Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor (Entry – Senior Level)

About the role

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Counselor provides drug and alcohol assessment, psychosocial, and pharmacological treatment to adults who are living with SUD. This clinical position is responsible for performing counseling duties and will be supervised by a senior counselor, a Clinical Team Lead, and/or the Clinic Manager. This position will primarily work with patients who are participating in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), referred from criminal justice programs, recovery courts, probation departments, and/or other referral sources (i.e. department of social services).

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments of clients for admission to treatment.
• Perform SUD evaluations.
• Complete patient intakes (new, returning, internal transfer, external transfer, etc.).
• Perform group, individual and family counseling.
• Use evidence-based practices for treating offenders and criminal-justice involved populations.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in patient charts.
• Develop and carry out individualized treatment plans and case management duties as needed to meet the needs of external sources as well as linking client's treatment progress to referral sources.
• Complete monthly billing report and statistics.
• Assess and collect fees from clients.
• Staff on-call shift rotations.
• Coverage of clinic front desk as needed.
• Work closely with problem solving courts, the Veterans Administration, Department of Social Services/Human Services, and/or other referral sources.
• Performing other work as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Entry Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
• Intermediate Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. One (1) year of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
• Senior Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. Two (2) years of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC).

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Entry Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
• Intermediate Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. One (1) year of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
• Senior Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. Two (2) years of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field. Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC).