Substance Abuse Counselor

Arbour Hospital is a 136-bed private psychiatric facility located in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The hospital specializes in adult mental health treatment, adolescent and dual diagnosis services. Other services include partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and outpatient treatment.

The Substance Abuse Clinician delivers direct services and coordination of services to clients, and may provide other authorized therapeutic modalities as relevant; participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning; and ensures that any treatments delivered are within the scope of his or her training, experience, and general level of competence. Assists administrative team in maintaining BSAS licensing requirement.

1. Participates in planning treatment programs, dispositional and discharge plans.
2. Maintains family, and all collateral contact, as relevant to the case management planning and aftercare.
3. Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning.
4. Develops and maintains client treatment plan plans and reports.
5. Coordinates, arranges and monitors continuity of care.
6. Accepts supervision, attends regularly-scheduled treatment team meetings, and coordinates communication with Utilization Review as needed.
7. Occasional will lead/co-lead recovery groups