Social Work Specialist I - Women's Wellness and Counseling Service - Department of Psychiatry

Required Education, Licensure, and Qualifications
•    A master’s degree in social work.
•    Must be licensed in Iowa as an LISW by time of hire.
•    A minimum of 3-5 years of Social Work experience is required and will include practice in an adult outpatient behavioral health care setting and provision of psychotherapy services to individuals and couples.
•    Demonstrated experience with evidence-based practices which may include but would not be limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•    Demonstrated experience as a member of a multidisciplinary care team; this experience should include collaboration with both mental health and non-mental health care providers.
•    Strengths in self-direction, ethical decision-making, patient-focused care, and high clinical productivity are necessary.

Desirable Qualifications
•    Experience providing evidence-based, time-limited perinatal, reproductive health, and/or female-specific mental health care.
•    Experience providing clinical assessment of patients presenting with a wide range of behavioral health complaints and concerns.
•    Experience formulating diagnostic opinions and treatment plans utilizing the criteria of the DSM 5.
•    Experience providing individual and couples psychotherapy services to patients in an adult outpatient clinic setting, with an ability to tailor therapeutic interventions to fit patient needs and goals.
•    Specialized understanding of Iowa abuse/neglect law.

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 required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Professional references will be required at a later time in the recruitment process. 
For more information, contact lori-posey@uiowa.edu .