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Substance Abuse Counselor Reviews
What is it like working as a Substance Abuse Counselor?
March 2018
Counselor.
Substance Abuse Counselor in Kennett:
Pros: Close to home.
Cons: Not enough appreciation, expecting too much from one person, compensation too little.
January 2018
Too expensive, housing is way to expensive pretty much.
Substance Abuse Counselor in Auckland:
Pros: Helping the people I grew up around. The youth struggling families.
Cons: Rental prices working to live, no opportunity to buy a house in Auckland.
September 2017
Substance Abuse Counselor in Portsmouth:
Pros: The meaningful work I do.
Cons: Low pay, poor support, too many responsibilities for my pay scale.
January 2017
Substance Abuse Counselor in Richmond:
Pros: The bar has being raised on the quality of the workforce, and my co-workers are sone of the most knowledgeable and competent individuals in the field.
Cons: Stressful, a lot of recidivism.
September 2016
Hopefulness.
Substance Abuse Counselor:
Pros: I enjoy helping addicts on their roar to recovery.
Cons: Not enough time working with addicts, to much paper work .
September 2016
Only if you have a heart for addiction.
Substance Abuse Counselor:
Pros: Helping people learn to change their lives. Working independently.
Cons: Massive amounts of paperwork limit your therapeutic efficacy. High stress.
August 2016
Substance Abuse Counselor:
Pros: Helping people is the best thing about the job. As well as the pay.
Cons: The hospital is very understaffed when it comes to the counselors. Because of that most of us are extremely overworked. I work every weekend as well which I hate.
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