Rachel Hansen
About Rachel Hansen
Rachel Hansen is a Substance Abuse Counselor with extensive experience in social work and counseling. She has worked at various organizations, including Integrity House, where she currently supports clients in recovery through individual and group sessions.
Work at Integrity House
Rachel Hansen has been employed at Integrity House as a Substance Abuse Counselor since 2021. In this role, she facilitates weekly clinical group sessions and conducts individual sessions, providing recovery support tailored to client treatment plans. Prior to her current position, she interned at Integrity House as a Social Work Intern for two months and as a Substance Abuse Counselor Intern for one month in 2021. Her responsibilities include assessing client needs using evidence-based assessment tools and determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.
Education and Expertise
Rachel Hansen holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Monmouth University, which she completed from 2018 to 2020. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master's degree in Social Work from the same institution, graduating in 2021. Additionally, she studied Liberal Arts and Sciences at Ocean County College. Her academic background supports her expertise in substance abuse counseling and social work practices.
Background
Rachel Hansen has a diverse background in social work and substance abuse counseling. She began her career as a Court Advocate at CASA of Ocean County from 2014 to 2015. She then gained experience as a Social Work Intern at various organizations, including Youth Consultation Service in 2019, Collier Youth Services from 2019 to 2020, and Monmouth Medical Center from 2020 to 2021. In addition, she worked as a Contact Tracer and Case Investigator for the NJ Covid-19 Response Team from 2020 to 2021.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Rachel Hansen has contributed to maintaining a trauma-informed environment at her agency. She has developed shared resources to assist interns in facilitating clinical group sessions and supervises them in the group setting. Rachel processes weekly with her Clinical Supervisor to enhance her clinical skills and improve evaluation outcomes, demonstrating her commitment to professional development in the field of substance abuse counseling.