Substance abuse services director vs crisis intervention specialist

Differences between substance abuse services director and crisis intervention specialist duties and responsibilities

Substance abuse services director example responsibilities.

• Manage the departmental budget by adjusting therapist schedules to more efficiently schedule patients.
• Re-Accredite program with CARF and new accreditation (CARF) of adolescent outpatient and intensive outpatient program.
• Refocuse strategic mission of psychiatry toward integration and support of hospital services.
• Perform patient chart audits ensuring proper documentation and patient care are provided per Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
• Negotiate contracts for inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation for HMO patients.
• Create and implement psycho-educational groups pertaining to methadone and substance abuse and behavioral health.

Crisis intervention specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide clinical assessments, crisis intervention and supportive counseling for patients who are involuntary admissions.
• Provide content lead support on mathematics assessment projects/contracts.
• Provide mathematics content expertise and consultation to meet and support customer specify goals.
• Prepare, arrange, and facilitate involuntary and voluntary inpatient psychiatric hospitalization placement for patients when clinically indicate.
• Provide individual counseling, weekly psycho-educational groups in DBT and substance abuse prevention, crisis intervention and administration of clinical intakes.
• Author and review items for ESL assessments, including TOEFL and TOEIC tests.
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