SUD Outpatient Therpaist

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

• Monroe Community Mental Health Authority is a community based mental health service organization dedicated to consumers living in Monroe County. We provide individual health services for people with any type of behavioral health concerns such as substance abuse, emotional issues, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Our mission is to enrich lives and promote wellness. We live out that mission by being an inviting resource that offers in-house, referral, and emergency services, as well as support within the community for those in need.

BENEFITS

• Bi-weekly pay
• Vacation, sick, and personal time
• Four medical plans to choose from, eligible first day of hire
• Dental
• Vision
• Aflac
• Disability and life insurance provided by the Agency, optional buy-ups
• 401a Money Purchase Pension Plan, 401a Defined Contribution, and 457 Deferred Compensation retirement plans
• YMCA corporate discount 

DESCRIPTION

• This position provides individual mental health and substance use therapy, is responsible for performing face-to-face clinical evaluations, facilitating groups as well as providing assessments to ensure that consumers receive quality services that are appropriate to their level of need. 
• Requires considerable knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and clinical diagnosis and assessment. 
• Provides SUD services including SUD assessments, brief assessments, requests for service, prescreens, crisis intervention, linking and coordinating with community partners to assist consumers and their families seeking SUD or co-occurring services in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based treatment standards and best practice guidelines. 
• Prepares biopychosocial assessments and case management in the field to assist consumers with accessing services in the SUD service array.  Completes all clinical documentation within 24 hours and collects data to provide statistics of persons served and the outcome data. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LICENSING CREDENTIALS:

• Masters degree in social work or psychology with current Michigan licensure or certification as a LMSW, LLP or LPC. 
• One year experience in clinical assessment and providing short‑term outpatient therapy to emotionally impaired adults using individual, group and family modalities preferred. 
• Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) preferred. 
• If not currently certified, must be willing to receive SUD training and become certified within the first 3 years of employment.