Addiction Counselor
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct comprehensive substance-use and psychosocial assessments to identify clients’ treatment needs, strengths, and risks.
- Develop individualized treatment and recovery plans in collaboration with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Provide individual, group, and family counseling using evidence-based addiction counseling approaches, including Motivational Interviewing and relapse-prevention interventions.
- Provide psychoeducation on addiction, recovery, coping skills, healthy lifestyles, and relapse prevention to clients and their families.
- Support clients throughout the recovery continuum, including engagement, treatment, abstinence, relapse management, reintegration, and aftercare.
- Monitor client progress, identify barriers to recovery, and recommend appropriate adjustments to treatment interventions.
- Provide crisis intervention within scope of practice and facilitate referral to appropriate medical, mental health, or specialized services when required.
- Develop individualized discharge and aftercare plans with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team to promote continuity of recovery.
- Maintain accurate and confidential client records, treatment documentation, progress reports, and outcome data in accordance with hospital, departmental, and Ministry of Health standards.
- Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement activities and continuous professional development.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Diploma in Counseling psychology from a recognized Institution.
- Evidence of training in addiction counseling/chemical dependency counseling
- Served a similar position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
- Must be a registered member of the Counselors and Psychologists Board (CPB)
OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Excellent innovative and strong analytical skills;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Demonstrated excellent qualities of a team player;
- People management Skills;
- Planning and coordination skill.
Method of application
If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,
https://outspanhospital.org/addiction-counselor/?utm_source=Jobinkenya
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