The Clinical Social Worker in the Emergency Psych Service at Boston Children's Hospital provides assessment and therapeutic interventions to patients and families facing social challenges in the Emergency Department. This role involves performing biopsychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with healthcare teams for comprehensive patient care. Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work and possess strong clinical skills, with prior experience in psych or emergency settings preferred.

• Providing clinical social work services to assist patients and families with personal, family, medical and environmental difficulties.
• Performing psychosocial and risk assessments, assigning diagnoses and developing and implementing interventions and treatment plans.
• Participating in planning and implementation of discharge and outpatient service plans and collaborating with health care team and community agencies to plan, implementing and following up on treatment and provision of needed services.

• A Master’s degree in Social Work, an LCSW or LICSW is required.
• Strong clinical skills and experience with various therapeutic modalities.
• Previous psych/emergency dept social work experience a plus
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

clinical social work, emergency services, psychiatric assessment, patient advocacy, mental health intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, trauma-informed care, treatment planning, child healthcare, social worker