Substance Abuse Counselor/ MFT Intern
Substance abuse treatment center is looking for enthusiastic and committed Residential Counselor for its inpatient programs. This is a trauma-based treatment program for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Job duties include, but are not limited to, providing client supervision, facilitating psychoeducational groups, transporting clients to off-site activities, and providing milieu-based coaching. Great training opportunity for MFT trainees, interns, and other mental health professionals interested in working in a trauma-based treatment program.
Responsibilities and duties:
- Provide individual, and group counseling services in coordination with other team members.
- Participate in client pre-enrollment screenings and intake/assessments as scheduled.
- Conduct client psycho-social assessments and complete appropriate paperwork.
- Participate in scheduled in staff team meetings, presenting relevant information on all new admissions, treatment plan changes, and discharges.
- Maintain close contact with each client’s reference if written consent is given, providing monthly written reports if required.
- Complete necessary and on-going paperwork and chart reviews in a timely fashion.
- Keep accurate records of all assigned client contacts.
- Counselor is responsible for follow-up on participants after completion of program.
- Counselor will be a liaison between participants and program director.
- Perform other duties as assigned within the limitations of a substance abuse counselor.
Education/experience requirements:
- Certified as substance abuse counselor, licensed, or registered to obtain their licensure or certification.
- Experienced in the field of alcohol and drug treatment.
- Experience in individual and group counseling.
- If recovering from substance abuse, must have at least two years of continuous sobriety.
- Knowledge of self-help groups (i.e. Aa, na, ca, etc.).
- Knowledge of developing treatment/recovery plans and charting participant files.
- Knowledge of community resources for referrals.
- Must be able to pass drug test
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