Drug abuse counselor vs substance abuse technician

Differences between drug abuse counselor and substance abuse technician duties and responsibilities

Drug abuse counselor example responsibilities.

• Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
• Consult with physicians regarding increase or decrease of methadone dosage.
• Supervise and direct other workers providing services to patients.
• Provide individual counseling services to opioid dependent clients in outpatient methadone maintenance treatment.
• Participate in policy-shaping rehabilitation committee meetings.
• Provide DBT group psychotherapy in inpatient, residential setting serving pregnant teenagers and young mothers.
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Substance abuse technician example responsibilities.

• Work with outside counsel to develop patent and trademark portfolio and manage patent litigation.
• Coordinate community base services, identifies high-risk patients, veterans and provides case management and crisis intervention services.
• Provide care to chemically dependent patients in short-term social model detox program working directly with patients/families in all areas of recovery.
• Collect sample for DNA testing.
• Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
• Maintain the integrity of all specimens under DOT/non-DOT guidelines.
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