Substance Abuse Counselors by Tracy Brown Hamilton

Author:Tracy Brown Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2021-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

Summary

This chapter covered a lot of ground in terms of how to break down the challenge of not only discovering whether a career in substance abuse counseling is right for you and in what environment, capacity, and work culture you want to work but also how best to prepare yourself for achieving your career goal.

In this chapter, you learned about some of the specific training and educational options, requirements, and expectations that will put you, no matter what your current education level or age, at a strong advantage in a competitive field.

Use this chapter as a guideline for how to best discover what type of career will be the right fit for you and consider what steps you can already be taking to get there. Some tips to leave you with:

Take time to carefully consider what kind of work environment you see yourself working in and what kind of schedule, interaction with colleagues, work culture, and responsibilities you want to have.

Pay attention to current research and therapies to stay abreast of trends and important statistics in the field of substance abuse counseling.

Talk with a professional to get a feeling for what hours they keep, what challenges they face, and what the overall job entails. Find out what education or training they completed before launching their career.

Investigate various colleges and certification options so you can better prepare yourself for the next step in your career path. (More of this in chapter 3.)

Don’t feel you have to wait until you graduate from high school to begin taking steps to accomplish your career goals.

Keep work-life balance in mind. The career you choose will be one of many adult decisions you make, and ensuring that you keep all of your priorities—family, location, work schedule—in mind will help you choose the right career for you, which will make you a happier person.

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