Social Worker II (Therapeutic Foster Care Program

Social Worker II In Therapeutic Foster Care

The Social Worker II in the Therapeutic Foster Care is a primary therapist to children/adults living in out-of-home placement and their biological and/or foster families or the at-risk population. The Social Worker II utilizes information gained through interdisciplinary evaluation services to develop and implement the child/adults treatment plan.

• Provides weekly individual, family or group, psychotherapy, and after-care services to foster children/adults and their families.
• Attends interdisciplinary staffing to discuss and integrate evaluation information and to develop a comprehensive treatment plan to address psychological and social needs of the client/family.
• Collaborates and assists the referring agency, local Department of Social Services, and/or Developmental Disabilities Administration to develop the agency service plan for the child/adult and family.
• Collaborates with the school system and other service providers to assure children/adults are receiving appropriate educational services if indicated.
• Responds to the juvenile court system through written or oral progress reports when required in the juvenile court's development plan for the child/adult and family.
• Participates in peer consultation groups and/or individual supervision clinical review work.
• Attends in-service clinical training programs, treatment planning meetings, and administrative meetings.
• Performs home studies and re-approvals which includes making recommendations regarding approval/disapproval of applicants.
• May participate in the field instruction program and supervise social work trainees when interest and capacity is demonstrated and may participate in community advocacy/educational groups related to the needs of foster care children/adults and their families.
• Develops and conducts training for foster parents.
• Participates in a 24-hour on-call rotation with other Therapeutic Foster Care staff members. Provides effective and responsive care to foster parents.
• Will participate in departmental or interdisciplinary research, committee projects, and/or program development and management.

• Must be licensed in the State of Maryland, by the Board of Social Work Examiners, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW).
• Must hold and maintain CPR certification.
• Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and families served by Kennedy Krieger Institute.
• Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations, as well as some adults with disabilities.

EDUCATION:

Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work required.

EXPERIENCE:

Some experience related to providing services to children in the child welfare population with developmental and emotional disturbance preferred.

USD $73,000.00/Yr.

USD $/Yr.