Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Bilingual Required

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Independently assesses, evaluates and provides mental health services including individual and group therapy/counseling, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and case management services for persons with serious mental illness or youth with serious emotional disturbance utilizing culturally-sensitive, client/family-centered, strength-based, short-term, evidence-based, wellness and recovery models of service delivery.

• Independently completes clinical documentation and maintains productivity according to department standards with minimal administrative oversight. 

• In collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including consumers, family members, and medical providers, participates in the development of treatment plans, coordinates treatment (including referral to a higher level of care, if needed), case management, relapse prevention and discharge planning.

• Collaborates on behalf of the consumer/family with other support services provided by health care, social services agencies and community organizations.

• Participates in training on various topics such as cultural competency, clinical practice, compliance, treatment planning, case management, co-occurring disorders and substance abuse.  

• May provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians and student interns within the context of licensure, in keeping with BBS regulations and according to applicable Ventura County Behavior Health (VCBH) policies. 

• Performs other related duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the exam process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE
 
A Master's degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Clinical Social Work from a college or university approved by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners (BBS);
 
AND
 
Must possess and maintain a valid California License as a:
Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

 AND
 
A minimum of three (3) years (2 must be post-master's) experience for the BHC III level, or four (4) years post licensure experience for the BHC IV level, working in an acute setting, residential setting for Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI) Adult or Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth or outpatient public mental health setting providing mental health services to Transitional Aged youth (TAY), adults or older adults with serious mental illness or youth with serious emotional disturbance and their families.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Special Requirements: 

• Incumbents are required to maintain a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) license with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a condition of continued employment.

• Related work experience with a multi-cultural client population and Spanish-English bilingual skills, required.

Thorough knowledge of: the diagnosis, assessment, prognosis, treatment, rehabilitation and case management for persons with serious mental illness, alcohol and drug issues, co-occurring disorders and/or youth with serious emotional disturbance; ability to independently apply effective therapeutic techniques and modalities; thorough understanding of psychosocial and cultural factors affecting mental health and service delivery; and thorough understanding and application of administrative procedures related to the delivery of mental health services, and Medi-Cal, state and federal mental health programs descriptions, treatment benefits, application procedures, etc.

Ability to: establish and maintain effective working relationships with others as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team; assess, treat and manage cases for an ethnically diverse population with mental illness and their families; communicate effectively in writing and orally, including public speaking; efficiently organize time and workload responsibilities; effectively utilize agency and community resources; conduct group meetings, interpret and explain laws, rules and regulations to other staff, clients, family members and the public; and help implement state, federal and County mental health programs.