Michael Benitez Email and Phone Number

• Responsible for scheduling clients and emailing intake paperwork information• Conduct intake assessments• Conduct risk assessments, as needed to address patient safety• Conduct post-assessment individual counseling sessions• Ensure all documentation regarding client care, treatment, and incidents are completed in a timely, clear, and concise manner• Authored policy and procedure manual

• Conducted individual counseling sessions, as scheduled and documents as required• Conducted group sessions, as scheduled and documents as required• Facilitated assigned group or family sessions• Responsible for initial assessments, as well as follow-up assessments, for patients• Prepared individual treatment plans for each assigned patient• Ensured all documentation regarding patient care, treatment, and incidents were completed in a timely, clear, and concise manner• Acted as a liaison between referral sources and patients• Provides crisis intervention to patients, as needed• Provided case management duties for patients, ensuring individualized quality care• Evaluated patient’s needs and determined if referrals to other programs or facilities were needed

Individual counseling using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of substance use disorders to improve emotional and functional well-being. Intake/assessment to include history, presenting problems and substance use diagnoses using DSM-V criteria. Conduct risk assessments as needed to address safety of patient. Prepare quality treatment plans in collaboration with patient and/or guardian, additional treatment team and community partners. Access patient’s need to increase medication strength.

Conducted intake assessment, made referrals, compose intake treatment plans

Set trials and hearings and entered appearance dockets timely and accurately, handle case flow management measures in a timely manner, screen visitors and callers and maintained records, work with public in routine and difficult situations and served as information resource to public, court staff and Office of Administrator (OJA)

Conducted and led adult and adolescent group sessions, counseled adolescent and adult clients to assist in overcoming addictive behaviors, intake, interviewed and reviewed clients condition and progress, maintained accurate records and charts, and conducted evaluation assessments