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Job Title: OARS Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) or Counselor Intern (CI) Salary Range: Dependent on qualifications and experience Summary: Counsels and aids individuals and families requiring assistance dealing with substance abuse problems, such as alcohol or drug abuse, by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Interviews clients, client intake process, review records, and confers with other professionals to evaluate condition of client;

• Maintains a caseload of OARS clients (Funded, Medicaid, and or a combination)
• Formulates with client treatment plan and program for treatment;
• Counsels clients individually and in group sessions to assist client in overcoming

alcohol and drug dependency; • Counsels family members to assist family in dealing with and providing support for client; • Refers clients to other support services as needed such as medical evaluation and treatment, social services, and employment services; • Monitors condition of client to evaluate success of therapy, and adapts treatment as needed;

• Prepares and maintains reports and case histories;
• CMBHS client data entry;
• Maintains client files in compliance with State Regulations and CARF Standards;
• Formulates and conducts programs to promote prevention of alcohol and drug

abuse;

• Schedules and attends client case treatment reviews meetings;
• Enforces clients fees by utilizing the Welcome Station/Methware System;
• Addresses and reinforces the client program rules, policies and procedures;
• Maintains client attendance log in client files for program attendance compliance;
• Attends CTI training weekly and maintains all CTI hours documented in a Binder

for verification (CI only); • Processes caseload individual intakes as scheduled and acquire QCC signature (CI only); • Assist in clinical supervision to counselor interns and QCC as needed (LCDC only);

• Assists in urinalysis collections for all programs; and
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Department Supervisor, Clinical

Director and or CEO; Certificates, Licenses, Registration Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with one year experience in substance abuse treatment. recblid 3o48fpk4r9me0cg94g4gexut4e1o5d

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