The Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is looking for a Psychiatric Social Worker II (PSWII) to join the ODR Court Pre-Release Team.
Requirements
- Partner with the ODR Court hub team to assist with all aspects of the pre-release diversion process for the ODR Housing program.
- Assists in housing placement, retention, and maintaining supportive relationships with the homeless and formerly homeless individuals during care provided in the field, at the patient’s home, and via telehealth.
- Assesses and recommends treatment for the complicated psychosocial problems of homeless and formerly homeless individuals including but not limited to mental health/medical condition and/or functional status, untreated or under-treated mental health or substance abuse condition, economic instability, legal problems, and inadequate social supports, housing and transportation.
- Conduct assessments of ODR Clinical client's psychosocial and service needs through interview and evaluation, review of medical and mental health records, and consultation with jail health and mental health care team members.
- Complete bi-annual client care plans and document interventions supporting progress toward collaborative goals.
- Use Behavioral Health Techniques including, but not limited to, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, psychotherapeutic and/or systems interventions, and trauma-informed care.
- Provide oversight of in-reach agency services, including monitoring service plans and progress with assigned clients, identifying, and troubleshooting service issues, and providing consultation to in-reach case managers.
- Collaborate with and offer mental health training to community-based providers who will work with the population of clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Collaborates with ODR’s Housing team to connect clients housing resources and support providers’ adherence to their contracted scope of work.
- Work with the ODR medical and nursing teams on interviewing persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilize crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and to aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis.
- Maintain documentation of social work activities including assessments, service plans and progress notes.
- Reviews records and information from both the criminal justice system and the mental health system when making treatment recommendations.
- Participates in team huddles, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team meetings as needed.
- Participates in performance/quality improvement (PI/QI) activities and contributes to policy development as needed.
- Shares knowledge and effective practices with other Care Team members.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Health Clearance
- Jail Clearance
- DHS live scan
