Clinical psychologist-licensed vs clinical social worker

Differences between clinical psychologist-licensed and clinical social worker duties and responsibilities

Clinical psychologist-licensed example responsibilities.

• Provide individual and family psychotherapy for adult and geriatric nursing-home patients including crisis intervention, treatment planning, and medical consultations.
• Provide parent-support and training for parents with toddlers or young children recently diagnose with an autism spectrum disorder.
• Provide psychological screening, evaluation, and treatment for individuals in rehabilitation and nursing home settings.
• Generate positive results from recommendations such as decreasing PRN usage, minimizing require staff observations, and discharging previously problematic patients.
• Conduct psychological and psychoeducational testing evaluations for disability and vocational rehabilitation.
• Provide cognitive behavioral treatment for members with PTSD from combat and sexual assault.
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Clinical social worker example responsibilities.

• Understand manage care, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
• Provide clinical services to patients in rehabilitation and oncology including assessment, crisis intervention, grief therapy, and discharge planning.
• Provide individual, group, family therapy, team coordination, discharge planning, utilization review and MSW student supervision.
• Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings to determine Medicare length of skil nursing stay.
• Facilitate therapy, symptom management, and rehabilitation groups for mental health clients in partial hospitalization setting.
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