Social Work Specialist I - Eating Disorders Treatment - Department of Psychiatry

Education Required
Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Certification Required
Must be Iowa licensed as an Independent Social Worker (LISW) by time of hire.
Certification by the Academy of Certified Social Workers is desirable.

Required Qualifications
Minimum 3-5 years Social Work experience which includes experience in adult outpatient behavioral health care setting and providing psychotherapy services to patients and families on assigned clinical areas.
Demonstrated experience with evidence-based practices including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
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.
Experience providing psychotherapy to child/adolescent patients with eating disorders. 
Demonstrated experience promoting a diverse workforce/academic environment

Desirable Qualifications
Extensive experience providing evidence-based eating disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and families (e.g., Cognitive behavioral, family-based therapy, parent management training, interpersonal psychotherapy, and/or dialectical behavior psychotherapies. 
Experience providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy services to distressed and emotionally charged patients in adolescent and child outpatient clinic and inpatient settings. 
Experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to adult patients. 
Training and supervision experience

Application Process
In order to be considered, applicants must upload a 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.  This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check. Professional references will be required at a later time in the recruitment process. For questions contact lori-posey@uiowa.edu .