Social work administrator vs clinical social worker

Differences between social work administrator and clinical social worker duties and responsibilities

Social work administrator example responsibilities.

• Collaborate with partners including public and private agencies to achieve permanency for children.
• Have worked with private insurances as well Medicare, Medicaid and all Medicaid HMO's.
• Advise hundreds of disable, retire, and transitioning veterans about VA, disability, education, and state benefits.
• Provide therapeutic interventions for veterans and their families.
• Handle patients' qualification & maintain application document securely.
• Assist patients with community resource planning-promotion of community centered services including education, advocacy, referral and linkage.
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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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