Clinical Counselor: Addiction Treatment & Care Lead

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

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.