Re-Entry Specialist

Job Summary

Substance abuse assessment, treatment and referrals will be provided to those recently released from state prisons through the Day Reporting Center in the Alabama Pardons and Parole office. Former inmates typically come every day to receive services such as GED preparation, substance abuse and mental health treatment, or assistance with employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical evaluation in completing the Human Services Needs Assessment
• Formulate appropriate Case Plans along with the consumer to document each goal/problem and how it will be addressed within one week of completing the HSNA
• Advocate and refer to community resources to assist consumers in advancing towards recovery and re-entry
• Design and lead didactic groups to teach skills and monitor consumer progress in recovery and re-entry
• Monitor services to consumers towards progress/achievement of goals
• Collaborate with team members and other service providers in the delivery of clinical services
• Affirmatively evaluate consumers for discharge planning
• Effectively interact and correspond with Alabama pardons and parole staff
• Adhere to professional code of ethics
• Work closely with the treatment team to identify needed educational/skill development groups
• Provide services, including groups, to meet identified needs of consumers (budgeting, parenting, job interview skills, etc.)
• Utilize the Case Management sign-out sheet
• Offer/provide GED tutoring to consumers
• Document progress notes in such a way as to reflect the consumer’s treatment goals
• Complete the Case Management enrollment on the same day as the Case Plan Supervision and consultation
• Seek clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accept and employ suggestions for improvement
• Actively work to enhance clinical skills
• Document services provided in a timely manner per AltaPointe policy
• Maintain current weekly progress notes, group notes, and weekly summary reports system
• Effectively manage caseload based on consumer’s needs
• Meet AltaPointe Health System productivity standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a mental health discipline
• Certification of substance abuse (SA) case management training by Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH)
• Knowledge in substance abuse and mental illness specialties, outlined below, to be obtained within six (6) months of employment
• Knowledge of the nature of addiction and psychiatric disorders
• Knowledge of gender specific issues relative to addiction
• Knowledge of substance abuse treatment principles
• Knowledge of the 12-step support groups such as AA, NA, CA, and other self-help groups for co-occurring disordered adults
• Understanding of the dynamics of co-dependency of addicted individuals, denial, manipulation and other typical behaviors of these consumers
• Understanding of the signs and symptoms of active mental illness and has the information and skills to address crisis intervention or intervention needs
• Understanding of the behavioral, psychological, physical health, and social effects of psychoactive drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, on the consumer and significant others
• Understanding of helping strategies for reducing the negative effects of substance abuse dependency and how to tailor strategies and treatment modalities to the consumers’ stages of dependency, change or recovery
• Understanding of medical and pharmaceutical resources in the treatment of addictive and mental illness diseases
• Understanding of cultural diversity
• Understanding of the risk for illnesses among IV drug users such as HIV/AIDS and T.B.
• Understanding of the criminal justice system including court hearings, judges, court referral officers, probation officers, and jail diversion
• Understanding of HIV/AIDS education, counseling and testing
• Understanding of behavioral management and crisis intervention