Alert The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued an emergency advisory about an elevated threat of cybersecurity attacks targeting hospitals and health care systems in the U.S. These threats can come by phone calls, text messages or emails. ChristianaCare advises that everyone be alert to potential phone, email and text-messaging scams. If you receive a suspicious phone call, text message or email from ChristianaCare that asks you to make a financial transaction or to provide personal information, please visit www.christianacare.org or call 302-327-5555 and ask to speak to someone from the department or service that contacted you. For additional information about how to avoid scams, visit the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information website . We are looking for a part-time Senior Social Worker I to join the School-Based Health Centers located in our Elementary School teams at Warner and Shortlidge Elementary Schools. This position provides clinical mental health services and behavioral support to the students that we serve in addition to collaboration with the SBHC team and School staff. School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) are a partnership between Christiana Care Health Services, a School District, and the Delaware Division of Public Health. The SBHC provides health care via a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Clinician), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health, and a Registered Nurse. Our Elementary School teams also have access to a Pediatrician as well. Each SBHC is led by a Program Manager, who oversees the day to day practice operations of the centers and collaborates with the School Administrations. All members of the team work together to build a partnership within the school environment, and their primary players, to support and address all the needs of the children we serve. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: -
Provides psychological care (consisting of individual, group and family therapy interventions as well as Crisis Interventions) appropriate for the youth and young adult population. This requires the ability to conduct assessments, obtain and interpret information, to identify age and culturally-specific patient needs, and to provide the care needed. -
Functions in a consultation and liaison role for the Family and Community Medicine Department, the SBHCs and the individual Schools, meeting the needs of the overall Health System, the SBHCs and the students. -
Utilizes and scores various psychotherapeutic screeners using appropriate evidenced-based clinical techniques (RAAPS, Columbia Suicide Screen, BDI-II, BAI, PHQ-9, etc, and CBT, DBT and Crisis Centered Therapy to name a few) to meet the needs of the youth and young adult population. -
Coordinates transition of care to community setting as necessary; maintains knowledge of resources including community providers and support organizations appropriate for the patient population served EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: -
Education: Masters in Social Work , MS/MA in Counseling or equivalent masters degree. -
Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor Mental Health (LPCMH), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), -
One to five years of experience providing direct therapeutic care |
