Social Worker or Counselor, Adolescent Female, Inpatient
Listed compensation
$62K - $109K
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Job Description
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The Adolescent Female Crisis Stabilization Unit is a 22- bed unit for the multi-disciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization of adolescent female patients. Discharge planning emphasizes movement to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized. The Female Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit is located on Sheppard Pratt's main campus in Towson (Baltimore County).
As a Social Worker or Counselor You Will
- Provide a wide range of social work/counseling services to an assigned caseload of patients in support of established treatment plan goals and discharge plans.
- Complete a comprehensive psychosocial assessment on each patient assigned at time of admission.
- Meet individually with patients on caseload as well as with families and/or significant others to monitor and evaluate progress.
- Conduct daily group psychotherapy session for assigned patients; leads a wide array of psycho-therapeutic groups in conjunction with other members of the treatment team.
- Communicate all aspects of patient care to treatment team members.
Requires: Master's degree in social work, counseling or related field and a MD state license (LCSW-C, LMSW or LCPC, LGPC) at time of hire and continually throughout tenure in position. Must have at least 2 years of experience; experience in mental health setting strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive social work and counseling services to an assigned caseload of adolescent female patients. Conduct psychosocial assessments, lead group psychotherapy sessions, and collaborate with the treatment team to manage patient care and discharge planning.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related field along with a valid Maryland state license (LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, or LGPC). Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience, with a preference for those with a background in mental health settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker or Counselor, Adolescent Female, Inpatient at Sheppard Pratt a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,494 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.
Social Worker Career Context
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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