Chemical dependency therapist vs therapist

Differences between chemical dependency therapist and therapist duties and responsibilities

Chemical dependency therapist example responsibilities.

• Utilize ASAM's criteria to determine the appropriate therapeutic level of care for patients/clients.
• Direct weekly psycho-educational group for parents of patients.
• Coordinate intake process for new patients including preliminary individual treatment plans.
• Develop and increase knowledge of federal, state and agency regulations regarding confidentiality methadone treatment and substance abuse counseling certification.
• Conduct psychological test batteries and write integrative reports for IEP meetings.
• Administer state require DWI protocols including breathalyzer tests and obtaining specimens.

Therapist example responsibilities.

• Manage ventilator and BiPAP's and create or update care plans per patient needs.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
• Provide on-call crisis intervention as well as standard treatment, rehabilitation and support services with some interventions requiring specialize therapy services.
• Develop and implement an effective curriculum of DBT inform group and art therapy classes specifically tailor for chemically dependent patients.
• Provide trauma-inform individual psychotherapy, TREM group treatment protocol, and EMDR.
• Utilize current brain base therapeutic techniques to teach clients adaptive skills to utilize in daily lives.
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