AOD Counselor

Company: Lags Spine and Sportcare Medical Centers Inc
Location: Santa Maria
Posted on: October 19, 2020

Job Description:

Description: AOD Counselor to provide drug and alcohol counseling to clients in non-residential mental health or substance abuse programs. Our counselors interact on a day to day basis providing individual and group counseling, as well as engaging in case management services. Counselors provide substance recovery skills and information, and leadership necessary to provide clients with the ability to recover from substance abuse addiction.Essential duties include:

• Maintaining caseload as prescribed by the Lead Counselor/Program Manager. Provide a variety of interventions including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, collateral services and other sobriety related services to our clients.
• Documents client interactions and client progress along with all other required documentation completed on time.
• Initiates appropriate and timely interventions making sure clients are advised of inappropriate behavior.
• Integrates the clinical concept with sound theoretical and practical applications of rehabilitative and individual group and milieu counseling principles.
• Performs drug testing urinalysis specimen collections, screening and documentation as required.Lags Recovery Centers provide services to individuals ti help them become more self-sufficient and responsible. We assist individuals as they restructure their lives and begin making better decisions. We serve various populations, including court referred individuals, probation and/or parole referrals, self- referrals and other community referrals. Our services include treatment for those with co-occurring disorders and we effectively serve culturally diverse populations. We offer comprehensive benefits including: Medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, PTO and 11 paid holidays. . Requirements: We require our counselors to have the following:
  • Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field plus one year of clinical experience in an alcohol or other drugs (AOD) or mental health setting preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field with two or more years in an AOD or working with drug and alcohol related issues/addictions/co-occurring disorders.
  • LCSW, MFT, or MFT-1, LPCC preferred
  • Strong interpersonal and engagement skills
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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