What is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and what do they do?
A licensed Clinical social worker is someone who provides a wide variety of psychological and emotional support to people. They work with families to heal relationships, protect vulnerable children, provide mental health screening and counseling for anyone dealing with medical, emotional, social, psychological or family changes.
Susan Henry Blackburn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Sarasota, FL with over 30 years of experience. With this time, she has seen many people dealing with a broad spectrum of challenges in life. She has had the privilege of helping families come together, seeing relationships healed, and assisting people towards finding freedom from negative circumstances or thought processes that kept them from achieving their goals in life.
Not all Social Workers are created equal. For example, Susan Blackburn counsels her clients based on a Christian perspective but believes in the clients right to self determination.
To become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker you need to get a Masters degree in Social Work and then you are still not officially a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. You must study further and complete LCSW licensing and examination requirements. After this is completed the student will apply for LCSW state licensure and must pass the state exam to officially become an LCSW. There is plenty of studying required for this career, but when you are working with vulnerable people and their mental health this is so important to be adequately prepared.
This is why we HIGHLY recommend anyone looking for a Mental Health Professional to find someone with experience working with clients. With experience comes wisdom and normally when you are working with similar situations and challenges over 10, 20, 30+ years – it becomes much faster and easier to provide a solution for that.
If you are looking for a professional with experience in Florida, contact Susan, she has over 30+ years experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Sarasota Christian Counselor. She currently has a few spots available for new clients and is offering free consultations.