Substance Use Disorder Counselor

5 days ago

Seattle, Washington, United States DESC Full time
About DESC

DESC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with complex needs achieve their highest potential for health and well-being. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

Job Definition

As a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing services to clients impacted by alcohol or other drug use. You will work cooperatively with agency staff and community resources to provide a range of services to clients with drug and alcohol problems.

Responsibilities
  • Perform alcohol and drug screenings, and assessments on selected clients; develop support and treatment plans; facilitate linkages to collaborative resources when appropriate.
  • Plan, organize and facilitate treatment and support groups for clients, as appropriate.
  • Provide substance abuse consultation to housing staff.
  • Provide staff training on substance abuse issues as appropriate.
  • Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing ongoing advocacy and integration of services to mentally ill, formerly homeless adults.
  • Advocate for client access to community resources and services, ensuring that client needs are met and rights maintained; consult and collaborate with community providers to ensure continuity of care.
  • Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences.
  • Comply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and complete clinical records; participate in quality assurance reviews when assigned.
  • Comply with data gathering/submission requirements.
  • Comply with applicable program research and evaluation procedures.
  • Promote and maintain positive relationships with the surrounding neighborhood.
  • Participate in verbal de-escalation and physical interventions in emergent situations and be willing and able to assist other staff as needed to maintain a safe and secure environment.
Requirements
  • Licensed by the State of Washington as a Substance Use Disorder Professional in good standing.
  • Interest in working with clients who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental health/substance use disorder programs.
  • Be willing to seek to understand each client's unique circumstances and personal preferences and goals and incorporate them into the crisis response to help the client regain a sense of control.
  • Assist clients in accessing internal resources to reinforce the client's ability to resolve crisis on their own.
  • Assist clients in identifying unmet needs that may be causing them to have recurrent crisis.
  • Have a strong understanding of recovery and resilience, the value of client partnerships and client choice, and the balance between protection from harm and personal dignity.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant community resources and methods for accessing them.
  • Possess strong communication and writing skills.
  • Ability to work flexible hours as required by program and staffing needs.
  • Interest or experience in working with clients who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental health programs.
  • Ability to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of unpleasant and/or bizarre behaviors.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
  • Subscribe to the philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration and respect for clients.

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