SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provides direct counseling services to patients. The schedule for this position is, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and Tuesday, Thursday, 11:00 am to 7:30 pm.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
- Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review
- Provide therapeutic interactions to foster patient’s social, cognitive, and behavioral skill development
- Provide psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking, motivational interviewing techniques
- Provide individual, group and family counseling, where appropriate
- Plan and facilitate interactions with patients within the program to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning
- Prepare and maintain accurate and thorough case records
- Maintain relationships with patient referral agencies
- Complete utilization reviews in a timely manner to ensure continuity of care
COMPETENCIES (KSA’s)
- Ethical Practices
- Judgment
- Relationship Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy
- Professional Boundaries
- Global and Cultural Awareness
- Critical Evaluation
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Crisis Management
- Technical Capacity