Akamin Victor Nkengaka, PH.D., LCSW, LMSW

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• Social Worker

  Clinical

  Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

  Primary

  A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.

  Taxonomy code 1041C0700X

• Counselor

  Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

  Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

  Definition to come...

  Taxonomy code 101YA0400X

• Counselor

  Mental Health

  Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

  Definition to come...

  Taxonomy code 101YM0800X

• Counselor

  Professional

  Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

  Definition to come...

  Taxonomy code 101YP2500X

• Case Manager/Care Coordinator

  Other Service Providers

  A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.

  Taxonomy code 171M00000X