The Counselor I or II provides Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Substance Use Disorder Education for Detox, Residential, Partial, and/or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families; provides case management services; communicating and working with all clinical staff, utilization management, and referral sources. Responsibilities. Facilitates treatment from the time of admission through discharge to include group counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, and treatment planni... more details
Job Description
The Counselor I or II provides Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Substance Use Disorder Education for Detox, Residential, Partial, and/or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families; provides case management services; communicating and working with all clinical staff, utilization management, and referral sources
Responsibilities
Facilitates treatment from the time of admission through discharge to include group counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, and treatment planning.
Documentation of all services provided within given timeframes.
Facilitates educational groups as assigned.
Participates in crisis management and interventions as needed.
Completes comprehensive assessment of clients’ substance abuse history and treatment requirements and prepares individualized developmentally appropriate treatment plan.
Develops and implements complex treatment and discharge plans for clients with substance use disorder; and conducts intensive or comprehensive interventions as necessary.
Serves as a professional and provides clinical guidance to other counselors as needed. Audits client records prepared by others to ensure compliance with required documentation and service delivery. Provides assessments and guidance as necessary to resolve complex case problems. Demonstrates and/or instructs on appropriate procedures, modalities and techniques.
Develops and presents introductory and continuing education programs on subjects related to assigned specialty for other counselors or technicians.
Collaborates with supervisor or other psychiatric, social work, or medical professionals on specific case-related issues to maintain continuity of care, and to aid in achieving therapeutic and restorative goals for clients.
Creates positive working relationships with local social service agencies, EAP, referral sources and community organizations. Researches and evaluates services provided by each to utilize them as sources in client referrals
Serves on a variety of department or site committees necessary to plan and evaluate treatment programs and client services and to continuously improve treatment protocols, procedures, and results.
Performs staff on duty responsibilities, ensuring effective operation of therapeutic treatment milieu within the treatment community. Initiates crises management and conflict resolution interventions; completes incident reports; and collaborates with departmental staff of clients’ disruptive behaviors, or potential threats to safety of others or themselves.
This is per diem position that will work 4 hours on Tuesdays and 4 hours on Thursdays.
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Qualifications
Minimum: Associate Degree in the Mental Health or Human Service-related field
Must have a minimum 2 yrs. Experience as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care, we need to have a diverse team around us. That’s why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above, we’d be happy to consider your application.?
Additional Information
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/
Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
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