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Immediate opening for an LCSW to work in a large social services agency in the Bronx in a Respite program.

Job Function:

• Assesses clients and/or family psychosocial status, social work needs and living conditions utilizing professional knowledge, skills of observations and interviewing skills.
• Establishes the social work component of the patient/family plan of care based on goals mutually acceptable to the client, family and significant others. Makes referrals to other community services, as necessary.
• Provides psychosocial work services to patient and/or family, including short-term individual counseling, community resource planning, and crisis intervention. Responds to emergent psychosocial patient and family needs, as requested.
• Facilitate and provide intensive housing case management services to facilitate  client's timely placement into permanent housing. This includes but is not limited to:  
• Completion of Supportive Housing applications- including behavioral health  consultations for psychiatric evaluations and psychosocial assessments;  
• Facilitate   and complete 2010e   housing assessments/applications;  
• Process assisted living and nursing home applications