ISCO Specialization 2635.3.17 Mental Health Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Mental Health Social Worker: Mental health social workers assist and provide counselling to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on providing personalised support to cases and monitor the recovery process of their clients by providing therapy, crisis intervention, client advocacy and education. Mental health social workers may contribute to mental health services improvement and mental health outcomes for citizens.
Essential Skills
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Promote Inclusion
- Manage Social Crisis
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Work Within Communities
- Social Justice
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
- Accept Own Accountability
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Address Problems Critically
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Refer Social Service Users
- Promote Social Change
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Social Sciences
- Promote Mental Health
- Empower Social Service Users
- Advise On Mental Health
- Relate Empathetically
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Older Adults' Needs
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Apply Case Management
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Prevent Social Problems
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Tolerate Stress
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Diagnosis Of Mental Health Issues
- Plan Social Service Process
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Identify Mental Health Issues
- Handle Conflicts
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Have Computer Literacy
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Develop Professional Network
- Use Clinical Assessment Techniques
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Delegate Activities
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Company Policies
- Report On Social Development
- Listen Actively
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Review Social Service Plan
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Reflect On Practice
- Social Work Theory
- Provide Social Counselling
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
Optional Skills
- Work With Healthcare Users' Social Network
- Work With Patterns Of Psychological Behaviour
- Support Social Service Users To Manage Their Financial Affairs
Alternative Names
- Approved Mental Health Professional
- Care Coordinator (Mental Health)
- Mental Health Advocate
- Mental Health Community Social Worker
- Care Coordinator
- Mental Health Gateway Worker
- Mental Health Social Support Worker
- Social Worker (Mental Health)
