Preventive Professional (Substance Abuse)

This position reports to a Licensed Professional and Agency Director(s).

Education and Experience:

Preventive professional" means, within the MHIDD/SAS system of care:

• An individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of South Carolina by the South Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MHIDD/SA with the population served; or
• A graduate of a college or university with a Master’s degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated MHIDD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, post­ graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
• A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MHIDD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full­ time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
• A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MHIDD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.

Responsibilities:

• Development, monitoring and revision of person-centered plans and plans of care
• Coordination of other services and supports related to maintaining an individual's health, safety, and well-being in the community
• Facilitating person centered planning, team meetings,
• Facilitating the service delivery process, including initial assessment, ongoing monitoring of care and services
• Monitoring to assure quality care and continued appropriateness of services
• Submitting person centered plans to Value Options or LME for authorization
• Ensuring linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services
• Supportive counseling to address the diagnostic and clinical needs of the recipient
• Assistance with therapeutic interventions
• Psychoeducation and training of family, unpaid caregivers,
• Relapse prevention and disease management
• Ongoing symptom monitoring and management
• Service coordination activities within the established person-centered plan
• Documenting service provision accurately and timely

• Attending staff meetings
• Quality improvement activities
• Participation in continuing education
• Perform NCI Training
• Marketing
• Assist the director
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or director