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The adolescent senior alcoholism counselor provides group and individual therapy for adolescents needing intensive substance misuse treatment and psychiatric services.
Key responsibilities include conducting intake evaluations, family psychoeducation, treatment planning, risk assessment, and crisis intervention.
The counselor will engage in outreach, collaborate with psychiatrists, and manage documentation for hospital and OASAS requirements.
Candidates must have experience working with adolescents in individual, group, and family settings within an outpatient behavioral health environment.
This full-time position offers a salary range of $63,000.00 to $70,000.00 per year and requires minimal evening hours.

Under the direction of program leadership, the adolescent senior alcoholism counselor utilizes evidenced-based models to provide group and individual therapy for adolescents in need of short-term intensive substance misuse treatment and psychiatric services. Tasks also include conducting comprehensive intake evaluations, family psychoeducation and counseling, person and family centered treatment planning, risk assessment, safety planning and crisis intervention. Therapist is expected to participate in active outreach and engagement, collaborate with program psychiatrists, coordination of care with other service providers, and complete required hospital and OASAS documentation in a timely manner. Experience with adolescents doing individual, group, and family work in an outpatient behavioral health setting is required. This is a full-time position with minimal evening hours required.

Salary: $63,000.00 - $70,000.00 / year

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