clinical social worker

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.

Alternative Labels

clinical social support worker

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

accept own accountability address problems critically adhere to organisational guidelines advise on mental health advocate for social service users apply anti-oppressive practices apply case management apply crisis intervention apply decision making within social work apply holistic approach within social services apply organisational techniques apply person-centred care apply problem solving in social service apply quality standards in social services apply socially just working principles assess social service users' situation build helping relationship with social service users communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields communicate with social service users comply with legislation related to health care conduct interview in social service consider social impact of actions on service users contribute to protecting individuals from harm cooperate at inter-professional level deliver social services in diverse cultural communities demonstrate leadership in social service cases develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship develop professional identity in social work develop professional network empower social service users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices have computer literacy identify mental health issues involve service users and carers in care planning listen actively maintain records of work with service users make legislation transparent for users of social services manage ethical issues within social services manage social crisis manage stress in the work place meet standards of practice in social services negotiate with social service stakeholders negotiate with social service users organise social work packages plan social service process prevent social problems promote inclusion promote mental health promote service users' rights promote social change protect vulnerable social service users provide social counselling provide support to social services users refer social service users relate empathetically report on social development review social service plan support traumatised children tolerate stress undertake continuous professional development in social work work in a multicultural environment in health care work within communities

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

assess the development of youth promote the safeguarding of young people support children's wellbeing support social service users at the end of life support the positiveness of youths work with patterns of psychological behaviour

Optional Knowledge

adolescent psychological development

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6a167ceb-f847-4ef0-af47-89454c53770b

Status

released

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