Substance Abuse Therapist

The Therapist is responsible to direct client care including group and individual therapy, educative didactics, and quality improvement activities using evidence-based strategies. This role is also responsible for record keeping, interagency relations, and being a member of the clinical team.

Essential Responsibilities

Provide screening, assessment, referral, and follow-up services for individuals seeking admission to Harbor Light programs.

• Complete screening, assessment, referral, and follow-up data reporting forms
• Maintain a working knowledge of the American Society of Addiction Medicine manual and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM -IV TR)
• Complete intake process for clients within established time frame as indicated for each program. This includes completion of all required critical documents
• Provide treatment satisfaction surveys at admission and determine accessibility and efficiency of services
• Conduct individual, group, and educational counseling sessions
• Maintain case records in accordance with Harbor Light standards
• Provide crisis intervention or de-escalation to behavioral/mental health crises involving clients
• Follows up to determine reliability and validity of individual client treatment plan established, makes recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery
• Maintain contact with referral sources (i.e. gatekeeper, parole/probation agents), submitting requests for authorization for treatment as well as required reports
• Complete discharge documentation on each client to include aftercare plan, referral, and letters to referring agencies
• Participates in the review of all clinical issues, activities, and program policies and procedures
• Distribute/collect treatment satisfaction surveys at beginning of treatment, mid-treatment, and at discharge
• Attends all clinical staff meetings and team conferences
• Participates in educational courses, seminars, workshops, current literature, and in-service meetings to enhance treatment skills
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

Licensure in one of the following areas AND working within licensure-specified scope of practice:

• Licensed Psychologist (LP)
• Limited-Licensed Psychologist (LLP)
• Temporary Limited-Licensed Psychologist (TLLP)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Limited-Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• Limited-Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LLMFT)
• Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)
• Limited-Licensed Masters Social Worker (LLMSW)
• Licensed Bachelors Social Worker (LBSW)
• Limited-Licensed Bachelors Social Worker (LLBSW)

AND have a registered development plan leading to certification and timely in its implementation OR functioning under a time-limited exception plan approved by the regional PIHP.

OR

Certification in one of the following:

• Michigan Certification Board of Addiction Professionals (MCBAP)

• International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC & RC) credentials

• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)

• Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC)

• Certified Criminal Justice Professional - IC&RC - Reciprocal (CCJP-R)

• Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional - IC&RC (CCDP - Bachelors level only)

• Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomat - IC&RC (CCDP-D - Masters level only)

OR

one of the following approved alternative certifications:

• For counselors/therapists: Certification through the Upper Midwest Indian Council on Addiction Disorders (UMICAD)
• For Licensed Professional Counselors: National Certified Counselor (NCC) with concurrent Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) certification