Drug and Alcohol Therapist

Provides Social Services to all patients and families. As a member of the treatment team(s) and the unit, is responsible for providing a broad range of treatment and rehabilitation activities for the population served.

• Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) OR Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) issued by the West Virginia Board of Social Work
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) through the West Virginia Board of Counseling
• Psychologist OR Supervised Psychologist through the West Virginia Board of Examiners in Psychology

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) through the Pennsylvania State Board
• Licensed Professional Counselor through the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
• Licensed Psychologist (LP), Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) License OR Psychology Resident through the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology

• Licensed Masters Social Worker (MSW) OR Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)
• Licensed Professional Counselor through the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors & Therapists
• Licensed Psychologist OR Psychology Associate through the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) OR Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
• Licensed Psychologist through the Ohio Board of Psychology
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas

• AVADE training

• Advanced certification

• Prior experience in behavioral health

• Participates as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
• Participates as clinical personnel in a treatment area and facilitates therapeutic milieu on the treatment unit, when applicable.
• Provides direct one‑on‑one age specific psychotherapy services to patients when requested via specific program requirements.
• Assists medical staff in determining appropriateness of services and receives referral for intervention.
• Determines the developmental age (level of development) of the patient and assists the treatment team in the development and implementation of a treatment plan specific with developmental needs and/or required intervention.
• Assess psychosocial needs, including assessing for high‑risk indicators and documents obtainment of psychosocial history/assessment.
• Correlates all assembled data on the psychosocial history in a manner that is clinically pertinent to the individual patient.
• Performs continued‑care planning as developed with the treatment team from first day of services.
• Provides group therapy as deemed appropriate.
• Acts as liaison for patients and their families to various community agencies, consultants, and services.
• Records and charts all patient contacts as required.
• Provides direct family therapy to patients and their families as directed by treatment planning and program requirements.
• Maintains appropriate certification, licensure and competency through supervision and/or training and successful completion of annual performance evaluations.
• Attends continuing education seminars and in‑services as necessary to maintain professional licensure, competency, and to meet hospital required educational standards.

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

• Able to work in variety of settings and possibly noisy environments.
• Work with difficult or challenging clients of various ages and demographics.

• Possesses the interpersonal skills to positively and effectively communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
• Uses competent clinical practice and critical thinking skills to efficiently deliver patient care with all health care providers while maximizing efficient use of resources.
• Ability to be flexible in response to…