MAT Addiction Therapist

Lincoln Behavioral Svcs.•Redford, MI

13d

About The Position

The MAT Addiction Therapist provides individual and group therapy to adults diagnosed with addiction and mental health conditions. This therapist works with both individuals and their family members. This professional collaborates with psychiatric and allied team members in assessment, diagnosing, treatment planning and intervention. This position is full time

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or Counseling from an accredited college or university.
Active MCBAP certification of CAADC (Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor) or Development Plan.
State of Michigan Master’s level license with the State of Michigan (LARA) with one of the following: LMSW or LPC
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to establish working relationships with all staff

Nice To Haves

Prefer 2 years experience in working with the SMI/SUD population.

Responsibilities

Reports to work on time, as scheduled, and at the location assigned.
Completes comprehensive addiction/co-occurring assessments to create a thorough description of the individual's treatment needs, presenting problems and necessary information to develop an individualized person-centered treatment plan.
Develops person-centered plans with diagnosis, goals, objectives, and interventions relevant to identified individual’s needs, hopes and desires.
Conducts individual, family, and/or group therapy and provides crisis triage and interventions.
Provides services in accordance with the person-centered plan and professional scope of practice.
Skill set includes diverse interventions (e.g., individual, family, group, co-occurring, trauma treatment and evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, etc.)
Documentation for co-occurring consumers includes staging and stage-matched interventions.
Enhanced skill set surrounding treatment of mental illness, addiction and the recovery philosophy.
Maintains direct service hours of at least 85 per month.
Participates in clinical team meetings and consultation.
Completes all documentation/progress notes, assessments, treatment plans within agency required timeframe
Attends regular case conferences, in-services, training, supervision and workshops.
Strong knowledge, skill set, and experience with the disease concept of chemical dependency, substances use, trauma, stages of change and recovery.
Knowledge of pharmacological addiction treatment approaches.
Proficiency in working within the biological model of SMI (Serious Mental Illness).
Completes other duties as assigned in a reasonable established timeframe with quality expectations.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal cost to employee
Teladoc (immediate non-emergency medical services) at no cost to employee
Long-term, short-term disability and life insurance with no cost to employee
Licensure-required supervision at no cost to the employee
PTO includes: generous vacation and personal time with additional annual holidays (35 Paid days off the first year)
Retirement account with company contribution
One-hour lunch included in the 8-hour workday
Live and recorded webinars with CE approval from APA, NASW and NBCC
Malpractice liability insurance policy
An array of tech equipment to support service delivery including (when applicable), smart phones, agency fleet vehicles, laptops, tablets and desktops with dedicated support from Operations, HR, and IT professionals
Incentive and bonus opportunities
To support self-care and burnout prevention, LBS offers an onsite employee fitness center (approx. 20,000 sq. ft.) with newly equipped treadmills, stationary bikes, elliptical machines, full-body workout machine, massage chairs, carpeted circular track for walking and running, free weights, putting green and locker rooms with showers. All at no cost to employees.