Substance abuse clinician vs chemical dependency professional

Differences between substance abuse clinician and chemical dependency professional duties and responsibilities

Substance abuse clinician example responsibilities.

• Provide clinical assessments, psychotherapy, and case management for patients and clients recovering from mental health disorders and substance addiction.
• Provide individual and group treatment and rehabilitation for youth diagnose with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
• Provide all forms of intervention, from assessment to aftercare, to patients suffering with substance-relate, psychiatric and co-occurring disorders.
• Facilitate psychoeducational and rehabilitation groups using standard group techniques.
• Assess and treat elementary school students with articulation, language, and autism spectrum disorders under an apprenticeship model of supervision.
• Assist team of professionals with developing ISP's, IEP's, and needs assessments to determine proper treatment.
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Chemical dependency professional example responsibilities.

• Lead training for staff on specific counseling interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders.
• Observe strict compliance with all HIPPA guidelines
• Conduct substance use assessments, diagnose DSM multi-axis clients, and design ISSP treatment plans.
• Maintain a positive therapeutic relationship with patients while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Encourage patients towards choosing in-patient/out-patient treatment, or transitional living environments, after their detox needs.
• Provide daily group and individual psychotherapy at an outpatient rehabilitation facility for clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
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