Substance Misuse Worker

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.

Essential Skills and Competencies

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• accept own accountability • address problems critically • adhere to organisational guidelines • 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 organisational techniques • apply person-centred care • apply problem solving in social service • apply quality standards in social services • apply socially just working principles • assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions • assess social service users' situation • assess the development of youth • build helping relationship with social service users • communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields • communicate with social service users • conduct interview in social service • consider social impact of actions on service users • contribute to protecting individuals from harm • cooperate at inter-professional level • delegate activities • deliver social services in diverse cultural communities • demonstrate leadership in social service cases • develop professional identity in social work • develop professional network • empower social service users • follow health and safety precautions in social care practices • handle conflicts • have computer literacy • inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse • involve service users and carers in care planning • listen actively • maintain records of work with service users • make legislation transparent for users of social services • manage ethical issues within social services • manage social crisis • manage stress in organisation • meet standards of practice in social services • negotiate with social service stakeholders • negotiate with social service users • organise social work packages • plan social service process • prepare youths for adulthood • prevent social problems • promote inclusion • promote service users' rights • promote social change • promote the safeguarding of young people • protect vulnerable social service users • provide social counselling • refer social service users • reflect on practice • relate empathetically • report on social development • review social service plan • support the positiveness of youths • tolerate stress • undertake continuous professional development in social work • work in a multicultural environment in health care • work in partnership with social services users • work within communities

Knowledge

• adolescent psychological development • company policies • dependency on drugs • illegal substances • legal requirements in the social sector • social justice • social sciences • social work theory

Alternative Related Job

• substance mis-use mentor • drug abuse outreach worker • substance abuse social worker • drug and alcohol social worker • substance abuse worker • mentor (drugs and alcahol) • alcohol outreach worker • substance misuse outreach worker • substance misuse advisor • substance mis-use counsellor • drug and alcohol worker • addiction social worker • social worker (substance misuse)

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