Counselor - Addiction Recovery

Counselor - Addiction Recovery

The Counselor provides outpatient services for persons with an alcohol or drug problem.

• Provide professional counseling services to patients and their families through individual and/or group settings.
• Conduct lectures and participate in community outreach activities. Identify concerns and make referrals to other specialists when needed
• Documents assessment, care provided, treatment plans and data collection appropriately in the Addiction Recovery patient record and other relative locations.
• Provides educational support to the program.
• Participates in marketing activities of Addiction Recovery to the hospital, clinic, other health professionals and the general community.

• Provides assessments for patients with diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations.
• Supports patients who are seeking help to become abstinent from substances.
• Teaches patients what the disease of addiction is, and it's signs and symptoms.
• Helps patients identify resources in their community which support ongoing abstinence.
• Teaches family members and loved ones about addiction disease and what their part is in the recovery process.