Substance abuse technician vs clinician

Differences between substance abuse technician and clinician duties and responsibilities

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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Clinician example responsibilities.

• Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
• Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
• Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
• Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
• Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
• Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.
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