Substance abuse counselors work with clients who are struggling with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. They might work in clinics or residential settings, with tasks including doing assessments, ...

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For careers requiring a graduate degree, greatest need is for substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselors. And SWFL jobs surge.

The state is spending $3 million in an effort to recruit and retain more substance abuse counselors amid a surge in drug abuse and overdoses that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Counselors have ...

The University of Hawaii says it has received a $2.2 million grant to train 88 students to become substance abuse counselors. The grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will ...

D’Youville University is launching a program in the fall to certify alcohol and substance abuse counselors in light of new state requirements for counselors and an ongoing shortage of behavioral ...

Rudy Carey is an experience and educated drug counselor, but a Virginia law keeps him from working with people who need help. Drug overdose deaths reached a record high in 2020, likely driven by the ...

The state is spending $3 million in an effort to recruit and retain more substance abuse counselors amid a surge in drug abuse and overdoses that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Counselors have ...