Chemical Dependency Counselor runs individual, family, and group counseling for patients in chemical dependency programs. Acts as mediator between patients, relatives, medical staff, and outside agencies if needed. Being a Chemical Dependency Counselor tracks patient progress and dispensation of treatment services. Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent; meets the standards for Chemical Dependency Counselor Certification Board, or other appropriate certification. Additionally, Chemical Dependency Counselor typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Chemical Dependency Counselor's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
MAJOR DUTIES: The Substance Use Dependency Professional Trainee provides counseling and case management for clients of the agency. The work includes assisting supervisory staff and Program Director in program review, daily management of treatment activities, and training/orientation of junior staff and trainees. The SUDPT is responsible for the daily treatment activities for clients on their caseload. This position provides clinical services to agency patients. In providing these services, the incumbent performs the following duties independently:
Incumbent functions as a Substance Use Dependency Professional Trainee on an agency treatment team with specialized experience, training, and skills in the treatment of chemically dependent persons. The SUDPT is under the supervision of the Licensure & Training Coordinator and unit Program Manager. The SUDPT plans and carries out treatment activities selecting his/her own approaches with guidance from the Licensure & Training Coordinator.
Consultation is provided by appointment, informal contacts and regularly scheduled team meetings.
The Substance Use Dependency Professional must meet the requirements in RCW 18.205 and WAC 246-811. The SUDPT relies on specialized training and/or equivalent experience in the field of Substance Use dependency treatment, DBHR, Washington Administrative Codes, Revised Codes of Washington, and performance standards developed for the position.
The incumbent counsels clients who differ widely in age and socioeconomic status and who may possess a variety of chronic and serious social, behavioral and psychological problems. Problems frequently encountered may include a history of varied and complicated criminal activities, mild to serious emotional disorders, a chronic absence of job skills or career goals, serious family maladjustments, poor education and inadequate interpersonal communication skills. In this position the Substance Use Dependency Professional Trainee is required to assess the psycho social functioning of the client to develop and implement a treatment plan appropriate to the identified and unique needs of the client under the supervision of the Licensure & Training Coordinator. To accomplish this, the SUDPT must be capable of developing a variety of treatment approaches for insight development, problem solving, and appropriate confrontation to assist the client to assume a Substance Use free lifestyle.
Autonomy, clinical maturity, sound judgment, and creativity are required to help identify and monitor policies and treatment activities that will meet the complex needs of the clients.
The scope of activity is to assess, motivate and treat chemically dependent persons. The incumbent facilitates problem resolution by means of insight development, appropriate confrontation of behavioral problems and communication problems in the context of individual counseling and group therapy teaching. S/he utilizes a variety of community resources to address the complex range of client problems. The goal is to help the client eliminate the use of chemicals, develop alternatives to substance abuse, and commit him or herself to a viable recovery/rehabilitation plan. This is done in part by establishing and maintaining a therapeutic environment that is conducive to personal growth in the client.
Contacts are with members of the treatment team, clients, significant others of the clients, administrative supervisory and clerical personnel, employers, representatives of various community agencies specializing in the treatment of chemical abuse, related community representatives including lawyers, parole officers, and other court officials. All personal contacts are carried out in accordance with federal and state laws dealing with the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse client/patient records.
While performing the essential functions of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, speak clearly, hear and use hands and fingers to manipulate writing utensils and keys on a keyboard. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or move a maximum of 20 lbs. Occasional heavy lifting may be required.
Most working hours are spent indoors in offices or meeting rooms. Occasional supervision of outdoor activities, visits to community agencies, and participation in staff retreats/staff development activities may be required.
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