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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. All requirements for this position must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Must possess a Master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Licensure: Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in written and spoken English to be appointed. Grade Determinations: Senior Social Worker GS-0185-12 Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification: Applicants must meet the requirements for providing supervision in the state where they are licensed at the advanced practice level and should list these qualifications within the assessment narrative and their resume. Documentation is required if part of your state's requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your licensure only (example: certification of continuing education credits). Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs (Note: a separate document with written demonstration of KSAs must be included with application, see required documents section): (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 Preferred Experience- Experience with Severe Mental Illness population. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU This Senior Social Worker provides evidence-based psychotherapy to clients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders specifically Severe Mental Illness (SMI). They maintain a consistent clinical caseload within the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Program (PRRC) service, is a subject matter expert for the treatment of SMI, also provides consultation and training to staff and monitors effectiveness of treatment modalities within the program. The position will focus on developing and instituting \"recovery-based\" clinical programming and emphasize the utilization of evidence-based practices. Incumbent also monitors measurement-based care implementation and outcomes for the PRRC Program. Duties of this position are, but not limited to: Provide specialized individual, group and family evidence-based psychotherapy for PRRC. Services are provided across the Central Iowa VA Healthcare system, which includes offering in-person treatment, telehealth treatment to Clinical Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) and Community Resource and Referral Centers CRRCs), and telehealth to Veterans at home. Subject matter expert in treating SMI disorders and provides consultation to staff within and outside of the PRRC and the Mental Health Integrated Care Community (MHICC). Provides training and consultation to staff and trainees on evidenced-based psychotherapist available for SMI and demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in a complex specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications. Provides additional training and consultation for staff/trainees in other evidenced-based therapies for SMI and co-occurring disorders. Collects, analyzes and monitors data outcomes to determine treatment efficacy for programs within PRRC. Oversees implementation and analysis of measurement-based care within PRRC and focuses on implementation, process improvements and program development based on data and program needs. Performs specialized treatment of highly complex physical or mental illness in group, individual and family therapy. Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact VHAVISN23EDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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