Addiction Counselor

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The Addiction Counselor provides advanced clinical services as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The primary purpose is to provide intensive outpatient group therapy and individual therapy services to persons with cooccurring substance use disorders and mental health problems. This role integrates mental health treatment with addiction recovery within an abstinenceoriented treatment model. The Addiction Counselor performs diagnostic assessments individual and group psychotherapy crisis intervention and develops initial individualized treatment plans and updates ongoing care plans. Additional expectations include providing substance use disorder and mental health treatment services to patients according to the Addiction Alliance of Georgia standards of care policies and procedures.

• Skilled in recognizing symptoms of addictions and mental health according to DSM5 criteria.
• Knowledgeable and integrates principles of motivational interviewing cognitive behavioral therapy twelve step facilitation dialectical behavioral therapy and recovery management in delivery of therapy.
• Able to facilitate family session and assist patients families and referents in understanding the importance of sober support systems community support groups and continuing care recommendations to support recovery.
• Participate in program development and conduct education/informational lectures and trainings.
• Represent the Addiction Alliance of Georgia services to various audiences to ensure consistent knowledge about services processes and participation.
• Provide clinical supervision to students and interns to facilitate development of clinical competency and ethical practice.
• Communicate patient information to internal and external resources according to Addiction Alliance of Georgia policy and procedures and consistent with Federal Confidentiality (CFR 42 and Health Information Portability and Privacy Act (CFR 45 and mandated reporting requirements.
• Provide clear accurate and complete information and documentation both verbally and in the medical record to the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in utilizing the electronic medical record to provide efficient care and communicate with patients or their families.
• Builds professional relationships with referents that facilitate both patient care and organizational goals through consistent and timely communication related to referrals intake assessment and care planning.
• Initiates/attends multidisciplinary team meetings case reviews conflict resolutions family conferences consultations etc. as needed to facilitate achievement of programmatic and individual goals consistent with recovery.
• Assure a safe and secure environment for patients staff guests and visitors.
• Maintains privacy security and confidentiality for all patients past and present based on federal and state regulations and the Addiction Alliance of Georgia policies.
• Applies and adheres to standards and regulations for fire weather emergency and environmental hazards.
• Works safely using procedures and techniques that apply to work area and equipment including ergonomics.
• Completes an incident report for any injury theft vandalism security concern or potential hazard in immediate work area as well as anywhere on Emory/Addiction Alliance of Georgia property.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completed Masters level degree program in Counseling Social Work or the equivalent.
• Two years experience providing counseling in a mental health/addiction treatment environment.
• Independent clinical licensure (LPC LCSW etc. with certification to provide care in Georgia.
• CACII CADCII CAADC CPCS CMAC or equivalent preferred.
  
  

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