# Correctional SUD Counselor

*/JobTypes/Correctional_SUD_Counselor*

Departments: Division of Rehabilitative Programs, Correctional Behavioral Health, Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP) Unit, Community Corrections Division, Reentry Services.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

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

### Siblings

- [Adolescent Addiction Counselor](/JobTypes/Adolescent_Addiction_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [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
- [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

### Required knowledge

- [Addiction and Recovery Models](/Knowledge/Addiction_and_Recovery_Models) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Medication-Assisted Treatment Protocols](/Knowledge/Medication-Assisted_Treatment_Protocols) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Correctional Treatment Program Standards](/Knowledge/Correctional_Treatment_Program_Standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Evidence-Based SUD Treatment Models](/Knowledge/Evidence-Based_SUD_Treatment_Models) — 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

- [MAT induction blocked by facility formulary limits or custody objections to agonist medications](/Problems/MAT_induction_blocked_by_facility_formulary_limits_or_custody_objections_to_agonist_medications) — exposes problem · Problems
- [group composition dictated by housing-unit assignment rather than clinical stage or readiness](/Problems/group_composition_dictated_by_housing-unit_assignment_rather_than_clinical_stage_or_readiness) — exposes problem · Problems
- [outcome metrics distorted because abstinence is enforced by incarceration rather than achieved recovery](/Problems/outcome_metrics_distorted_because_abstinence_is_enforced_by_incarceration_rather_than_achieved_recovery) — exposes problem · Problems
- [confidentiality of one-on-one sessions in a facility with no private, unrecorded room available](/Problems/confidentiality_of_one-on-one_sessions_in_a_facility_with_no_private,_unrecorded_room_available) — exposes problem · Problems
- [booking a warm-handoff community appointment that survives an unpredictable, last-minute release date](/Problems/booking_a_warm-handoff_community_appointment_that_survives_an_unpredictable,_last-minute_release_date) — exposes problem · Problems
- [self-report validity when honest disclosure risks disciplinary write-ups or parole-board consequences](/Problems/self-report_validity_when_honest_disclosure_risks_disciplinary_write-ups_or_parole-board_consequences) — exposes problem · Problems
- [sustaining MI's autonomy-support stance inside a coercive court-mandated treatment mandate](/Problems/sustaining_MI's_autonomy-support_stance_inside_a_coercive_court-mandated_treatment_mandate) — exposes problem · Problems
- [ASAM level-of-care assessment overridden by custody classification rather than clinical placement need](/Problems/ASAM_level-of-care_assessment_overridden_by_custody_classification_rather_than_clinical_placement_need) — exposes problem · Problems
- [relapse-prevention plans built for a controlled environment that never models the street triggers waiting at release](/Problems/relapse-prevention_plans_built_for_a_controlled_environment_that_never_models_the_street_triggers_waiting_at_release) — exposes problem · Problems
- [delivering evidence-based SUD curriculum within facility lockdown and movement constraints](/Problems/delivering_evidence-based_SUD_curriculum_within_facility_lockdown_and_movement_constraints) — exposes problem · Problems
- [managing the dual-role tension between therapeutic alliance and mandatory reporting](/Problems/managing_the_dual-role_tension_between_therapeutic_alliance_and_mandatory_reporting) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting group-session progress notes that satisfy both clinical and custody requirements](/Problems/documenting_group-session_progress_notes_that_satisfy_both_clinical_and_custody_requirements) — exposes problem · Problems
- [coordinating reentry MAT continuity with community providers before release](/Problems/coordinating_reentry_MAT_continuity_with_community_providers_before_release) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Correctional Electronic Health Record](/Software/Correctional_Electronic_Health_Record) — uses software · Software
- [Behavioral Health Case Management Software](/Software/Behavioral_Health_Case_Management_Software) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Social Perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Comprehension](/Ability/Oral_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Relapse-Prevention Planning](/Skills/Relapse-Prevention_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Substance Use Assessment](/Skills/Substance_Use_Assessment) — requires skill · Skills
- [Group Curriculum Facilitation](/Skills/Group_Curriculum_Facilitation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Motivational Interviewing](/Skills/Motivational_Interviewing) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Screen and Refer for Medication-Assisted Treatment](/Activities/Screen_and_Refer_for_Medication-Assisted_Treatment) — engage in · Activities
- [Develop Relapse-Prevention Plans](/Activities/Develop_Relapse-Prevention_Plans) — engage in · Activities
- [Facilitate Structured Recovery Group Curricula](/Activities/Facilitate_Structured_Recovery_Group_Curricula) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Apply Motivational Interviewing Techniques](/Tasks/Apply_Motivational_Interviewing_Techniques) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate Reentry Recovery Linkage](/Tasks/Coordinate_Reentry_Recovery_Linkage) — perform · Tasks
- [Document Treatment Progress and Outcomes](/Tasks/Document_Treatment_Progress_and_Outcomes) — perform · Tasks
- [Screen and Refer for Medication-Assisted Treatment](/Tasks/Screen_and_Refer_for_Medication-Assisted_Treatment) — perform · Tasks
- [Deliver Individual Substance Use Counseling](/Tasks/Deliver_Individual_Substance_Use_Counseling) — perform · Tasks
- [Develop Relapse-Prevention Plans](/Tasks/Develop_Relapse-Prevention_Plans) — perform · Tasks
- [Facilitate Structured Recovery Group Curricula](/Tasks/Facilitate_Structured_Recovery_Group_Curricula) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct Substance Use Disorder Assessments](/Tasks/Conduct_Substance_Use_Disorder_Assessments) — perform · Tasks