Recovery Guide
| Company | Howard University |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Must have roots or connections with the community providers.
- Must be willing to participate in Recovery Guiding training and supervision.
- Must be willing to document recovery guide sessions and other related research documents.
Responsibilities
- Provide manual-guided counseling (Recovery Guide counseling) to participants assigned to ICC-MOUD.
- Meet approximately weekly with participants assigned to ICC-MOUD for the first 12 weeks of treatment.
- Recovery Guides use active learning approaches to engage participants in learning about opioid use disorder, MOUD with buprenorphine, and the role of MOUD in treatment and recovery.
- Engage participants in behavioral change, making use of tools from the Recovery Guide toolkit to help participants develop short-term, achievable, critical goals and objectives (including, for example, returning for treatment appointments and adhering to prescribed MOUD) and to develop with the participant specific Recovery Plan Agreements to achieve the objectives.
- Track the participant’s progress implementing the plans and achieving the objectives and work with the participant to revise the plans as needed to increase success in accomplishing the objectives.
- Recovery Guides follow up on visits, remind participants about upcoming appointments, and schedule assessments in advance.
- Identify specific, individual needs and steps the participant can take to support their sustained recovery (e.g., accessing social services, homelessness services, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.