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Counselor I - LCDC
Job Description
Position Summary:
Provides Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Substance Use Disorder Education for Detox, Residential, Partial, and/or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families; provides case management services; communicating and working with all clinical staff, utilization management, and referral resources.Essential Job Functions:
- Facilitates treatment from the time of admission through discharge to include group counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, and treatment planning.
- Documentation of all services provided within given timeframes.
- Facilitates educational groups as assigned.
- Participates in crisis management and interventions as needed.
- Completes comprehensive assessment of clients' substance abuse history and treatment requirements and prepares individualized developmentally appropriate treatment plan.
- Develops and implements complex treatment and discharge plans for clients with substance use disorder for Detox, Residential, Partial, and /or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families.
- Provides case management services.
- Serves as a professional resource to referral sources, other Counselors in resolving case problems, and provides clinical supervision and guidance as needed.
- Develops and conducts in-service and continuing education programs for treatment staff.
Knowledge, Education, Experience:
Minimum:
Associate degree in the Mental Health or Human Service-related field- A minimum of 2 yrs. Experience as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor is preferred
- All Counselors must have current qualification as an alcohol, drug, or substance abuse counselor as required by the licensing board Health and Human Services.
Employment Status:
Full timeSchedule:
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5pm Work location:Houston, TX Compensation Range:
$65,000-70,000 salaryCareer Insights for Substance Abuse Counselor
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What they do
A Substance Abuse Counselor counsels people struggling with addictions to alcohol, drugs or other substances. Assists clients in dealing with personal and professional problems related to substance abuse. Collaborates with other health care and mental health care professionals to coordinate services for clients, and works with families of substance abusers. May work in a clinic, health care facility or community based program, or work with clients referred through the criminal justice system.
$26,789 / year median in Texas
+20% projected growth