mental health social worker

• + adolescent psychological development
• + clinical social work
• + company policies
• + diagnosis of mental health issues
• + legal requirements in the social sector
• + older adults' needs
• + social justice
• + social sciences
• + social work theory

• + accept own accountability
• + address problems critically
• + adhere to organisational guidelines
• + advise on mental health
• + advocate for social service users
• + apply anti-oppressive practices
• + apply case management
• + apply crisis intervention
• + apply decision making within social work
• + apply holistic approach within social services
• + apply organisational techniques
• + apply person-centred care
• + apply problem solving in social service
• + apply quality standards in social services
• + apply socially just working principles
• + assess social service users' situation
• + assess the development of youth
• + build helping relationship with social service users
• + communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
• + communicate with social service users
• + conduct interview in social service
• + consider social impact of actions on service users
• + contribute to protecting individuals from harm
• + cooperate at inter-professional level
• + deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
• + demonstrate leadership in social service cases
• + develop professional identity in social work
• + develop professional network
• + diagnose psychiatric symptoms
• + empower social service users
• + evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves
• + follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
• + have computer literacy
• + identify mental health issues
• + involve service users and carers in care planning
• + listen actively
• + maintain records of work with service users
• + make legislation transparent for users of social services
• + manage ethical issues within social services
• + manage social crisis
• + manage stress in the work place
• + meet standards of practice in social services
• + negotiate with social service stakeholders
• + negotiate with social service users
• + organise social work packages
• + plan social service process
• + prepare youths for adulthood
• + prevent social problems
• + promote inclusion
• + promote mental health
• + promote service users' rights
• + promote social change
• + promote the safeguarding of young people
• + protect vulnerable social service users
• + provide social counselling
• + provide support to social services users
• + refer social service users
• + relate empathetically
• + report on social development
• + review social service plan
• + support the positiveness of youths
• + support traumatised children
• + tolerate stress
• + undertake continuous professional development in social work
• + use clinical assessment techniques
• + work in a multicultural environment in health care
• + work within communities

No skills in this section.

• + carry out psychiatric assessment of child
• + conduct forensic evaluations
• + support social service users to manage their financial affairs
• + work with healthcare users' social network
• + work with patterns of psychological behaviour