Addiction Counselor

The Addiction Counselor provides advanced clinical services in coordination with the treatment team. The primary purpose is to provide group therapy and individual counseling/therapy services to persons with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health problems. This role integrates mental health treatment with addiction recovery within a 12-Step, abstinence-based model.

• The Addiction Counselor participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing mental health and substance use treatment services to patients and clients, including assessment and diagnosis, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and ongoing care planning.
• Utilizes and conducts 1:1 and group counseling and/or therapy, consistent with Twelve Step facilitation principles, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and principles of recovery management. Provides family counseling. Facilitates crisis intervention.
• Assists patients, families, and referents in understanding the importance of AA contacts, AA involvement, and commitment to continuing care recommendations to support recovery.
• Builds professional relationships with referents that facilitate both patient care and organizational goals through consistent and timely communication related to intake, assessment, care planning, care, and continuing care.
• Initiates/attends multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, conflict resolutions, family conferences, consultations, etc. as needed to facilitate achievement of programmatic and individual goals consistent with recovery.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completed certificate/degree program in addiction counseling or equivalent.
• Two years experience providing counseling in addiction treatment services.
• One or more years of providing therapy in a mental health/addiction treatment environment.
• Minimum two years freedom from substance use problems.