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Sheppard Pratt
Towson, Maryland

Social Worker or Counselor- Co-Ed Adolescent Unit

Social WorkerFull-Time

Listed compensation

$62K–$109K

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Job Description

The Co-Ed Adolescent 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 Co-Ed Adolescent 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.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive social work and counseling services to adolescent patients, including psychosocial assessments and crisis intervention. Facilitate group psychotherapy sessions and collaborate with the treatment team to monitor patient progress 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 two 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

Treatment planningAdolescent careCase managementPatient evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Social Worker or Counselor- Co-Ed Adolescent Unit 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 6,492 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% are remote, 18% have no call, 52% 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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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,492 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Towson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$424k≈ 6.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,872/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.