Licensed Clinical Social Worker

At Family Health Centers, we work hard because our patients deserve the best.   The Family Health Center is a gateway for many medically underserved individuals who have both behavioral health and medical care needs. The Behavioral Health (BH) Services Department works to address these needs by providing clinical and social support services. As clinical members of the BH Services Department, our Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW’s) function as a BH consultant, working collaboratively with the medical team and patient. Integration of BH specialists into the medical environment is a proven model to improve patient wellness and satisfaction with their medical care. LCSW’s at the Family Health Center are valuable and respected members of the treatment team.

Integrated Behavioral Health brings clinical specialists to the community health setting where a high ratio of individuals with behavioral health treatment needs prefer to get their care.  LCSW’s provide mental health, substance abuse and health behavior change consultation in primary care, pediatrics, women’s health and dental clinics of Family Health Centers. This role supports behavioral health integration into health services by working with medical staff to enhance their behavioral health skill set and providing brief, targeted biopsychosocial assessments and follow-up counseling and/or health behavior coaching to adults, children and families.  Examples of work responsibilities in this position include:

• Conducts behavioral health assessments.
• Provides clinical services in the form of brief intermittent psychotherapy, behavioral medicine (relaxation training, weight management, health habits, sleep, hygiene, etc.), crisis intervention and patient education.
• Establishes treatment plans with the assistance of medical providers.
• Makes referrals to providers and services in the community.
• Collaborates with behavioral health and social service staff to enhance the patient’s social safety net.
• Participates in program planning and development.
• Provides in-service training.

Master’s Degree in Social Work or equivalent.

Possession of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker license from the State of Kentucky or equivalent.

Three years of clinical social work experience, which must have included the use of a personal computer involving internet and word processing software.

पारिवारिक स्वास्थ्य केन्द्रहरू पारिवारिक मैत्री कार्य वातावरण हो। अन्य स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रणालीहरूको विपरीत, त्यहाँ कुनै 3 छैनrd शिफ्टहरू, आइतवार वा छुट्टीको समयमा तपाईंले काम गर्नुपर्छ। FHC ले हाम्रा कर्मचारीहरूलाई प्रशस्त लाभहरू पनि प्रदान गर्दछ; FHC मा कर्मचारी लाभ प्याकेजको मूल्य एक कर्मचारीको वार्षिक तलबको लगभग 45% हो। स्वास्थ्य बीमा, केन्टकी राज्य सेवानिवृत्ति प्रणालीको अतिरिक्त, कर्मचारीहरूले 10 भुक्तान बिरामी बिदा दिनहरू, उनीहरूको पहिलो वर्षमा 12 दिनको बिदा र 22 दिनसम्म, दस भुक्तान बिदाहरू र बोनस फ्लोटिंग छुट्टी वर्षमा कुनै पनि समयमा प्रयोग गर्न पाउनेछन्। ।

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