Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LICSW, ASAP Program, Brookline

Position Summary/Department Summary:
The Adolescent Substance Use & Addiction Program (ASAP) at Boston Children’s Hospital provides national leadership in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use problems and disorders in children and adolescents.  We are currently recruiting a 40-hour Social Worker to join our team at our Brookline location!

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing comprehensive evaluations to assess severity of substance use problems and disorders, psychosocial needs.
• Providing direct care to outpatients and their families through individual and group therapy.
• Serving as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan and implement patient care, assist in program development and participate in continuous quality improvement efforts of the program.
• Facilitating communication between patient and family; education of family about substance use and substance use disorders, appropriate levels of care and treatment options.
• Providing consultation to interdisciplinary team members on psychosocial and substance use issues and specific patient needs. Conducting related staff education programs as assigned.
• Participating in departmental meetings, committees, work groups as needed or assigned.
• Utilizing supervision to enhance practice.  May assist in supervision of Resource Specialist and/or Social Work Interns.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Master’s degree in social work

Experience:

• Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities.
• Flexibility and ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working with substance use disorder identification and treatment a plus.

Licensure/Certification:

• LICSW in the state of MA required

This is a hybrid position, with 1-2 days a week in person at our Brookline Place office
New hires are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus!