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Bethel Family Clinic BH Substance Abuse Counselor in Bethel, Alaska
**Position Description: Under the supervision of the clinical supervisor, the Substances Abuse Counselor advise clients who suffer form alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, mental health issues, or other mental and/or behavioral problems, by providing treatment and support to help clients recover from addiction or modify problem behaviors.
Position Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Evaluates the clients mental and physical health, addiction or problematic behavior and assesses the clients readiness for treatment.
- Develops, recommends and reviews treatment goals and plans for the client and their families.
- Assists clients in developing skills and behaviors necessary to recover from addition or modify the behavior.
- Works with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with recovery.
- Teaches the clients family members about addiction or behavior disorders and helps them to develop strategies to cope with those problems.
- Refers clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups.
- Conducts outreach programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as steps to avoid such behavior.
- Works with the clients individually and/or in group sessions.
*Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. *
