Substance Abuse Counselor
Substance Abuse Counselor
SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Director of Substance Abuse Services Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives. Case load per day is 8-10
Responsibilities of the Substance Abuse Counseling Staff Responsibilities of the substance abuse counseling staff include the following:
Assessing the counseling needs of the clients;
Assessing clients using the ASI or using other standardized assessment tool and diagnosing clients for substance disorders using the DSM;
Determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM PPC;
Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode;
Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives.
The director of substance abuse counseling shall develop, monitor and provide clients and the treatment team with written schedules that will be used to update each client treatment plan(s) in order to ensure that each client's treatment needs are addressed;
Providing the substance abuse counseling services specified in the client treatment plan;
Reviewing clients throughout the treatment episode according to ASAM PPC, to determine the need for continued services or discharge/transfer;
Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the substance abuse counseling portion of the client treatment plan to address emerging problems;
Developing the client discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care;
Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation, and coordination with referral sources (for example: mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, the Department of Children and Families);
Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients;
Providing active case consultation; and
Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the client's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.
QUALIFICATION: CADC, LCADC, LSW, LCSW, LAC, LPC, LMFT, with 2 yrs chemical dependency exp in SW
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