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Form of workJob Description
- Assess the counseling needs of the clients.
- Assess clients using the ASI or other standardized assessment tool or using other evidence-based validated assessment tool and diagnosing clients for substance disorders using the DSM-V.
- Determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM.
- Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.
- Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives.
- Providing the substance abuse counseling services specified in the client treatment plan.
- Reviewing clients throughout the treatment episode according to ASAM, to determine the need for continued services or discharge/transfer.
- Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the substance abuse counseling portion of the client treatment plan to address emerging problems.
- Developing the client discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.
- Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation and coordination with referral sources (for example: mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, DOH
- Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients.
- Providing active case consultation; and
- Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the client's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.
- Attends daily and weekly staffing meetings per schedule.
- Recognizes, responds to and assists in psychiatric crisis situations and provide the intervention necessary.
- Adheres to all agency policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties assigned.
- Being sensitive to Cultural Issues of a patient based on their job position
- Reporting Suicidality/Homicide of a patient based to their job position.
- Ability of competency and understanding to Addition based on their job position
- Reporting and responding to issues of Trauma of a patient based on their job position
- Reporting and responding to issues of Dual – Diagnosis issues of a patient based on their job position
- Adherence to all mandatory reporting requirements for abuse and neglect.
- Adherence to Code of Ethics.
