Counselor - Addiction Recovery

2 weeks ago

Shirley, United States CARLE Careers Full time
The Counselor provides outpatient services for persons with an alcohol or drug problem.
  • 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.