Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Project Network, On Call #395

Essential Responsibilities

• Client evaluation including initial intake interview, formulating a substance abuse diagnosis, identifying appropriate treatment services.
• Notify client, significant other(s), care givers and care providers of diagnosis and initial treatment recommendations in a timely manner, complete written narrative of evaluation, obtain necessary authorizations for disclosure.
• Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, urinalysis, and other assessment methods.
• Observe and evaluate client's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and reference manuals to identify symptoms and to diagnose the nature of clients' substance abuse problems and determine an ASAM PPC-2R level of care.
• Identify and diagnose substance abuse disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, and reference materials.
• Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.
• Provide accurate screenings for mental health, health, gambling, trauma and domestic violence issues, and make referrals to appropriate services providers as necessary.
• Provide referral services to clients and their families, e.g., residential services, health care, mental health services, employment services, housing, recovery support services, etc.
• Maintain awareness of community referral resources.
• Develop therapeutic Individual Service and Support Plans (ISSP), based on clients' interests, abilities, strengths and clinical needs.
• Confer with clients, significant others and treatment team to develop plans for post treatment activities to maintain recovery.
• Counsel individuals or families, using evidence-based treatment practices, to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
• Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for resolving substance abuse problems.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate group treatment services, using evidence-based/manualized treatment models with demonstrated effectiveness for the population served.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, ASAM PPC-2R dimensions, modifying plans and diagnoses as necessary.
• Document and maintain client records in electronic healthcare system within 24 hours of meeting with client to ensure compliance with agency and contract guidelines and confidentiality.
• Provide training to staff, caregivers, and family regarding issues of substance abuse as it relates to clients.
• Provide crisis intervention.

Requirements

• A current CADC 1 through MHACBO or equivalent national certification; or a submitted application for CADC 1 with a formal plan to obtain certification within two years of hire.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities demonstrating competence in: treatment of substance related disorders including client evaluation and individual, group, family, and other counseling techniques; program policies and procedures for client case management and record keeping; and accountability for recording information in the client files assigned to them consistent with those policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with theory or concepts of prevention.
• Able to pass a DHS background check.