State of Maryland

The Alcohol and Drug (A/D) Supervised Counselor Provisional is the entry level of work, at the noncertified Associate degree level, counseling clients with substance use disorders by using intervention, treatment and rehabilitation. Employees in this classification do not supervise other Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

Employees in this classification receive close supervision from an Alcohol and Drug Professional Counselor Supervisor or other supervisor approved by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. Employees in this classification may be required to work evenings and weekends. The work is performed in addictions programs located in State institutions and facilities, such as inpatient and outpatient facilities, halfway house facilities and community-based programs.

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Alcohol and Drug Supervised Counselor Provisional and Alcohol and Drug Supervised Counselor are differentiated on the basis of certification status and supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over these employees. The Alcohol and Drug Supervised Counselor Provisional is noncertified and learns to perform duties under close supervision. The Alcohol and Drug Supervised Counselor is certified and performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.

Learns to provide counseling and case management services to clients with substance use disorders with the least complex problems as defined by standard treatment criteria;

Learns to screen clients with substance use disorders to determine the most appropriate initial course of action with regard to substance treatment;

Learns to assess clients with substance use disorders to gather and interpret information necessary for planning treatment and evaluating client progress;

Learns to develop client treatment plans and strategies to obtain the desired treatment outcomes;

Learns to make referrals to facilitate the client's use of available support systems and community resources in response to needs identified in clinical evaluation;

Learns to respond to clients in crises;

Learns to provide life skills education relevant to the recovery process to clients with substance use disorders, their families, significant others and community groups;

Learns to document client information in accordance with accepted principles of client record management;

Learns the accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and participates in continuing professional development;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.  

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work and General Requirements for a classification in the Management Service.   Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; specific Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, Annotated Code of Maryland, special  appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.  

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305, Annotated Code of Maryland.

A Class Description provides information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work and General Requirements for a classification in the Management Service or a classification in the Skilled or Professional Service in which all positions have been designated Special Appointments. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

Class descriptions broadly define groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.