| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse. |
| Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, or confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of clients or patients. |
| Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs. |
| Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals. |
| Educate clients or community members about mental or physical illness, abuse, medication, or available community resources. |
| Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans, such as setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, or providing support. |
| Refer patient, client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy. |
| Modify treatment plans according to changes in client status. |
| Counsel or aid family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting the client or patient. |
| Increase social work knowledge by reviewing current literature, conducting social research, or attending seminars, training workshops, or classes. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
