Primary Therapist

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Clinical Director

• To qualify for this position, all applicants MUST have a Master's Degree in Counseling, or a related field AND an active NJ license.
• Each applicant shall be either an LCADC/ LCADC Intern and/or another licensed health professional doing work of an alcohol or drug counseling nature within their scope of practice (LPC, LCSW).

The Primary Therapist is responsible for the provision and quality of substance use disorder counseling services at Moving Mountains Recovery, LLC.

• Assessing the counseling needs of the clients;
• Assessing clients using the ASI or other standardized clinical interview tool, and diagnosing clients for substance use disorder using the DSM-5;
• Determining the appropriate level of care according to ASAM Criteria;
• Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode;
• Unless clinically contraindicated, collaborating with the client to develop a written treatment plan that includes goals and measurable objectives, and is client centered, recovery oriented;
• Provide the substance use disorder counseling services, individual, group, and family sessions, specified in the client treatment plan;
• Reviewing clients throughout the treatment episode according to the ASAM Criteria, to determine the need for continued services, transfer, or discharge/transfer;
• Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the client treatment plan to address ongoing problems;
• Developing a client discharge/transfer plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care;
• Contact, case consultation if necessary, and coordination with referral sources, (for example, mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, DCP
• Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients;
• Providing active case consultation; and
• Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the client's clinical record, and providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.

• Paid time off
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance

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Moving Mountains Recovery is an outpatient Substance Use Treatment Program. We treat adults in our Partial Care and Intensive Outpatient Programs.