SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provides direct counseling services to patients.

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