LCSW Case Manager and Eating Disorder Coordinator - Campus Life

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Description

The LCSW Case Manager & Eating Disorder Coordinator reports to the Director of Psychiatry of Student Health Services and is part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides direct service to students via crisis intervention and clinical evaluation services and case management. The Case Manager/EDC supports effective communication, coordination, and management of cases across Emory University focusing on supporting Student Health Services and Psychiatry and the critical interplay with Counseling and Psychological Services, and Student Case Management and Intervention Services.

 

Primarily, this role will hold a strategic position as the Eating Disorder Team Coordinator. This inaugural position will be instrumental in tracking student follow-up and engagement and supporting the care process. The Coordinator will be critical in coordinating and eventual entry into the appropriate level of eating disorders care within the Atlanta metropolitan area and nationally.

 

Overall, the Case Manager/EDC is anchored in Student Health Services to support providers as they identify acute crisis scenarios in need of clinical support or non-urgent but critical case management support which may include collaborating with partners across the campus and throughout the Atlanta community. This position provides support in a collaborative, holistic approach in response to significant student issues and crises and provide support and resources to students experiencing barriers to their academic success. The Case Manager helps identify the resources and support for Emory students who need care, or who are experiencing distress, supporting direct service providers and university partners to ensure effective tracking follow-up. The Case Manager works closely with the CARE (Concern, Assessment, Response, and Education) Team as needed to support effective communication, tracking, and follow-up.

 

Eating Disorder Coordinator Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively serves on an interdisciplinary treatment team of eating disorder professionals including counselors, physicians, nutritionists, and athletic trainers.
• Helps design and implement a service delivery model for an integrated eating disorder clinical in partnership with Student Health Services for students identified as having many frequent clinical appointments weekly for their recovery process.
• Provides clinical input and support related to the appropriate level of care for students identified with disordered eating, eating disorders, providing individual counseling as appropriate.
• Remains clinically up-to-date with evidence-based care and assessment related to students with eating disorders through attending conferences, reading publications, and seeking continuing education opportunities for self and staff. Attends eating disorder team meetings to facilitate communication and follow-up between the multidisciplinary group of providers and students.
• Provides information, outreach, and updates on prevention efforts for the Emory community related to eating disorders.
• Collects data related to the assessment, treatment, referral, and outcomes related to eating disorder care at Student Health Services.
• Supports body positivity or other related groups as developed.

General Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a case manager assessing, advocating, and linking students to internal and external resources in an effort to address non-academic barriers to retention and completion.
• Responds to referrals from Emory University Student Health Services providers within primary care/women's health, psychiatry, and counseling.
• Develops and manages effective communication strategies between Student Health Services, Psychiatry, Counseling and Psychological Services, and Student Case Management and Intervention Services (SCMIS) and with other partners and constituents in the College and graduate and professional schools.
• Conducts initial clinical screenings and assessments to determine student's needs and formulates a recommended action plan.
• Connects students with resources within the University based on their specific need(s). (i.e., DACA services, home insecurity, food insecurity, Student Hardship Fund, Veteran's' Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Services and Psychiatry, Accessibility Services, Belonging and Community Justice, Career Services, etc.).
• Refers students to a variety of community agencies whose services are aligned with the students' reported ne