Psychiatric Social Worker 2 - 23496
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Possession of a master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university and experience equivalent to one year of full-time responsible professional psychiatric social work.
Other Requirements
Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must possess one or more of the following conditions at the time of appointment and must be maintained during employment in the Psychiatric Social Worker 2 classification as set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, §63-23:
- Possession of a master's degree in social work from an accredited social work program approved by the Council on Social Work Education; or
- Possession of a doctoral or Ph.D. in social work; or
- Possession of a current master of social work certificate or independent practitioner of social work license as set forth in §63-23-102 and §63-23-103.
Examination Method: Education and Experience,100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Job Overview
Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for professional psychiatric social work of considerable difficulty and supervisory work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: This is the first supervisory class in the Psychiatric Social Worker sub-series. An employee in this class supervises professional psychiatric social workers and others, and participates in providing a full-range of professional social work services to residents and clients who have problems of a psychosocial nature. This class differs from that of Psychiatric Social Worker 1 in that an incumbent of the latter is subordinate to an incumbent of this class. This class differs from that of Social Services Director in that an incumbent of the latter directs all psychiatric social work programs at a major institution.
Work Activities
Guiding, Motivating, and Directing Subordinates:
- Assigns, trains, supervises, and evaluates a relatively small staff of professional social workers and others in providing psychiatric social services to institutional and other clients.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
- Applies expertise to particularly difficult case problems.
Assisting and Caring for Others:
- Provides individual, group and family therapy, community services, aftercare, and extended treatment and related professional functions.
Organizing, Planning and Prioritizing Work:
- Handles a caseload of clients performing duties relating to admissions, development, and execution of individual treatment plans.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:
- Handles a variety of personal contacts within the organization to which assigned and with the courts, social and other agencies, community groups, the families of patients, a variety of other professionals and other entities as necessary to ensure maximal proper psychiatric social care for persons on caseload.
Staffing Organizational Units:
- Participates in making recommendations of personnel actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, retention, and increases for exceptional performance.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:
- Provides professional guidance and advice to associates on technique and problems in work.
Documenting/Recording Information:
- Prepares and maintains a variety of detailed records and reports normally associated with the provision of professional social work.
Competencies (KSA'S)
Competencies:
- Functional/Technical Competency
- Problem Solving
- Priority Setting
- Time Management
- Perseverance
- Written Communications
- Compassion
- Ethics and Values
- Integrity and Trust
- Listening
- Managing Diversity
- Understanding Others
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance
Skills:
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
- Talking to others to convey information effectively
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
- Teaching others how to do something
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
- Managing one's own time and the time of others
Abilities:
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
Tools and Equipment Used
- Electronic Devices
- Office Equipment