• Provide effective clinical evaluation in completing the Human Services Needs Assessment
• Formulate appropriate Case Plans along with the consumer to document each goal/problem and how it will be addressed within one week of completing the HSNA
• Provide advocacy and referrals to community resources to assist consumers in advancing towards recovery and re-entry
• Provide didactic groups designed to teach skills and monitor consumer progress in recovery and re-entry
• Provide monitoring services to consumers towards progress/achievement of goals.
• Effectively collaborates with team members and other service providers in the delivery of clinical services.
• Assist in evaluating consumers for discharge planning
• Effectively interacts and corresponds with Alabama pardons and parole staff
• Adheres to professional code of ethics
• Will work closely with the treatment team to identify needed educational/skill development groups
• Will provide services, including groups, to meet identified needs of consumers (budgeting, parenting, job interview skills, etc.)
• Will utilize the Case Management sign-out sheet
• Will offer/provide GED tutoring to consumers
• Will provide services to consumers whether they are active in group or not
• Will involve community resources to provide sober, social or educational activities
• Will model good time management for consumers by being on time for work
• Will document progress notes in such a way as to reflect the consumer’s treatment goals.
• Will complete the Case Management enrollment on the same day as the Case Plan
• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills
• Document services provided in a timely manner per AltaPointe policy
• Maintain current weekly progress notes, group notes, and weekly summary reports system.
• Effectively manage caseload based on consumer’s needs
• Meet AltaPointe Health System productivity standards

Bachelor degree in a mental health discipline; certification of substance abuse (SA) case management training by Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH); Also must meet all driving requirements set out by AltaPointe.

knowledge in substance abuse and mental illness specialties, outlined below, to be obtained within six (6) months of employment:

• Knowledge of the nature of addiction and psychiatric disorders
• Knowledge of gender specific issues relative to addiction
• Knowledge of substance abuse treatment principles
• Knowledge of the 12-step support groups such as AA, NA, CA, and other self-help groups for co-occurring disordered adults
• Knowledge of criminogenic needs, definition and risk factors
• Understand the dynamics of co-dependency of addicted individuals, denial, manipulation and other typical behaviors of these consumers
• Understand the signs and symptoms of active mental illness and has the information and skills to address crisis intervention or intervention needs
• Understand the behavioral, psychological, physical health, and social effects of psychoactive drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, on the consumer and significant others
• Knowledge of helping strategies for reducing the negative effects of substance abuse dependency and how to tailor strategies and treatment modalities to the consumers’ stages of dependency, change or recovery
• Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical resources in the treatment of addictive and mental illness diseases
• Knowledge of cultural diversity
• Knowledge of the risk for illnesses among IV drug users such as HIV/AIDS and T.B.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system including court hearings, judges, court referral officers, probation officers, and jail diversion
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS education, counseling and testing
• Knowledge of behavioral management and crisis intervention