Counselor, Substance Abuse Counselor, Healthcare

• Provide professional counseling services to patients and their families through individual and/or group settings.
• Conduct lectures and participate in community outreach activities.
• Identify concerns and make referrals to other specialists when needed.
• Documents assessment, care provided, treatment plans and data collection appropriately in the Addiction Recovery patient record and other relative locations.
• Provides educational support to the program.
• Participates in marketing activities of Addiction Recovery to the hospital, clinic, other health professionals and the general community.
• Provides assessments for patients with diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations.
• Supports patients who are seeking help to become abstinent from substances.
• Teaches patients what the disease of addiction is, and it's signs and symptoms.
• Helps patients identify resources in their community which support ongoing abstinence.
• Teaches family members and loved ones about addiction disease and what their part is in the recovery process.

• Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC) - Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA)
• Associate's Degree:
  Related Field
• Work Experience:
  
  Chemical dependency treatment counseling

Demonstrates expertise in providing counseling services for addiction recovery, including assessments, treatment planning, and community resource identification. Proficient in educating patients and families about addiction and supporting their recovery journey.

• Certified Alcohol And Other Drug Counselor (CADC)
• Chemical Dependency Treatment Counseling
• Patient Assessment
• Treatment Planning
• Community Outreach

• Counseling Services
• Addiction Education
• Referral Coordination
• Data Collection
• Treatment Recommendations

• Communication
• Empathy
• Team Collaboration

• Associate's Degree:
  Related Field

• Addiction Recovery
• Substance Abuse
• Community Resources
• Family Education
• Marketing Activities