan goals and discharge plans.
- Complete a comprehensive psychosocial assessment on each patient assigned at time of admission.
- Meet individually with patients on caseload as well as with families and/or significant others to monitor and evaluate progress.
- Conduct daily group psychotherapy session for assigned patients; leads a wide array of psycho-therapeutic groups in conjunction with other members of the treatment team.
- Communicate all aspects of patient care to treatment team members.
Requires: Master's degree in social work, counseling or related field and a MD state license (LCSW-C, LMSW or LCPC, LGPC) at time of hire and continually throughout tenure in position. Must have at least 2 years of experience; experience in mental health setting strongly preferred.
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Company at a glance
Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services in the country. A nationwide resource, Sheppard Pratt provides services across a comprehensive continuum of care, spanning both hospital- and community-based resources. Since its founding in 1853, Sheppard Pratt has been innovating the field through research, best practice implementation, and a focus on improving the quality of mental health care on a global level. Sheppard Pratt has been consistently ranked as a top national psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report for 31 years.
www.sheppardpratt.org/careers
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