Duties Of A Substance Abuse Counselor Substance abuse
counselors often participate in treatment planning with clients.
They assess clients and develop a treatment plan, with input from
the client, to communicate with each client's specific needs. They
may recommend individual and group counseling.
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Working Conditions For Substance Counselors. In private office
and group conference rooms. Much one-on-one and small-group
interactions with clients. Some local travel to provide
transportation to clients or make home visits.
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What Are The training, Qualifications, And Advancement
Opportunities? Opportunities for advancement are most likely for
those counselors who work in hospitals or facilities that employ
many counselors. Counselors can advance to supervisory, management
and/or training positions; higher education, specialized training,
and years of experience, will determine how far and how fast a
substance abuse counselor advances.
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What Are The Earnings For Substance Abuse Consolers? The lowest
10 percent earned less than $24,690 and the top 10 percent earned
more than $60,400.
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What Are The Best Schools For This Career? University Of North
Texas (Denton, TX) Thomas University (Thomasville, GA) Indiana
Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) Assumption College (Worcester, MA)
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) West Virginia
University (Morgantown, WV) Aspen College (Aspen, Co) Walden
University (Minneapolis, MN)
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What Is The Degree And/or Training Called? Theyre really isnt
any degree or major training for this field, you would have a
better chance at being in this career if you major or get a degree
in, nursing, rehabilitation services, social work and
psychology.
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How Much Does It Cost For This Degree/Training At Perfect
Choice The Perfect Choice College Would Be University Of North
Texas, Their It Would Cost About, 300,295 For Four Years In College
And All The Tests Fees, as Well As The License Fee.
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Social Worker
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Duties Of A Social Worker Social workers help people and their
families adjust to problems in their lives such as serious illness,
child abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, handicaps, juvenile
delinquency, and anti-social behavior. Often they must help people
accept situations that cannot be changed.
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What Are The Working Conditions In A Social Workers Job?
Although some social workers work a standard 40 hour week, many
work some evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend
community meetings, and handle emergencies. Some particularly, in
voluntary agencies, work part time. They may spend most of their
time in an office, but may also travel locally to visit clients or
meet with service providers. Some have several offices within a
local area. The work can be emotionally draining; Understaffing and
large caseloads add to the pressure in some agencies.
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What Are The Training, Qualifications, And Advancement
Opportunities? A master's degree in social work is generally
necessary for positions in health and mental health settings.
Advancement to supervisor, program manager, assistant director, or
executive director of a social service agency or department is
possible.
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What Are The Earnings For A Social Worker? $47,230 for
healthcare social workers $40,210 for child, family, and schools
social workers $38,600 for mental health and substance abuse social
workers $51,500 for all other social workers
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What Colleges Would Be The Perfect Choice School For A Social
Worker? Ashford Unversity (Clinton, IA) University Of Southern
Californa (Las Angeles, CA) Our Lady Of The Lake (San Antiono, TX)
Capella University ( Minneaplois, ME)
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What Is The Degree/Training Called? For a Social Worker, you
need a Bachelors degree in Social Work. Undergraduate majors in
psychology, sociology, and related fields satisfy hiring
requirements in some agencies.
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How Much Does It Cost At The Perfect Choice School? The best
perfect choice school would have to be Ashford University,
Altogether with schooling, and after all the exams it would cost
about, 180,230 $
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What Are The Similarities Of The Two Careers? Both careers are
very similar, you'll help people from all walks of life with their
emotional and psychological problems. Many times, you will also
assist your clients with obtaining needs, like food and
shelter.
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What Are The Differences Of The Two Careers? Some people who
are social workers receive that name by nature of the jobs they
hold, but they may not have training that licenses them by the
state to give counseling. Especially in state agencies, a few
social workers dont hold advanced licenses or degrees, but have
been trained to perform certain tasks that an agency requires. Many
people may use the title counselor.
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After Researching What Career Do you Prefer? Why? I would
prefer to be a Substance Abuse Counselor, manly because of the they
help people with their problems, and I would really enjoying
helping all sorts of people with different backgrounds and
succeeding with it.
