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Social workers apply a child-centered, family-focused, trauma-informed approach to working with children and families. Social workers do this by providing therapeutic interventions, advocacy, counseling, guidance and community connections. Social workers carry caseloads of children and others carry caseloads of foster families based on the needs of the program. Individuals and families served include children, foster families, birth families, kinship caregivers. Social workers are responsible for ensuring child safety and well-being, as well as quality foster care in accordance with out-of-home placement practices, DCF policies and EEC regulations.    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Conduct ongoing clinical assessments and evaluations of children’s and foster parents’ progress and needs.  In conjunction with the treatment team, develop a written treatment plan for each child outlining specific goals and when/how these goals will be met. Maintain case files and documentation for...

ABOUT THE JOB The Clinical Supervisor assists the Program Director in ensuring that the program is organized and operates effectively to achieve program goals. The supervisor provides clinical supervision to social work staff providing these services, and may provide direct service to children and youth as needed. In addition, the supervisor develops and maintains productive working relationships with public and private agency partners, and participates in planning and carrying out program design and development as needed.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Develops training programs for foster parents and social work staff in partnership with the director. Provide high quality evaluations, individual and group clinical services. Provide focused leadership, support and supervision for clinical staff within the team. Ensure that clinical services are being delivered and documented in accordance with the agency’s clinical philosophy and all licensing and regulatory bodies....

MA Level Clinician will be responsible for maintaining a caseload of 7-8 children/adolescents/families. The MA Clinician will provide individual and family counseling and advocacy services to each client. In addition, clinician will make referrals to community services for each child/adolescent/family   RESPONISBILITES ·       Report to Clinical Supervisor ·       Provide clinical counseling services for 7-8 children/ adolescents/families. ·       Provide a minimum of two weekly individual/family counseling sessions for each child/adolescent/family. ·       Develop a working knowledge of community resources and make appropriate referrals. ·       Advocate on behalf of child/adolescent/family with other community programs. ·      ...