| Job Title |
Caseworker |
| Job Description |
Counsels And Aids Individuals And Families Requiring
Assistance Of Social Service Agency: Interviews Clients With
Problems, Such As Personal And Family Adjustments, Finances,
Employment, Food, Clothing, Housing, And Physical And Mental
Impairments To Determine Nature And Degree Of Problem. Secures
Information, Such As Medical, Psychological, And Social Factors
Contributing To Client's Situation, And Evaluates These And
Client's Capacities. Counsels Client Individually, In Family, Or
In Other Small Groups Regarding Plans For Meeting Needs, And
Aids Client To Mobilize Inner Capacities And Environmental
Resources To Improve Social Functioning. Helps Client To Modify
Attitudes And Patterns Of Behavior By Increasing Understanding
Of Self, Personal Problems, And Client's Part In Creating Them.
Refers Clients To Community Resources And Other Organizations.
Compiles Records And Prepares Reports. Reviews Service Plan And
Performs Follow-up To Determine Quantity And Quality Of Service
Provided Client And Status Of Client's Case. Accesses And
Records Client And Community Resource Information, Manually Or
Using Computer Equipped With Keyboard, To Input And Retrieve
Information. May Secure Supplementary Information, Such As
Employment, Medical Records, Or School Reports. May Specialize
In Providing, Monitoring, And Evaluating Services Provided To
Older Adults. May Determine Client's Eligibility For Financial
Assistance. May Work In Collaboration With Other Professional
Disciplines. May Be Required To Visit Clients In Their Homes Or
In Institutions. Usually Required To Have Knowledge And Skill In
Case Work Method Acquired Through Degree Program At School Of
Social Work. May Be Required To Possess State License Or
Certificate. When Rendering Advisory Services To Agencies,
Groups, Or Individuals, May Be Designated Social-work
Consultant, Casework (social Ser.). May Aid Parents With Child
Rearing Problems And Children And Youth With Difficulties In
Social Adjustments [caseworker, Child Welfare (social Ser.)
195.107-014].
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