Substance Misuse Worker
Substance Misuse Worker
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Job Description
Substance misuse workers provide assistance and counselling to people with substance abuse problems. They monitor their progress, advocate for them, and performe crisis interventions and group therapy. They also assist patients dealing with the consequences of tobacco, alcohol or recreational drugs abuse, which can be problematics as unemployment, physical or mental disorders and poverty..
Top 37 specific things you need to know
As a Substance Misuse Worker, you will need to master following:
- accept own accountability
- advocate for social service users
- apply anti-oppressive practices
- apply case management
- apply crisis intervention
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply person-centred care
- apply problem solving in social service
- apply quality standards in social services
- assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions
- assess social service users' situation
- assess the development of youth
- build helping relationship with social service users
- company policies
- conduct interview in social service
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- develop professional identity in social work
- empower social service users
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse
- maintain records of work with service users
- make legislation transparent for users of social services
- meet standards of practice in social services
- negotiate with social service users
- organise social work packages
- prevent social problems
- promote inclusion
- promote service users' rights
- protect vulnerable social service users
- refer social service users
- review social service plan
- tolerate stress
Top 33 general things you need to know
More generally, a substance misuse worker is also versed in:
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- adolescent psychological development
- apply organisational techniques
- apply socially just working principles
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- communicate with social service users
- dependency on drugs
- develop professional network
- have computer literacy
- illegal substances
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- legal requirements in the social sector
- listen actively
- manage ethical issues within social services
- manage social crisis
- manage stress in organisation
- negotiate with social service stakeholders
- plan social service process
- prepare youths for adulthood
- promote social change
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- provide social counselling
- provide support to social services users
- relate empathetically
- report on social development
- social justice
- social sciences
- social work theory
- support the positiveness of youths
- undertake continuous professional development in social work
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work within communities
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent substance misuse worker
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Top employers for this job
Substance Misuse Worker (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
Full Time
Urgent
Private
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