Rehabilitative Services Counselor 2 (Community Action & Human Services)

Bachelor's degree. One year of professional experience in social services or counseling clients in a mental health, substance abuse or health-related environment is required.

This is advanced client counseling work in providing health and other support services to clients in a county outpatient or other substance abuse treatment program. Employees in this class are responsible for performing counseling work with clients in medication free outpatient clinics, methadone clinics, residential facilities or other substance abuse treatment programs where assigned clients have problems which require more advanced counseling skills. Emphasis of the work is on completion of psycho-social assessment forms, definition of client problems and treatment planning, counseling of clients individually or in groups, evaluation of client progress and assisting Counselors 1 in treatment planning and counseling techniques as needed. Some incumbents in the class supervise Counselors 1 and support personnel as a unit supervisor or as an assistant to the supervisor of an outpatient program. Duties require ability to apply a variety of counseling skills utilized in client rehabilitation, conduct individual and group counseling sessions, achieve rapport with clients and exercise judgment in evaluating client progress and planning treatment. Supervision is received from a professional or administrative superior who evaluates work for quality of results in client treatment and effective management of treatment records and reports.