Clinical Social Worker - Psych - Child Ambulatory

Summary :

We are seeking full-time, licensed Clinical Social Workers to join Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry. The department is composed of multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the delivery of the best possible care to our diverse patient population.

We are seeking candidates with strong diagnostic and short-term psychotherapy skills, with expertise in empirically-supported treatments such as DBT, CBT, Behavioral Activation, A-CRA, trauma-informed care, and Motivational Interviewing.

Clinical Social Workers within the Outpatient Department of Psychiatry are vital members of our multidisciplinary treatment teams.

In collaboration with their teams, they provide psychotherapy to children and families who can derive maximum benefit from outpatient care across the spectrum of programs offered within the department.

The diversity of the client population served, in addition to the treatment modalities utilized, requires interdisciplinary expertise and collaboration.

As a teaching hospital, members of our clinical teams will have an opportunity to teach and supervise trainees, and participate in developing best models of care to treat our patient population.

Portuguese, Spanish, or Haitian Kreyol linguistic skill would be a plus. This position will be located in the CHA Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Department in Cambridge and is focused on ambulatory service that assesses, stabilizes, and provides treatment to patients from our primary care providers and community.

Qualifications :

• MSW Current MA licensure as an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) or or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) who is within 12 months of being eligible to sit for their LICSW.
• A minimum of 1 year post degree experience, or equivalent, in a fast-paced clinical environment; along with basic computer skills in electronic or online systems for communication, clinical, and administrative tasks.
• Clinical experience working with children and families and familiarity with child systems
• Competitive salary and benefits Supervision towards licensing as an LICSW if needed.
• Access to educational benefits, including a generous CEU allowance.

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We believe that everyone deserves access to high quality, convenient health care. This is why our employees believe in where they work and why many build long, rewarding careers at CHA.

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It also recognizes that our workforce is our most valuable asset and prioritizes competitive salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities for employees.

The strategic plan is changing the way we provide care and improving the health and experience of our patients; we are looking for smart, committed, compassionate people who want to be part of making our vision of better health and equity a reality.

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