mental health social worker

Mental health social workers assist and provide counselling to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on providing personalised support to cases and monitor the recovery process of their clients by providing therapy, crisis intervention, client advocacy and education. Mental health social workers may contribute to mental health services improvement and mental health outcomes for citizens.

Alternative Labels

approved mental health professional

care coordinator

care coordinator (mental health)

mental health advocate

mental health community social worker

mental health gateway worker

mental health social support worker

mental health social worker

social worker (mental health)

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 assess the development of youth build helping relationship with social service users communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields communicate with social service users 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 professional identity in social work develop professional network empower social service users evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves 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 organisation 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 prepare youths for adulthood prevent social problems promote inclusion promote mental health promote service users' rights promote social change promote the safeguarding of young people 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 the positiveness of youths support traumatised children tolerate stress undertake continuous professional development in social work use clinical assessment techniques work in a multicultural environment in health care work within communities

Essential Knowledge

adolescent psychological development company policies diagnosis of mental health issues legal requirements in the social sector older adults' needs social justice social sciences social work theory

Optional Skills and Competences

support social service users to manage their financial affairs work with healthcare users' social network work with patterns of psychological behaviour

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a76a05bb-e04d-4be8-953e-1ffd691dd58d

Status

released

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