Clinical Case Manager
CurrentWork as part of a collaborative team consisting of MSWs, MSW Intern, APRN, Milieu Clinician, and Registered Dietician. Conduct assessments to assess for possible presence of and severity of eating disorder, and provide Level of Care Recommendations at the conclusion of these assessments. Discuss findings with clients and make recommendations, assist them in problem solving around ability/motivation to attend programs recommended (Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, or… Show more Work as part of a collaborative team consisting of MSWs, MSW Intern, APRN, Milieu Clinician, and Registered Dietician. Conduct assessments to assess for possible presence of and severity of eating disorder, and provide Level of Care Recommendations at the conclusion of these assessments. Discuss findings with clients and make recommendations, assist them in problem solving around ability/motivation to attend programs recommended (Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, or Outpatient) and case-coordinate to facilitate timely admission. Primary other duties are completed as part of the PHP and IOP programs located at this center. Conduct at least one to two daily groups on topics such as ACT, DBT, Trauma/Growth and Healing, Relapse Prevention, Expressive Therapies, and Morning Intentions/Goal Setting. Facilitate group meals and in-vivo exposure and response prevention of eating disorder behaviors, and document all meal plan completion percentages and eating disorder behaviors demonstrated at mealtimes. Monitor client vitals and discuss setbacks and progress with team and with clients, as well as constantly monitoring for appropriateness of this level of care and any need to move to a higher or lower level of care. Coordinate with outside collaborators such as medical providers, family members, and schools to ensure patient success and prevent relapse and that they would have outside providers by the time of discharge. Conduct individual and family sessions with patients to address family role in supporting eating disorder recovery among minor clients and activate support systems, and to allow patients to process their successes and failures throughout treatment. Modalities of intervention for these sessions are primarily Motivational Interviewing, facilitation of open and fair communication between family members, psychoeducation and normalization of experiences, and aspects of Family-Based Treatment. Show less