State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In a state agency facility or hospital this class is accountable for providing clinical social work services to a limited number of agency clients under the guidance of a licensed clinical social worker or other licensed clinical professional.

Works under the clinical supervision of a licensed clinical social worker or other licensed clinical professional of a higher grade; works under the administrative supervision of a Supervising Clinician. 

• Provides clinical social work services to agency clients initially under close supervision; 
• Works more independently with acquired experience; 
• Participates as a member of a treatment team; 
• Participates in or develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families; 
• Develops treatment plans, prepares discharge summaries and provides individual, group and family therapy, under supervision; 
• Advocates for clients and develops resources to assist clients in meeting identified needs; 
• Completes all required documentation including progress notes, makes clinical observations of behavior of patients and/or clients; 
• Provides case management services as needed; 
• Prepares assigned client research and reading activities; 
• Performs a greater number of specific and complex clinical social work duties and maintains a larger caseload as skills are acquired; 
• May diagnose behavioral health conditions in consultation with licensed behavioral health care professionals; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization; 
  • family and interpersonal relationship dynamics; 
  • values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work; 
  • social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families; 
  • mental illnesses and substance use disorders and approaches to treatment; 
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to devise and implement an appropriate client treatment plan.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. § 1320a-7b(f). 
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.