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  Participate in ongoing psychosocial assessment of the goals and needs of the mental health clients;
• Collaborates with the supervisory staff and Program Manager, other senior staff members, and other counselors in building and maintaining an intense treatment environment that motivates clients to focus on problematic behaviors, allow clients to experience the consequences of their actions, and teaches clients more productive coping strategies;
• Assesses the psycho social functioning of assigned clients and develops individualized treatment plans;
• Apprises team members of specific treatment plans and intervention strategies so that therapeutic consistency can be maintained;
• Leads treatment groups according to agency treatment guidelines;
• Develops discharge/aftercare plans and makes appropriate referrals for follow-up care;
• Documents relevant clinical information including treatment plans, treatment reviews, progress notes, and discharge summaries;
• Provides crisis intervention services, information, and referrals to clients and their family;
• Provides motivational counseling to collaterals to encourage participation in family support programs;
• Teaches specialized treatment concepts to client groups according to agency treatment schedule;
• Provides complete and accurate written and oral formats regarding the course of treatment to families, referral sources, and legal representatives;
• Recommends and participates in the development, design and documentation of policies, procedures, and activities for the agency;
• Conducts alcohol/drug assessments pursuant to WAC 246-341, or its successor;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must possess a valid Washington State Department of Health SUDP credential (SUDP preferred, minimum of SUDPT required) at time of hire;
• College course work in chemical dependency, human sciences or related field;
• Successful completion of at least one course per quarter/semester toward educational requirements as necessary to obtain an active Washington State Department of Health SUDP credential required, if not already obtained;
• Knowledgeable of a wide variety of therapeutic approaches and the ability to set and maintain therapeutic limits. The agency milieu mandates that the incumbent be flexible, versatile and skilled in developing creative behavioral interventions that modify inappropriate behavior;
• Must be capable of functioning autonomously while maintaining continuous communication with other staff members;
• A broad knowledge of the stages of human personality development including cultural, social, and psychological factors affecting individuals and families involved with chemical use;
• Knowledge and practice of crisis intervention theory;
• Knowledge of the various theories, forms, stages, and manifestations of addictive behavior, awareness of common manifestations of resistance to change in the addicted client, awareness of socio-cultural barriers to change, and an in-depth knowledge of alternative coping mechanisms to replace the use of chemicals;
• An understanding of the theory and practice of individual and group treatment of chemical abusing clients to facilitate client self examination, expression of feelings, insight development, problem solving, and motivation to develop a chemically free lifestyle;
• CPR/First Aid Certification required for inpatient staff members;
• Good verbal and written communication skills;
• Great attendance;
• Ability to work well with others.

The Benefits:

Lifeline Connections is striving to be your employer of choice by offering our regular/full time employees a generous benefits package. The plan covers 85% of medical, dental, and vision costs at the employee level and 75% for all dependent plans. The majority of out-of-pocket costs for co-pays, prescriptions, and deductible under the medical plan are also covered. We also have employer paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and supplemental coverages.

Our fulltime employees and some part time employees also qualify for our 401(K) plan that matches dollar for dollar up to 5%. On top of all that, our fulltime employees receive approximately 4 weeks of paid time off during their first year of employment (accrual rates increase with years of service), as well as 1 personal holiday and 12 paid holidays per year!

There are many other supplemental benefits we are glad to offer such as tuition reimbursement and discounted cellular service amongst others.

Send us your resume and let's talk about you joining our team!