Advanced Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor

Otsego County; Village of Cooperstown (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Otsego County’s Community Services Department seeks an Advanced Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) to join a multidisciplinary clinical team. You will design and deliver individualized treatment programs through assessments, counseling, discharge planning, and community involvement for patients and families.

The role requires a CASAC, a Bachelor's degree, and at least 30 hours of OASAS-approved supervision training.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of group and individual counseling.
• Ability to carry out an alcohol and substance abuse counseling program.
• Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete screening evaluations for patients entering treatment.
• Performs psychosocial assessments with clinical impressions and plans.
• Utilizes LOCADTR to determine level of care and treatment.
• Provides individual, couple, family and group counseling.
• Develops and reviews treatment plans and goals with patients/families.
• Establishes discharge plans based on level of care.
• Facilitates referrals to protective services as needed.
• Seeks supervision for clinical work.

Skills

Counseling knowledge

Rapport building

Assessment & planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

CASAC credential

OASAS Supervision Foundations I & II training (30 hours)

Job description

Community Services Department

EOE

Distinguishing Features of the Class:

Advanced Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) are professional members of a multidisciplinary clinical treatment team providing assessments for a therapy program tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. They play a central role in the design and delivery of a comprehensive individualized treatment program through consultation with team members, individual and group counseling of patients and families, discharge planning, community involvement, and case management services. Advanced CASAC may be responsible for augmenting services provided by other treatment team members in order to provide the full range of intensive treatment services for patients and families.

Typical Work Activities:

• Performs complete screening evaluations for patients interested in entering treatment as needed.
• Performs concise and complete psychosocial assessment including clinical impression and plan for intervention.
• Utilizes OASAS Level of Care for Alcohol and Drug Treatment Referral (LOCADTR) tool to determine appropriate level of care and treatment.
• Provides individual, couple, family and group clinical treatment as required.
• Works with patient/family to formulate and review treatment plan and goals.
• Uses individualized treatment approaches in dealing with needs presented by patients/families.
• Establishes appropriate discharge plans for the patient based on appropriate level of care.
• Makes appropriate referrals to adult protective services or child protective services.
• Seeks supervision when required for clinical work.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize supervision including recognition of transference and counter transference issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Good knowledge of group and individual counseling; working knowledge of the basic principles, practices and techniques used in alcohol and substance abuse counseling and education; working knowledge of human behavior, social, economic problems and developments; ability to carry out an alcohol and substance abuse counseling program; ability to prepare reports and correspondence; ability to establish rapport; good judgment; initiative and resourcefulness; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the NYS Board of regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor's degree AND registered as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) AND have minimum of thirty (30) hours of OASAS approved Clinical Supervision Foundations I & II training.

Note:

If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm You must pay the required evaluation fee.

Applicants may be required to undergo a Local, State, and/or national criminal history background investigation, which will include a fingerprint check, to determine suitability for appointment. Failure to meet the standards for the background investigation may result in disqualification.

Classification:

Competitive.