Behavioral Health Clinician

Where

Youngstown, OH

What you'll be doing

Complete assessments of client behavioral health and substance use history and current status. Engagement strategies to develop trusting relationships to enhance successful behavioral health/substance use outcomes providing educational, behavioral, motivational and relapse prevention interventions. Demonstrate addiction counseling competencies. Assist in coordinating individual treatment planning including aftercare and recovery support services. Participate in engaging and motivating all team clients in all treatment goals, especially and specifically those related to substance use issues. Assist clients receiving substance use treatment in becoming involved with self-help groups. Assist clients receiving substance use treatment in developing and maintaining social support networks. Assess need for inpatient treatment and coordinate such. Provide individual counseling and group counseling specific to substance use issues to assist clients with understanding addiction, treatment and readiness for change. Provide interventions aimed at client recognition of relationships between substance use, mental illness, medications. Collaborate with other team members on individual cases. Provide training to other team members on signs, symptoms and early identification of substance use, the disease model of addiction and drug dependency. Develop and implement person-centered individual treatment plans and subsequent documentation of services. Provide direct service, including social, emotional and instrumental support to all team clients as integrated staff member. Maintain specified team productivity standards.

What your background should be

Minimum three (3) years of experience providing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Experience working with severe and persistent mental illness and substance abuse population. Normal activity, potential exposure to blood borne pathogens. Knowledgeable of various community resources. Will work as part of an integrated team.

Required Schooling / Training

Bachelor Degree in Social Services or Human Services.

Who is the client company

Provides the tools low-income and homeless families support.

If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com