Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities
Melissa Wucinick is a seasoned professional in the field of recovery and addiction counseling, currently serving as a Recovery Manager at Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities since November 2016. In this role, Melissa provides recovery management services within a specialized program. Concurrently, Melissa operates as a Chemical Dependency Counselor at Oriana House, Inc., offering individual, family, and group counseling as well as treatment education. Previous experience includes serving as the Clinical Coordinator for the Alcohol & Addictions Program at the Tuscarawas County Health Department, where responsibilities included managing outpatient operations and supervising treatment counselors. Additionally, Melissa has provided mental health services to adolescents as a School-Based Mental Health Counselor and has a background as a Customer Account Representative in the security industry. Melissa holds a Master of Arts in Education, Clinical Counseling from Malone University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Substance Abuse from Kaplan University.
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Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities
Make an online referral at: https://www.dhad.org/refer Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities (Direction Home Akron Canton) is a private, non-profit organization providing long-term care programs and services to older adults and individuals with disabilities. Direction Home Akron Canton has been a leader in long-term care for over 40 years, serving thousands of individuals throughout Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne Counties. Direction Home Akron Canton, along with 11 other Area Agencies on Aging across the state of Ohio, was designated by the Older Americans Act which was designed to provide services to persons not adequately served by other public and private systems. Our focus is funding and advocacy surrounding programs and services that allow older adults and people with disabilities to remain independent and in the home of their choice. At Direction Home Akron Canton, we understand the importance of independence which is why we’ve made it our mission to ensure that you and your loved ones can stay happy, stay healthy and stay home. As an employer, we actively recruit employees who share a passion for our mission to provide older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers long-term care choices and consumer protection so they can achieve the highest quality of life.