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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| drug-and-alcohol-addiction-counsellor | Occupational skill for the role 'drug and alcohol addiction counsellor' (also: drug and alcohol worker, drug and alcohol addiction counselor, alcohol counsellor, substance abuse counsellor, addictions counsellor, drug and alcohol addiction social counsellor). Use when the user asks for typical drug and alcohol addiction counsellor work such as: Assess individuals' degree of drug dependency by collecting and analyzing urine samples.; Train or supervise student interns or new staff members.; Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes. |
Drug And Alcohol Addiction Counsellor
Drug and alcohol addiction counsellors provide assistance and counselling to individuals and families dealing with drug and alcohol addictions, monitoring their progress, advocating for them, performing crisis interventions and group therapy. They also assist the persons with the consequences of their addictions which can be unemployment, physical or mental disorders and poverty. Drug and alcohol addiction counsellors may also prepare educational programs for high-risk populations.
Core workflow
- Assess individuals' degree of drug dependency by collecting and analyzing urine samples.
- Train or supervise student interns or new staff members.
- Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
- Complete and maintain accurate records or reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, services provided, or other required information.
- Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.
- Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.
- Interview clients, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in a specific program.
- Intervene as an advocate for clients or patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adolescent psychological development
- 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
- behavioural therapy
- build helping relationship with social service users
- client-centred counselling
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- communicate with social service users
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- counselling methods
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d758e75-a116-485a-b800-5db08ffd3ba1), ONET 30.3 (21-1011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*