Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
The Department of Correction (DOC) is recruiting for Correctional Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC) for our Addiction Services Unit located within our MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, CT.
- Coordinates offender rehabilitation program within facility or community setting;
- Provides intensive counseling services to alcohol and drug dependent offenders;
- Screens offenders to determine eligibility for programs;
- Assesses strengths, weaknesses and treatment needs;
- Orients offenders to treatment program;
- Participates in treatment planning and individual and/or group counseling;
- Periodically checks offender progress and recommends changes;
- Performs case management activities;
- Provides crisis intervention services in response to emotional and/or physical distress;
- Makes referrals to programs for medical and/or psychological intervention;
- Ensures adherence to infection control practices;
- Conducts census checks;
- Develops and maintains comprehensive treatment files including treatment plans and progress notes, discharge summaries, crisis intervention and referrals;
- Assists in program development and implementation;
- Assists other staff in performing difficult or hazardous investigations;
- Prepares detailed reports for classification committees and other groups evaluating offender progress