Employees supervise and train lower level social workers, students or medical interns.
Employees report to clinic managers, program directors or unit supervisors.
Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex casework, groupwork, and community problems. Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment. Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics, a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, resources in the community, laws, regulations and policies which govern the program, methods and principles of casework supervision and training. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client problems. Ability to supervise, train or instruct low level social workers, students or interns in the program, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social and religious organizations.