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Position Summary/Department Summary:
Boston Children’s Hospital’s acclaimed Social Work Emergency Services team responds to social needs and issues in the Emergency Department and throughout inpatient services. This includes performing biopsychosocial assessments, as well as implementing trauma-informed, strengths-based interventions. We also provide management and advocacy for both patients and families.

• Providing clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
• Performing psychosocial and risk assessments, assigning diagnoses and developing and implementing interventions and treatment plans.
• Participating in planning and implementation of discharge and outpatient service plans and collaborating with health care team and community agencies to plan, implementing and following up on treatment and provision of needed services.

• Master’s degree in social work

• Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities.
• Previous medical social work experience preferred
• Persons from diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply
• Spanish language skills are a plus

• LCSW in the state of MA required. LICSW in the state of MA preferred.

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