Harm Reduction Specialist job description:
Responsibilities:
- Complete the ACT comprehensive assessment and assist other clinician’s in completing addiction related components of the assessment
- Identify the treatment services consumers should receive in ACT based on severity of substance use diagnosis, stage of change and immediate needs and recommend treatment objectives for the consumer’s service plan
- During the assessment obtains information: a) to establish the degree risk for substance use and associated harmful behaviors, and interventions required to promote progress towards recovery, and b) lead the ACT team in daily meetings and weekly clinical meetings around addiction issues and incorporate findings into service plans
- Build in review and evaluation points, and modifies the service plan in the light of feedback from recipients and relevant others
- Develop comprehensive service plans and 6-month service plan reviews in collaboration with the consumer and the consumer’s support system
- Run weekly co-occurring disorder treatment group
- Involve family and significant others in the consumer’s treatment with the ACT team
- Complete 6-month comprehensive assessment and crisis intervention and relapse prevention plans, progress notes and significant data
- Provide individual mental health, relapse prevention, harm reduction and substance abuse counseling based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral responses to mental illness and substance abuse
- Work effectively with the consumer’s support system, education and vocational training providers, and self-help groups providing services to ACT consumers. Link consumes to self-help recovery groups
- Complete at least 68 face to face treatment contacts in the community each month
- Direct standards for toxicology screens, along with team psychiatrist and in accordance with Assisted Outpatient
- Treatment (AOT) orders
- Assess and provide supports to consumer to address needs for problem-solving, wellness self-management, housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care.
- Act as advocate and liaison for consumers in securing emergency detox and rehabilitation care, and other community supports that promote integrated dual disorder treatment
- Evaluate, on a continuing basis, use of services and expected outcomes
- Involve family, significant others, and housing providers in treatment
- Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis
- Provide 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community
- Provide culturally competent services in accordance with The Bridge policies and practice
- Participate in regularly scheduled supervision with Director.
And any other duties as may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
MSW, LMSW, LMHC, CASAC plus three years of experience working with the substance abuse population.
Bilingual (Spanish) desirable. Drivers license preferred.
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