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clinical social worker

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Description

Clinical social workers provide therapy, counselling, and intervention services to clients. They treat clients with personal struggles, namely mental illness, addiction, and abuse, advocating for them and helping them gain access to the necessary resources. They also focus on the impact of medical and public health issues within social aspects.

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Theoretical Knowledge

clinical social work social sciences health care system company policies legal requirements in the social sector social justice social work theory adolescent psychological development

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 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 empower social service users have computer literacy communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields develop professional network comply with legislation related to health care develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship refer social service users 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 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 children's wellbeing work with patterns of psychological behaviour assess the development of youth promote the safeguarding of young people support social service users at the end of life support the positiveness of youths