Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Fee for Service (25871)
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Buffalo Hearing & Speech has an opening for a part time Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for preschool counseling cases in the Northtowns/Niagara County area to work on a Fee for Service basis. The LCSW must have availability during the school as several of the children will be seen in dayscares/preschools and will be paid $39.50 per completed 30 minute session. There is currently a need for approximately 5 cases per week, but could increase based on LCSW's availabilty.Essential Functions:* Display competence as a Social Worker, adhering to legal and agency guideline. Serve as an advocate to children/clients, providing counseling/support and delivering advice. Providing guidance to children/clients emotionally, socially, educationally, etc.* Deliver on-going assessments and/or treatment to children, communicating with necessary staff and documenting assessments appropriately. a. Collaborate with other team members or those individuals designated by the agency and/or contract (e.g. family members, teachers, speech-language pathologists, consumers, etc.) to facilitate comprehensive treatment. b. Communicating with families on an on-going basis on prognosis.* Provide family support, serving as a communication and counseling resource for families.* Respond to crisis situations, ensuring each situation is handled appropriately in terms of reporting and documentation. Communicating such events to other staff, families, and supervisors as appropriate.* Maintain licensure and staying abreast of best practices in the field* Assist in making CPS/APS calls and follow up procedure, if needed* Any other duty as requested by your supervisorSkills:* The ability to identify with or vicariously experience another person's situation* Maintain the capacity to set boundaries and accept the limits of what can be accomplished during a specified period of time* The ability to listen carefully, ask pertinent questions and retain verbally transmitted information is vital to the counseling aspect of social work* The ability to coordinate communication and action among multiple parties, in connecting clients with servicesEducation:Minimum Degree Required: Graduate degree from accredited university/college in Social WorkRequired License/ Registration/ Certification:* New York State Licensed Clinical Master of Social Worker (LCSW)* NYS Social Worker Certificate