Addiction Counselor

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive substance-use and psychosocial assessments to identify clients’ treatment needs, strengths, and risks.
  
• Develop individualized treatment and recovery plans in collaboration with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.
  
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling using evidence-based addiction counseling approaches, including Motivational Interviewing and relapse-prevention interventions.
  
• Provide psychoeducation on addiction, recovery, coping skills, healthy lifestyles, and relapse prevention to clients and their families.
  
• Support clients throughout the recovery continuum, including engagement, treatment, abstinence, relapse management, reintegration, and aftercare.
  
• Monitor client progress, identify barriers to recovery, and recommend appropriate adjustments to treatment interventions.
  
• Provide crisis intervention within scope of practice and facilitate referral to appropriate medical, mental health, or specialized services when required.
  
• Develop individualized discharge and aftercare plans with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team to promote continuity of recovery.
  
• Maintain accurate and confidential client records, treatment documentation, progress reports, and outcome data in accordance with hospital, departmental, and Ministry of Health standards.
  
• Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement activities and continuous professional development.
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Counseling psychology from a recognized Institution.
  
• Evidence of training in addiction counseling/chemical dependency counseling
  
• Served a similar position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
  
• Must be a registered member of the Counselors and Psychologists Board (CPB)
  

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Excellent innovative and strong analytical skills;
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  
• Demonstrated excellent qualities of a team player;
  
• People management Skills;
  
• Planning and coordination skill.
  

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive substance-use and psychosocial assessments to identify clients’ treatment needs, strengths, and risks.
  
• Develop individualized treatment and recovery plans in collaboration with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.
  
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling using evidence-based addiction counseling approaches, including Motivational Interviewing and relapse-prevention interventions.
  
• Provide psychoeducation on addiction, recovery, coping skills, healthy lifestyles, and relapse prevention to clients and their families.
  
• Support clients throughout the recovery continuum, including engagement, treatment, abstinence, relapse management, reintegration, and aftercare.
  
• Monitor client progress, identify barriers to recovery, and recommend appropriate adjustments to treatment interventions.
  
• Provide crisis intervention within scope of practice and facilitate referral to appropriate medical, mental health, or specialized services when required.
  
• Develop individualized discharge and aftercare plans with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team to promote continuity of recovery.
  
• Maintain accurate and confidential client records, treatment documentation, progress reports, and outcome data in accordance with hospital, departmental, and Ministry of Health standards.
  
• Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement activities and continuous professional development.
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Counseling psychology from a recognized Institution.
  
• Evidence of training in addiction counseling/chemical dependency counseling
  
• Served a similar position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
  
• Must be a registered member of the Counselors and Psychologists Board (CPB)
  

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Excellent innovative and strong analytical skills;
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  
• Demonstrated excellent qualities of a team player;
  
• People management Skills;
  
• Planning and coordination skill.