Social Worker Case Study
What is the title and job description for the social worker?
Melissa Anderson is a behavioral health manager for Fairfax/Fallschurch Community Services Board Cornerstone Residential Co-occurring Treatment Program. This entails managing and directing a 16-bed treatment program for both men and women with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. She also manages a 7-bed re-entry apartment program. She does program management supervision, hiring supervision, training, program design and development, client assessment and evaluation, clinical supervision, provides services for all ages with mental illness, substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and delays.
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What are the major responsibilities of the social worker?
Melissa is the administrator and program manager/director, she works on management teams and she’s involved in work groups helping senior level management to develop agency-level policies
What skills, education, training is required in this position?
Melissa told me about her education. Her first year emphasized social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, social work research, diversity in a multicultural environment, human development in psychopathology, emphasis on how its shaped by the environment. It requires a Master’s degree, license in social work, LCSW, LCP, or a PhD in clinical psychology. It also requires 5 years of experience, supervisory experience is preferred, and experience in a residential treatment program. Training when hired is required. There is also county training and required training for community services board human rights, child abuse prevention, adult protective services, child protective, suicide prevention, medication administration, communicable disease prevention, bloodborne pathogens. It adds up to 40 hours of training. On the job training, …show more content…
She told me the most rewarding part of her work was assisting individuals to improve their capacity and ability to lead more fulfilling lives in the community. A close second is assisting new clinicians to develop confidence in their skills.
What are the most challenging parts of the job?
The most challenging part of her job is lack of resources, particularly housing and healthcare and community support for individuals with significant mental health symptoms. Another difficulty is that documentation requirements have increased substantially over the past few years.
Does she feel like she is making a difference and how does she know?
“yes, we’re part of a large integrated behavioral health system, we’re able to track client ability and progress over time. When clients are doing well they frequently stay in contact after leaving or we get that info through outcome surveys. When they’re not doing well we are able to offer them readmission stabilization services and continued support”
How does the social worker interact with co-workers and
Melissa Anderson is a behavioral health manager for Fairfax/Fallschurch Community Services Board Cornerstone Residential Co-occurring Treatment Program. This entails managing and directing a 16-bed treatment program for both men and women with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. She also manages a 7-bed re-entry apartment program. She does program management supervision, hiring supervision, training, program design and development, client assessment and evaluation, clinical supervision, provides services for all ages with mental illness, substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and delays.
Describe the agency or organization with whom she …show more content…
What are the major responsibilities of the social worker?
Melissa is the administrator and program manager/director, she works on management teams and she’s involved in work groups helping senior level management to develop agency-level policies
What skills, education, training is required in this position?
Melissa told me about her education. Her first year emphasized social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, social work research, diversity in a multicultural environment, human development in psychopathology, emphasis on how its shaped by the environment. It requires a Master’s degree, license in social work, LCSW, LCP, or a PhD in clinical psychology. It also requires 5 years of experience, supervisory experience is preferred, and experience in a residential treatment program. Training when hired is required. There is also county training and required training for community services board human rights, child abuse prevention, adult protective services, child protective, suicide prevention, medication administration, communicable disease prevention, bloodborne pathogens. It adds up to 40 hours of training. On the job training, …show more content…
She told me the most rewarding part of her work was assisting individuals to improve their capacity and ability to lead more fulfilling lives in the community. A close second is assisting new clinicians to develop confidence in their skills.
What are the most challenging parts of the job?
The most challenging part of her job is lack of resources, particularly housing and healthcare and community support for individuals with significant mental health symptoms. Another difficulty is that documentation requirements have increased substantially over the past few years.
Does she feel like she is making a difference and how does she know?
“yes, we’re part of a large integrated behavioral health system, we’re able to track client ability and progress over time. When clients are doing well they frequently stay in contact after leaving or we get that info through outcome surveys. When they’re not doing well we are able to offer them readmission stabilization services and continued support”
How does the social worker interact with co-workers and