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Task 1:
Using interview techniques, gather relevant information from the client
in order to obtain current status and history.
Task 2: Gather
and evaluate information from sources other than the client, utilizing
client-consented interviews and/or written reports, to validate his/her reports
and provide a more complete history.
Task 3:
Observe and document psychological, social and physiological signs and
symptoms of alcohol and other drug abuse and dependence in the client to
make an accurate diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan.
Task 4:
Determine the client’s appropriateness and eligibility for admission or
referral to a range of programs by assessing the match between the client’s
needs and program target populations and services.
Task 5:
Request from the client appropriately signed releases when soliciting
from or providing information to outside sources to protect client
confidentiality.
Task 6:
Recognizing signs and symptoms that indicate a need to refer the client
for additional professional assessment services when such assessment is outside
the areas of the counselor’s expertise.
Task 7:
Develop a written diagnostic summary based on the results of separate
assessments performed by an alcohol and drug abuse counselor and/or a
multi-disciplinary team including physical/chemical use/abuse history,
psychological, psychiatric, social, spiritual, recreational, nutritional,
educational, vocational, and/or legal information to provide an integrated
approach to diagnosis and treatment planning.
Task 8:
Document ongoing treatment needs identified by regular assessments
performed throughout the continuum of care and negotiate adjustments to
the treatment plans to assure new treatment needs are addressed.
Task 9:
Formulate mutually agreed upon goals, objectives, and treatment methods
based upon assessment findings of the client’s strengths, weaknesses, needs
and problems for the purpose of directing a course of treatment.
Task 10:
Select, administer, score and interpret to clients the results of AODA
assessment instruments in order to provide accurate, standardized measurements
of data relating to the clients’ problems.
Task 11:
Explain the purpose, rationale and methods associated with the assessment
process to the client to assure understanding and compliance. [top] II.
Counseling
Task 1:
Establish rapport and trust with client, family members and related
systems by providing a safe environment in order to facilitate self-exploration,
disclosure, problem-solving and interaction.
Task 2:
In the initial counseling session, provide specific information to the
client regarding the structure, expectations and limitations of the counseling
process in order to promote a trusting relationship; and assist the client in
decision-making regarding the treatment process.
Task 3:
Assist the client, family members and significant others in
identification, clarification and expression of feelings by teaching, modeling
and interacting in order to improve relationship, self-esteem and feeling
recognition.
Task 4: Provide
individual therapy, using relevant and current client data with an appropriate
therapeutic approach to meet the client’s needs, problems, strengths and
weaknesses to promote a quality recovery process.
Task 5:
Provide family therapy with client and/or significant others within a
conducive setting to promote individual and system growth.
Task 6:
Provide group therapy by modeling, directing and facilitating
developmental stages within the group in order to promote growth.
Task 7:
Identify group, purpose, rules, goals and membership criteria for group
members through formal and informal means to facilitate interaction and
communication.
Task 8:
Assist clients, family members and significant others in establishing and
maintaining new behaviors or changes in behavior in order to minimize relapse
through teaching, modeling and other counseling techniques.
Task 9:
Intervene in life crisis situations with client or significant others in
order to prevent or cope with that crisis by utilizing needed resources and
identifying and teaching new skills.
Task 10:
Provide care and follow-up appropriate to the client’s needs after the
initial phase is completed utilizing a variety of approaches.
Task 11:
Assess ongoing issues and
related progress with clients, family and significant
others in order to promote growth through periodic review of goals and
accomplishments.
Task 12:
Provide current and accurate information and education to client, family
members, and significant others through written materials and other educational
forums in order to prevent initiation or progression of the disease of
alcoholism and drug dependency.
Task 13: Acknowledge
and respect cultural and life-style diversities as they relate to emotional,
spiritual and physical health with all clients, family members and significant
others to affirm differences through accepting attitudes and behaviors.
Task 14:
Assist clients, family, and significant others in the recognition of the
role of defense mechanisms (especially denial and minimization) through
confrontation, teaching and eliciting feedback, in order to further the recovery
process.
Task 15:
Evaluate and assess through case review the effectiveness of the chosen
counseling approaches and processes to ensure quality. III.
Case Management
Task 1:
Obtain and maintain information about community resources and services
by establishing contact with other service providers in order to evaluate
the appropriateness of referring the client.
Task 2:
Match the community resources with client needs in order to improve the
effectiveness of treatment by paying particular attention to cultural and
life-style characteristics of clients.
Task 3:
Verbally explain to the client the necessity for referral in order to
ease the transition to other service
providers.
Task 4:
Demonstrate proficiency in maintaining client records in accordance with
prescribed standards to ensure thorough documentation.
Task 5:
Consult with supervisors, counselors, professionals and/or other service
providers by discussing one’s own case to assure comprehensive, quality care
for the client.
Task 6: Present
cases to other treatment team members in order to facilitate decision making and
planning by using a written or oral method.
Task 7:
Assist other treatment team members by providing alternative input on
their cases in order to develop comprehensive, quality care for the client.
Task 8:
Verbally explain to the client the need for consultation and obtain
written consent when needed in order to
provide quality care.
Task 9:
Provide a program overview to the client by describing goals, objectives,
rules and obligations in order to agree upon mutual expectations.
Task 10:
Provide education for the client about self-help groups by supplying
appropriate information in order to encourage participation.
Task 11:
Advocate for client’s interests in targeted systems by negotiating
plans in order to help resolve client’s problems.
Task 12:
Provide information through appropriate contacts with outside agencies in
order to ensure adequate funding for services provided.
Task 13:
Maintain through regular communication a network of community resources
in order to enhance client’s treatment.
Task 14:
Ascertain client impairment by assuring utilization of appropriate
laboratory tests in order to determine the course of treatment.
Task 15:
Obtain evaluation through regular consultation with supervisors and peers
in order to assess case management techniques.
Task 1: Provide
relevant education to the client through formal and informal processes to
introduce specific knowledge to support the recovery process.
Task 2:
Provide relevant education to family members and significant others
through formal and informal processes to introduce specific knowledge to help
support the recovery process.
Task 3:
Provide alcohol and drug education to schools, service clubs, business,
industry and labor, media representatives, political and community
leaders and other significant persons to raise awareness and enhance community
support.
Task 4:
Provide drug and alcohol education and information to colleagues and
other professionals via lectures, discussions and meetings to enhance
professional exchange of information and ensure continuum of care for the
client. [top]
V.
Professional Responsibility
Task 1:
Demonstrate ethical behaviors by adhering to established professional
codes of ethics in order to maintain professional standards and safeguard the
best interests of the client.
Task 2: Adhere
to federal, state and agency regulations regarding alcohol and other drug abuse
treatment by following appropriate procedures to protect client rights.
Task 3:
Interpret and apply information from current counseling and alcohol and
other drug abuse literature to improve client care and enhance professional
growth.
Task 4: Recognize
the importance of individual differences by gaining knowledge about personality,
cultures, life-styles and other factors influencing client behavior in order to
provide services that are sensitive to the uniqueness of
the individual.
Task 5:
Develop and utilize a range of options to explore and discuss personal
feeling and concerns about clients when these concerns may be interfering with
the counseling relationship.
Task 6:
Conduct self-evaluations of professional performance applying ethical,
legal, and professional standards to enhance self-awareness and
performance by identifying strengths and limitations.
Task 7:
Obtain appropriate continuing professional education by ongoing
assessment of one’s own training needs in order to promote professional
growth.
Task 8:
Assess and participate in regular supervision and consultation sessions
to facilitate clinical and administrative growth.
Task 9:
Develop and utilize strategies to maintain personal, physical and mental
health in order to ensure professional effectiveness.
Task 10:
Establish and maintain good relations with civic groups, other professionals, government entities and the community in general through open communication and supportive involvement to expand community resources. [top] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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