Counselor - Judge Group
Martinsville, IN
About the Job
Location: Martinsville, IN
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Contact: jnachman@judge.com
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Our client is currently seeking an Addictions Counselor based out of Martinsville, IN! If qualified, and interested, please send your resume directly to me at jnachman@judge.com for immediate consideration.
This job will have the following responsibilities:
- The Counselor role oversees all aspects of a patient’s treatment. Responsible for the
- coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the
- patients.
- The Counselor role also promotes performance improvement and service delivery by
- providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and
- effects of the patient’s addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients
- including family and group therapy.
- Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include
- attending all clinical meetings.
- Assess the counseling needs of the patient.
- Assess the patient for substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determining
- appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.
- Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.
- Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan.
- Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan.
- Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree Requirement
- IN (Indiana) Specific Requirements:
- • Counselors must be credentialed as any of the following under the Department of
• Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA):
• A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (IC 25-23.6-5) with an addiction credential
• indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Mental Health Counselor (IC 25-23.6-8.5) with an addiction
• credential indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IC 25-23.6-8) with an addiction
• credential indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (IC 25-23.6-10.5);
• A Psychologist (IC 25-33);
• A Physician (IC 25-22.5-2);
• An Advanced Practice Nurse or a Certified Nursing Specialist (IC 25-23-1);
• An individual credentialed in addictions counseling by a nationally recognized
• credentialing body approved by the division as indicated below:
o A Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)
o A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant II (CADAC II)
o A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant III (CADAC III)
o A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant IV (CADAC IV)
o A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant V (CADAC V)
o An Addiction Professional in Training (APIT)
o A Certified Addiction Counselor Level I (ICACI)
o A Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (ICACII)
o A National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I)
o A National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCAC II)
o A Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
Contact: jnachman@judge.com
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Source : Judge Group