Substance Use Specialist ACT Team

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This position is eligible for $2500 retention bonus

Job Summary:

The Providence Center Substance Use Specialist Home BaseACT I Team will coordinate services for consumers to minimize stressors and tofacilitatesubstance use and mental health treatment.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. The hours are as follows:
Monday through Friday 8:00 am 末 4:30 pm with an hour lunch/break.

Duties and Responsibilities
:

• Coordinate a variety of services.
• Provide support counseling, problem solving, contracts and limit setting.
• Encourage consumers toattainthe highest possible levels of independence.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the development and implementation of therapeutic services, to include working with substance abusers, as it relates to case management.
• Conduct Community Outreach Support Groups (COSG) as appropriate.
• Provide individual mental health and/or substance abuse counseling/therapy.
• Complete substance abuse assessments on all consumers.
• Identify substance abuse treatment interventions with staff and consumers.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with center policy and legal requirements.
• Develop and implement a plan of care with ongoing consumer input.
• Apply knowledge of Psychiatric Diagnosis (DMS IV).
• Apply knowledge of substance abuse and primary methodologies of substance abuse treatment.
• Assess clinical emergencies, including suicide and danger to others.
• Develop and present, verbally and in writing, a clear clinical formulation based on behavioral data and relevant theory while incorporating psychosocial and family issues.
• Make assessments and provide appropriate crisis interventions and risk management as needed.
• Teach consumers adult daily living skills.
• Initiate treatment and advocate forconsumerwithinnetworkof care.
• Negotiate on behalf of the consumer, as needed, with landlords, courts, families, the treatment team, and consumers themselves.
• Transport consumers in own vehicle or Center van to planned activities and appointments.
• Complete recordkeeping in accordance with Health Information Services (HIS) and other Center requirements within required time frames and abide by Center confidentiality policy.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with Center staff, consumers, communityagenciesand the public.
• Attend trainings, case presentations and conferences.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements
:

• Bachelor痴 degree in social work of Human Services or related field.
• Two years experience in substance abuse therapy, as well as experience dealing with the dually diagnosed. Must have awareness of the general trends in confronting the problems of substance abuse.
• CDP/LCDP license, or working towards license, is preferred. If the candidate does not have CDP/LCDP he/she will agree to begin the necessary coursework toward obtaining this license (available through TPC at no charge to the employee). The employee will demonstrate an appropriate level of effort in this area which will be monitored by the direct supervisor.
• Must have valid driver's license, registration, current inspection and insured automobile.

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