Social Work Specialist I - Department of Psychiatry

Education

• A Master's degree in Social Work is required.

Certifications

• A license to practice social work in Iowa is required.
• LISW is required

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years Social Work experience which includes experience in child and adolescent outpatient behavioral health care setting and providing psychotherapy services to patients and families in assigned clinical areas.
• Demonstrated experience with evidence-based practices including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Family Therapy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating as part of multi-disciplinary care teams, including ability to effect change and resolve recalcitrant problems.

Desirable Qualifications

• Extensive experience providing evidenced based treatment for children, adolescents, and families is required (e.g., Cognitive behavioral, parent management training, family therapy, and / or dialectical behavior psychotherapies).  
• Experience providing assessments of patients presenting with a wide range of behavioral health complaints and concerns in child/adolescent outpatient clinic settings.
• Experience formulating diagnostic opinions and treatment plans utilizing the criteria of the DSM 5.
• Experience providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy services to a variety of patients in a child/adolescent outpatient clinic setting.
• Advanced graduate education and/or continuing education related to advanced behavioral health practice is desirable.
• Ability to provide a wide range of therapeutic interventions including behavior management, individual and group adolescent DBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, and family modalities of treatment.
• Experience providing time limited interventions.
• Expertise in Iowa abuse / neglect law.

Application Process

In order to be considered, applicants must upload Cover Letter and Resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. 

Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check. Professional references will be requested at a later time in the recruitment process.

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.