Famliy Clinical Counselor

Responsible for allcoordination of activities and overall facilitation of clinical flow ofpatientthroughout the course of treatment.

Overall coordination of a patient’s care while in residential services, including integration with family services, sessions, communication with referral sources, assessment of patient progress, and communication to the clinical team regarding special treatment needs and procedures.

• Completion of patient assessments such as bio psychosocial assessment, patient goals and treatment planning.
• Utilize multi-disciplinary treatment team to determine appropriate level of care and identify behavioral health needs that may require external placement outside of Brookdale Premier Recovery.
• Facilitate group therapy and individual counseling.
• Recognizing, assessing, determining, and evaluatingsymptoms of addictions according to ASAM and DSM V criteria.
• Work with family therapist to assess family dynamics, recommend family education programs and ongoing family therapy.
• Work with Patient Experience Managers to develop a comprehensive continuing care plan that includes input from clinical referents, internal referents, multi-disciplinary treatment teams, family, and patient.
• Work within the ethical constraints of a certified addiction counselor and other professional or organizational ethical standards as they apply to the position.
• Document treatment plans, progress notes, treatment plan updates, case consultations, phone calls, and discharge summaries in the patient medical record in accordance with Brookdale Premier Addiction Recovery policies and procedures.
• Complete necessary utilization review information.
• Contacts, oversees and coordinators all communicationinvolvingpatients,referent,and family as appropriate in assessment and care planning processes.
• Conducts individual and group counseling sessions congruent with 12-step program to motivate and support patient awareness, understanding, and motivation to change related to addiction and recovery issuesand is responsible for fully integrating the process into the patient’streatment plan.
• Communicates and workseffectively with a team, consults with the multi-disciplinary team, patient,family,and referent (consistent with CFR 42 and CFR 45) to address clinical issues both verbally and in writing related to the individualized treatment plan, continuing care, including types of care, level of care.
• Coordinatescommunication and collaboration with internal and external customers(i.e.,referents, business development officers).
• Must be ableto develop and present psycho educational lectures, specialty groups relative to the disease of addiction, relapse, behavioral addictions and 12 step recovery.

Will step in for leadership when unavailable to run meetings, run point for clinical needs, and be willing to make decisions for patient care when direct supervision is not available.

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree required in Human Services or other related discipline.
• 2 years’ experience in addiction treatment required.
• Experience in facilitating group therapy.

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Human Services or other related discipline or in lieu of related discipline 18 credits towards a related field is required. Master’s degree in human services preferred, Licensure preferred.
• Specialty training preferred (MI, DBT, Art Therapy, MBSR, CPT, CBT).
• Experience in facilitating group therapy.
• 1 year of clinical experience or CADC required.

• Master’s degree in Human Services or other related discipline required.
• Specialty training preferred (MI, DBT, Art Therapy, MBSR, CPT, CBT).
• Experience in facilitating group therapy.
• CADC Preferred.

Reference Number: 2903

Department:
Clinical

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Pay Range: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00

Virtual:
No

Company:
Brookdale

Location:

Brookdale