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mental health social worker

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Description

Mental health social workers assist and provide counselling to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on providing personalised support to cases and monitor the recovery process of their clients by providing therapy, crisis intervention, client advocacy and education. Mental health social workers may contribute to mental health services improvement and mental health outcomes for citizens.

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Theoretical Knowledge

clinical social work social sciences company policies older adults' needs legal requirements in the social sector diagnosis of mental health issues adolescent psychological development social justice social work theory

Practical Skills

assess social service users' situation tolerate stress apply anti-oppressive practices review social service plan apply holistic approach within social services apply socially just working principles advocate for social service users develop professional identity in social work deliver social services in diverse cultural communities involve service users and carers in care planning accept own accountability follow health and safety precautions in social care practices build helping relationship with social service users identify mental health issues negotiate with social service users promote service users' rights communicate with social service users conduct interview in social service manage social crisis work within communities provide social counselling plan social service process cooperate at inter-professional level contribute to protecting individuals from harm apply crisis intervention organise social work packages undertake continuous professional development in social work apply organisational techniques meet standards of practice in social services assess the development of youth address problems critically apply problem solving in social service adhere to organisational guidelines apply quality standards in social services apply decision making within social work demonstrate leadership in social service cases consider social impact of actions on service users make legislation transparent for users of social services promote mental health promote social change support traumatised children promote the safeguarding of young people empower social service users evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves diagnose psychiatric symptoms have computer literacy communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields develop professional network refer social service users use clinical assessment techniques manage stress in the work place report on social development prevent social problems relate empathetically listen actively apply case management work in a multicultural environment in health care negotiate with social service stakeholders prepare youths for adulthood support the positiveness of youths provide support to social services users apply person-centred care manage ethical issues within social services advise on mental health promote inclusion protect vulnerable social service users maintain records of work with service users support social service users to manage their financial affairs work with patterns of psychological behaviour work with healthcare users' social network conduct forensic evaluations carry out psychiatric assessment of child