About Clayton Center

Clayton Center is a pioneer community program in Georgia offering consumer-driven services for people with mental illness, addiction, developmental disabilities, and children with emotional or developmental delays. These services are customized to individual needs and provided in various settings, including five primary locations and residential facilities.

Summary

Under general supervision, provides persons, families or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute illnesses and physical or developmental disabilities. Provides patient education and counselling, advises caregivers and makes necessary referrals for other social services.

Responsibilities

· Provides social services and assistance to improve the physical, social and psychological functioning of patients and their families.

· Identifies psychosocial status, economic and physical needs of patients; assesses and reassesses patient’s support systems, available community resources and other factors to plan, develop, and implement an appropriate plan of care.

· Provides psychosocial assessments, intervention, and care plan to patients of the clinic and assists them and their families in coping with their illness, diagnosis, and/or life situation and meet the continuing health care needs.

· Identifies emotional or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders using information obtained from screening tools, interviews, records and reference materials.

· Counsel individuals and groups (if applicable) in order to modify behavior to improve personal, social and vocational adjustment.

· Develop and implement individual treatment plans specifying type, frequency and duration of therapy.

· Operates as an advocate with all community populations utilizing skills that respect issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and equity for every patient and family.

· Coordinates services to the clinic, community agencies and other professionals; maintains working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies; participates in area activities related to health and social services.

· Collaborates with the health care team and involves the patient/family in the development and implementation of plans.

· Facilitates patient care across a multidisciplinary care continuum which includes interacting with Clinic Providers, and other health care providers to facilitate movement of the patient through the system and arrangement of an appropriate plan of care.

Minimum Qualifications

· Master's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND eligibility to be licensed OR Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Two years of experience in social service delivery.

· Licensed as a LMSW, LCSW, LAPC, LPC, LAMFT, LMFT

· Note: Some positions require a valid Georgia’s Driver’s License.