# Adolescent Addiction Counselor

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Departments: Pediatric Behavioral Health, Adolescent Residential Treatment, Youth and Family Services, Student Support Services, Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), Juvenile Justice Diversion Programs, Chemical Dependency Unit.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Counselors](/Occupations/Counselors) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Behavioral Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Behavioral_Health_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Camp Counselor](/JobTypes/Camp_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Career Counselor](/JobTypes/Career_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Co-Occurring Disorders Counselor](/JobTypes/Co-Occurring_Disorders_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Community_Mental_Health_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Correctional Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Correctional_Mental_Health_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Correctional SUD Counselor](/JobTypes/Correctional_SUD_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Crisis Counselor](/JobTypes/Crisis_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [DUI/DWI Program Educator](/JobTypes/DUI%2FDWI_Program_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Detox Intake Assessment Counselor](/JobTypes/Detox_Intake_Assessment_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Dual Diagnosis Counselor](/JobTypes/Dual_Diagnosis_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Eating Disorder Counselor](/JobTypes/Eating_Disorder_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Counselor](/JobTypes/Employee_Assistance_Program_(EAP)_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Grief Counselor](/JobTypes/Grief_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [IOP Group Counselor](/JobTypes/IOP_Group_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Inpatient Psychiatric Clinician](/JobTypes/Inpatient_Psychiatric_Clinician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Counselor](/JobTypes/Intensive_Outpatient_Program_(IOP)_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Licensed Professional Counselor](/JobTypes/Licensed_Professional_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [MAT Clinic Counselor](/JobTypes/MAT_Clinic_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/Mental_Health_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Mobile Crisis Intervention Specialist](/JobTypes/Mobile_Crisis_Intervention_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Private Practice Therapist](/JobTypes/Private_Practice_Therapist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Problem Gambling Counselor](/JobTypes/Problem_Gambling_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Residential Treatment Center Therapist](/JobTypes/Residential_Treatment_Center_Therapist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Residential Treatment Counselor](/JobTypes/Residential_Treatment_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [School Counselor](/JobTypes/School_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [School-Based Mental Health Counselor](/JobTypes/School-Based_Mental_Health_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Telehealth Therapist](/JobTypes/Telehealth_Therapist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Trauma Counselor](/JobTypes/Trauma_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Veterans Counselor](/JobTypes/Veterans_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes

### Perform

- [Document Client Progress](/Tasks/Document_Client_Progress) — perform · Tasks
- [Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical depe...](/Tasks/Lead_group_counseling_sessions_that_provide_support_in_such_areas_as_grief,_stress,_or_chemical_depe...) — perform · Tasks
- [Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.](/Tasks/Design_individualized_care_plans,_using_a_variety_of_treatments.) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan Relapse Prevention and Aftercare](/Tasks/Plan_Relapse_Prevention_and_Aftercare) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate Care with Schools and Courts](/Tasks/Coordinate_Care_with_Schools_and_Courts) — perform · Tasks
- [Engage Families in Treatment](/Tasks/Engage_Families_in_Treatment) — perform · Tasks
- [Provide Individual Counseling](/Tasks/Provide_Individual_Counseling) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct Adolescent Substance Use Assessments](/Tasks/Conduct_Adolescent_Substance_Use_Assessments) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting](/Knowledge/Confidentiality_and_Mandated_Reporting) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Counseling Theory and Techniques](/Knowledge/Counseling_Theory_and_Techniques) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Addiction and Substance Use Disorders](/Knowledge/Addiction_and_Substance_Use_Disorders) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Adolescent Development](/Knowledge/Adolescent_Development) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Type of

- [Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors](/Occupations/Substance_Abuse,_Behavioral_Disorder,_and_Mental_Health_Counselors) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [parents demanding 1:1 session content, eroding the minor's therapeutic alliance and willingness to disclose](/Problems/parents_demanding_1:1_session_content,_eroding_the_minor's_therapeutic_alliance_and_willingness_to_disclose) — exposes problem · Problems
- [relapse-prevention plans ignoring school-based triggers and unstructured summer gaps unique to adolescents](/Problems/relapse-prevention_plans_ignoring_school-based_triggers_and_unstructured_summer_gaps_unique_to_adolescents) — exposes problem · Problems
- [group members who attend the same school breaching confidentiality outside session](/Problems/group_members_who_attend_the_same_school_breaching_confidentiality_outside_session) — exposes problem · Problems
- [family sessions where the household environment is itself the relapse trigger](/Problems/family_sessions_where_the_household_environment_is_itself_the_relapse_trigger) — exposes problem · Problems
- [engaging parents who are themselves actively using or supplying the adolescent](/Problems/engaging_parents_who_are_themselves_actively_using_or_supplying_the_adolescent) — exposes problem · Problems
- [progress notes doubling as court-discoverable records chilling clinical candor about a minor](/Problems/progress_notes_doubling_as_court-discoverable_records_chilling_clinical_candor_about_a_minor) — exposes problem · Problems
- [treatment-plan objectives must track developmental stage and school calendar, not adult recovery milestones](/Problems/treatment-plan_objectives_must_track_developmental_stage_and_school_calendar,_not_adult_recovery_milestones) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling parent-set goals against the adolescent's own stated goals within one plan](/Problems/reconciling_parent-set_goals_against_the_adolescent's_own_stated_goals_within_one_plan) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reconciling court-mandated compliance reporting with 42 CFR Part 2 redisclosure limits on minor SUD records](/Problems/reconciling_court-mandated_compliance_reporting_with_42_CFR_Part_2_redisclosure_limits_on_minor_SUD_records) — exposes problem · Problems
- [distinguishing developmentally-normative experimentation from emerging SUD in a still-forming adolescent](/Problems/distinguishing_developmentally-normative_experimentation_from_emerging_SUD_in_a_still-forming_adolescent) — exposes problem · Problems
- [CRAFFT/GAIN screens normed on adults misclassifying adolescent use severity at intake](/Problems/CRAFFT%2FGAIN_screens_normed_on_adults_misclassifying_adolescent_use_severity_at_intake) — exposes problem · Problems
- [adolescent self-report under-disclosure when the assessment is court- or parent-mandated](/Problems/adolescent_self-report_under-disclosure_when_the_assessment_is_court-_or_parent-mandated) — exposes problem · Problems
- [verifying a minor is in a private, safe space before a remote session proceeds](/Problems/verifying_a_minor_is_in_a_private,_safe_space_before_a_remote_session_proceeds) — exposes problem · Problems
- [telehealth sessions where an off-camera parent in the room suppresses adolescent disclosure](/Problems/telehealth_sessions_where_an_off-camera_parent_in_the_room_suppresses_adolescent_disclosure) — exposes problem · Problems
- [EHR parent-proxy portal access exposing the minor's protected SUD records to guardians](/Problems/EHR_parent-proxy_portal_access_exposing_the_minor's_protected_SUD_records_to_guardians) — exposes problem · Problems
- [note templates normed for adult SUD failing to capture adolescent developmental context](/Problems/note_templates_normed_for_adult_SUD_failing_to_capture_adolescent_developmental_context) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documentation software lacking 42 CFR Part 2 segmented-consent handling for minor SUD records](/Problems/documentation_software_lacking_42_CFR_Part_2_segmented-consent_handling_for_minor_SUD_records) — exposes problem · Problems
- [adolescent group composition risking peer-contagion / deviancy-training effects](/Problems/adolescent_group_composition_risking_peer-contagion_%2F_deviancy-training_effects) — exposes problem · Problems
- [aftercare warm-handoffs to step-down providers falling through at discharge](/Problems/aftercare_warm-handoffs_to_step-down_providers_falling_through_at_discharge) — exposes problem · Problems
- [court and school progress updates demanded on conflicting timelines and formats](/Problems/court_and_school_progress_updates_demanded_on_conflicting_timelines_and_formats) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting ASAM level-of-care justification for payer authorization](/Problems/documenting_ASAM_level-of-care_justification_for_payer_authorization) — exposes problem · Problems
- [coordinating consent and confidentiality between minor, parents, and school](/Problems/coordinating_consent_and_confidentiality_between_minor,_parents,_and_school) — exposes problem · Problems
- [engagement and retention of mandated, ambivalent adolescent clients](/Problems/engagement_and_retention_of_mandated,_ambivalent_adolescent_clients) — exposes problem · Problems
- [relapse-risk signals between sessions invisible to the counselor](/Problems/relapse-risk_signals_between_sessions_invisible_to_the_counselor) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Telehealth Platform](/Software/Telehealth_Platform) — uses software · Software
- [Behavioral Health Documentation Software](/Software/Behavioral_Health_Documentation_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Electronic Health Record System](/Software/Electronic_Health_Record_System) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Social Perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem Sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Active Listening](/Ability/Active_Listening) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Crisis Intervention](/Skills/Crisis_Intervention) — requires skill · Skills
- [Family Engagement](/Skills/Family_Engagement) — requires skill · Skills
- [Treatment Planning](/Skills/Treatment_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Group Facilitation](/Skills/Group_Facilitation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Motivational Interviewing](/Skills/Motivational_Interviewing) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Plan Relapse Prevention and Aftercare](/Activities/Plan_Relapse_Prevention_and_Aftercare) — engage in · Activities
- [Engage Families in Treatment](/Activities/Engage_Families_in_Treatment) — engage in · Activities
- [Conduct Adolescent Substance Use Assessments](/Activities/Conduct_Adolescent_Substance_Use_Assessments) — engage in · Activities