1. For this discussion board I chose to a drug counselor. A drug counselor is someone deal with people who have a range of problems such as alcoholism, addiction and depression. Some of the duties of a drug counselor are evaluate a client’s mental and physical health, work with your client and find behaviors or situations that interfere with the clients recovery, many more. The educational requirements of being a drug consular are that you have to have a bachelors degree and a license. As of May of 2021 that estimated salary of being a drug counselor was $48,520. From 2020 to 2023 the growth is estimated to grow 23%. To be honest the real reason I have picked this career path is because I am an recovering addict and one of the hardest this for me to have to deal with in the beginning was not having someone who completely understood and could relate to the things and feelings I was dealing with. Some of the charateristics of being a drug counselor are having the ability to listen to others when they are talking, having patience, agiain they need to have interpersonal skills, and many more.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/substance-abuse-behavioral-disorder-and-mental-health-counselors.htm (visited February 14, 2023).
2. The primary task associated with this career is to teach clients how to cope with stress and life’s problems in ways that help them recover. Refer to other services such as job placement services, support groups, evaluate the clients mental and physical health, addiction, or problematic behavior.
The educational requirements are at least a bachelor’s degree, and if you want to be a counselor a master with 2 years of internship. The salary for this kind of job starts around $48,520 that $23.33 an hour, with a project growth from 2021 to 31 of 22%.
The motivation behind this career path is one the love of helping others, and two because my father was an alcoholic, and was not the best father to me and if I can help at least one other child from an alcoholic parent and the problems it creates, then it will be worth it.
The values or characteristics that would be reflected would be empathy, desire to help people, recognition of the need for counselors in this field.
This is the definition for this field Drug and alcohol
Evaluate clients’ mental and physical health, addiction, or problematic behavior and assess their readiness for treatment Develop, recommend, and review treatment goals and plans with clients and their families Assist clients in developing skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or change their behavior Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery Document and maintain records of clients’ progress Teach clients’ family members about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to support clients in recovery refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups
