The Benefits From Continuing Education For Substance Abuse Counselors

By Eloise Hewitt


Constant abuse creates a negative impact to the parties involved. It could be through psychological, emotional and physiological result in all the abuse they encounter. This is not only for the person who is suffering from addiction, but also to their friends and family who care about them. Therefore, the continuing education for substance abuse counselors should be familiar with all the personality on different people.

An abuse counselor is offering a bulk of challenges and a career. There are many people who are under treatment due to the alcoholic drinks and drug addiction. At the modern time today, they tend to understand each of them who are suffering and battling themselves, that is why many of them are seeking for help. Unlike before that most drug addicts are sent to jail, today courts are already advising these people to treat themselves and engage in a treatment program.

The increasing of demands of these counselors continues to grow. However, problems are also increasing with the exact funding. Most sectors are cutting down their support for them. This is the problem of most sectors because there are large volume of demands in the field but few of them have the job. Even health insurance company is very strict in the qualifications of the treatment and for assistance.

Even this is the painful reality, but they should serve their people. With the increasing issues, they need to work and connect to different sectors. They are either in the government or in a nonprofit and private sectors. They require a verification for your training that is needed in this profession.

Some would leave their job after gaining years of experience. Women are mostly working in this profession. But they only last for nine years and after that, switch to another opportunity. After nine years, there are many drop outs of this job.

These counseling jobs are found in different settings. Most of them are working in the government, in the hospitals, family services and in detention care centers. It is studied that most of them are located in the big cities. Most employers may vary their postings with these certified counselors.

There are also certain organizations that are campaigning and educating the public about the danger of drug and alcohol use. The counselor that are working with young adults or teens mostly asking for any provided school therapy and family sessions.

Most of the duties are in clerical forms such as teachers or supervising staff members and documenting the progression of each client. Higher percentage is in younger adults and teens. Thus, the demand for the counselors are very high and increasing in any levels of school. People who are interested in this field should also have the courage, patience and dedication to help others.

They should have the respect and trust of their clients. They must act as nothing is different between them. They should possess a quality that could develop the skills of their patients in many ways. They should have the goals to help others with their abilities, especially in helping them to prepare in looking for a job. This is also good for their mental capabilities.




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