Clinical Counselor

ADP, Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. is seeking a Clinical Counselor in Chestnut Hill, MA to oversee client care for an assigned caseload. You will conduct individual and group sessions, assist with treatment planning and coordinate referrals and collateral contacts to support patients.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years of addiction medicine or behavioral health experience, with strong skills in DSM-5 criteria and ASAM levels of care, and a commitment to culturally diverse populations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years’ of addiction medicine or behavioral health experience serving culturally diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Upon admission, obtain history and presenting information as well as orient new patient to program process and procedures.
• Provide patient with daily individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, as well as education and skills training.
• Collaboratively develops and updates an individualized treatment plan with the patient.
• Define all relevant community supports affecting treatment patient care including attorneys, family members, and other collateral agencies.
• Obtain signed releases of information to communicate with community supports.
• Update referring sources and family members on patient progress, if approved by the patient.
• Utilize patient-centered evidence-based interventions and rapport-building practices, including motivational interviewing techniques to enhance patient insight regarding diagnoses and patterns of use.
• Document treatment episodes, contacts, treatment plans and sessions according to regulatory compliance requirements.
• Coordinate comprehensive discharge plan to ensure seamless community reintegration.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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Clinical Counselor

Full Time MA, Chestnut Hill, MA, US

Salary Range: $45,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

Date posted:December 03/2025

Pay:$45,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

REPORTS TO:Clinical Director

DESCRIPTION:Oversee client care for assigned caseload. Conduct individual and group sessions, coordination of treatment planning including: assist with referral and collateral contacts, case management and completion of biopsychosocial assessment. Must have a working knowledge of ASAM levels of care and the DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorders.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

• Upon admission, obtain history and presenting information as well as orient new patient to program process and procedures.
• Provide patient with daily individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, as well as education and skills training.
• Collaboratively develops and updates an individualized treatment plan with the patient.
• Define all relevant community supports affecting treatment patient care including attorneys, family members, and other collateral agencies. Obtain signed releases of information to communicate with community supports.
• Update referring sources and family members on patient progress, if approved by the patient.
• Utilize patient-centered evidence-based interventions and rapport-building practices, including motivational interviewing techniques to enhance patient insight regarding diagnoses and patterns of use.
• Document treatment episodes, contacts, treatment plans and sessions according to regulatory compliance requirements.
• Coordinate comprehensive discharge plan to ensure seamless community reintegration.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years’ of addiction medicine or behavioral health experience serving culturally diverse populations.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s Degree in human services, social work, psychology, mental health, addiction medicine or related field.
• Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting patient needs and provides resources that can be made available.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solutions; responds quickly to new challenges.
• Integrity: Uphold personal and professional ethics and values, and respects the culture, beliefs and abilities of patients.
• Communication Proficiency: Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles, and ability to choose appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility: Ability to promise and deliver results, build effective relationships and establish a reliable track record.