Psychiatric Social Worker IStipend

EXAM NUMBER:

b9034L

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

FILING START DATE:
May 22 2023 at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).

Interviews individuals their familiesand/or significant othersto obtain a family social employment medical substance abuse and mental health treatment history.

Assessesclients functioning in his/her environmental setting.

Develops a tentative CCCPdesigned to resolve or cope with the mental or emotional problem which may include individual group family or marital counseling case management and/or referral to another treatment source such as a psychiatrist a psychologist a vocational or rehabilitation counselor or another agency.

Plans and conducts the clients therapy program under the guidance of supervisory staff byconsidering the clientstreatment goal and by determining the priorities of the programs to be dealt with and the length and modality of therapy.

Provides psychotherapy to individuals groups families and significant others.

Provides case management services to secure resources for clients families and significant others in order to achieve treatment goals.

Serves as a member of a mental health emergency intervention team and/or joint law enforcement/mental health emergency intervention team by evaluatingthe behavior of persons to determine if they are as a result of a mental disorder dangerous to themselves others or gravely disabled.

Requests LPSauthorized persons to complete an application forimmediate 72hour detention at a hospital facility.

Interviews persons seeking psychiatric assistance on an emergency basis and utilizes crisis intervention techniques to prevent hospitalization and to aid the person in dealing with the emotional crisis.

Assists clients families and significant others by discussing their reactions and attitudes concerning mental health problems and cooccurring substance abuse disorders; explains need for treatment; and encourages all concerned parties to work together cooperatively to resolve the problem and minimize the stresses that impact social functioning.

Works with families and significant others toward gaining their acceptance of and participation in treatment recommendations.

Participates in multidisciplinary team conferences to discuss and evaluate the nature of theclients problem to evaluate theclients progress and to developa CCCP.

Participate in research to increase knowledge of mental health problems and to improve therapeutic treatment methods as needed.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

A Masters degree* from an accredited** School of Social Work including supervised field work experience in psychiatric social work and a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) Stipend.***

An approved LAC DMH Stipend awardee.

Master of Social Work graduates must become registered as an Associate Clinical Social Worker with the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences within sixty 60 days from commencement of employment with the County of Los Angeles. Active and valid Associate Clinical Social Worker registration must be maintained continuously until successful completion of the examination process for licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Registered Associate Clinical Social Workers must obtain licensure within six 6 years from the original date of registration with the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences.Failure to obtain licensure within the aforementioned timeframesmay result in termination.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

*Withhold Information:Applicants who expect to receive their Masters degree within six 6 months of filing an application may compete in the examination and if successful will be withheld from certification for employment until original documentation of successful completion of the required education is received. Applicants must attach proof (original or photocopy of an original) of their college transcripts or degree indicating the field of study from an accredited college or university or a letter with the Registrars signature on school letterhead with school seal indicating a planned graduation date within 6 months to their application at the time of filing or within seven 7 calendar days of filing.

Transcript: **In order to receive credit for any college or university course or any type of college or university degree such as Bachelors or higher you must include a legible copyof the official diploma or official transcripts from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filingor within 7 calendar days of filing.

• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited institutions standards by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE). See Employment Information under Accreditation Information.

Official Transcriptis defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states official and/or copy issued by the schools Registrar Office. Aprintoutof the transcript from the schools website is NOT considered official and; therefore will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

***Stipend Status: Stipend Recipients must provide a copy of their Stipend Contracts or an official letter from their school of Social Work verifying their stipend status at the time of filing or within seven 7 calendar days from date of application submission.

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This examination will consist of an evaluation of education training experience and desirable qualifications based upon application and supplemental questionnaire information weighted 100. Additional points will be awarded for desirable qualifications.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70 or higher in order to be placed on the eligible register.

Notice of nonacceptance and final results will be sent via email.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve 12 months following the date of promulgation.

Applications will be processed on as asreceived basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

Retake: No person may compete for this examination more than once in a twelve 12 month period.

SPECIAL INFORMATION
Past and present mental health clients parents and family members are encouraged to apply.

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

VACANCY INFORMATION
The eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Mental Health.

AVAILABLE SHIFT
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends or holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application AND Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications resumes or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application and Supplemental Questionnaire. We must receive your application before 5:00 pm PT on the last day of filing. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
Apply online by clicking on the Apply tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Applications must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. license transcripts etc. as attachment(s) during application submission or send by email to within seven 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Please be sure to reference your full name and examination title on the subject line of your email.

The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you haveclearlyshown that you meet the Selection Requirements. Your online application must show complete license education and work experience information necessary to evaluate your qualifications. License information section must show title of license license number original date of issue and expiration date. Education information section must include name and address of school attended complete dates attended name of course/s taken number of units earned and degree/s earned. Work experience section must include job title employer name and address name of work area/facility actual payroll title held and not the working and/or functional titles from/to dates of employment including month day and year total number of months total number of hours worked per week not a range of hours (full or parttime) and complete and detailed description of related job duties. If range of hours is provided experience will be prorated based on the lowest number of hours worked per week. LIST separately each job experience to be evaluated. All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination or selection process.

IMPORTANT NOTES
Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject toVERIFICATIONat any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made.
FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOTbe sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONand you may be DISQUALIFIED.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on govermmentjobs/careers/lacountygov you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

For the time being all notifications including results letters and notices of nonacceptance will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add as well as and to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs and viewing your profile inbox which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT
Department Contact Name: Heleodora Lola Sacks Exam Analyst
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Revised January 2025