Youth Dual Diagnosis Clinician | headspace
Core
Provide AOD counselling, education, and support to young people with substance use and mental health concerns, including crisis management and referrals.
Role type
Youth Dual Diagnosis Clinician (Counsellor)
Builds
Holistic support plans and referral pathways for young people and families
Domain
Mental health and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) services for youth
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
AHPRA registration (Psychologist, OT, Nurse) or AASW registration (Social Worker), youth-focused AOD counselling, harm minimisation, recovery-oriented practice, motivational interviewing, crisis management, multidisciplinary team collaboration, CALD/First Nations cultural competence
Preferred skills
NDIS worker screening clearance, WWCC, experience with co-morbidities, group education facilitation
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Engage, assess, and counsel young people and families; initiate and manage treatment options; make supported referrals to GPs and AOD services; reduce impacts of harmful substance use; develop coping strategies; maintain stakeholder networks for referral pathways
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on clinician