Avery Road Treatment Center for is looking for Part Time/Weekend Addiction Counselor to provide support to our clients in early recovery.
Responsibilities:
* Demonstrate ability to effectively engage clients with substance abuse and mental health issues.
* Demonstrate ability to understand medication assisted treatment.
* Provide individual, family and group counseling sessions with focus on addiction related topics.
* Responsible for intakes and assessments, problem identification, treatment planning, recording progress notes, and developing discharge plans, review of continuing care plans.
* Responsible for maintaining contact with referral sources and other agencies involved in client care (i.e. child welfare, criminal justice system and housing programs).
* If licensed, knowledge of best mental health practices for co-occurring clients
* Ability to provide individual, group and family therapy.
Requirements:
* Associates Degree or higher in chemical dep...