They serve as technical and programmatic experts within already specialized niches of social work . They are able to and may provide social work practice direction to other advanced level social workers .
Employees perform other related work as required.
Although defined leadership responsibilities may be included in some of the job responsibilities in the Social Work Specialist class, leadership is absolutely essential and is an integral part of a position in this class. Incumbents must have sufficient grasp of involved practices and precedents or of advanced principles for the social work field of knowledge, needed to conduct and improve work processes. As defined in the Social Work Practice Act and used by Minnesota Board of Social Work. Evaluates social service client needs for serious and complex cases to provide recommendations to the multi-disciplinary team for admissions, treatment and discharge by interviewing, collecting, reviewing and synthesizing divergent information and client data using advanced clinical social work knowledge base. Collaborates and consults with and to the multi-disciplinary treatment team so that an appropriate care plan is developed for clients who suffer from serious and persistent disorders by using advanced clinical skills as the social work practice expert in complex environments.