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Substance Abuse Counselor (80323)

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Rate of Pay: $27.00 to $30.00 Per Hour Depending on Experience

MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services. Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following:

  • Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings
  • Life skills training
  • Day socialization groups
  • Collateral contacts
  • Home visits
  • Substance abuse screenings
  • Psychiatric services
  • Case Management
  • Court reports
  • Psychological assessments

Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm

Under the direction of the Program Director the Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for providing support, guidance, and mentoring the patients in a community setting to meet service delivery requirements of the FACT Program.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

  • Provide intake, assessment, treatment planning, group and individual counseling to clients in the Substance Use Disorders/Addiction program
  • Provide after-care plan for clients returning to the community including program referrals to substance use disorders/addiction treatment
  • Maintain accurate and thorough clinical records per Company and DSH requirements in a timely manner
  • Provide input and reports to the Clinical Supervisor regarding the clinical needs of clients and programming, improving ways of offering prevention, outreach, and treatment services
  • Work collaboratively with behavioral/mental health and medical staff when clients have co-morbid conditions
  • Communicate with treatment and case management staff through daily briefing and debriefing between shifts
  • Attend required staff meetings, safety training and in-service programs as required
  • Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of treatment and the professional relationship
  • Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality

HM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:

  • Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Continuing Education benefits
  • Much more...
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