Social Worker, Mental Health

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Coordinates referrals for youth requiring residential behavioral health treatment, including substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health conditions, ensuring timely admission and continuity of care.

Coordinates the intake and admission process by reviewing referrals, ensuring required documentation is complete, communicating with referral sources, families, Tribal programs, and interdisciplinary treatment team members, and facilitating timely admission, treatment planning, discharge planning, and aftercare coordination.

Conducts biopsychosocial assessments and gathers relevant behavioral health information to identify psychosocial needs, strengths, barriers to treatment, and factors relevant to referral, admission, treatment coordination, discharge, and aftercare planning.

Provides clinical assessment, triage, consultation, crisis intervention, and care coordination for youth and families presenting with substance use disorders, co-occurring behavioral health conditions, and related psychosocial needs.

Develops individualized discharge and aftercare plans, coordinates continuity of care with Tribal and community providers, facilitates referrals for ongoing behavioral health services, and conducts post-discharge follow-up to support successful community reintegration.

Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with Tribal governments, Urban Indian Organizations, behavioral health providers, schools, courts, and community partners to support outreach, education, referral development, and continuity of care.