Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse counselor’
Question by Cancerbeater: How To obtain a “CSAC”.Certified Substance Abuse Counselor” accreditation?
I am wanting to get my certification to work in the “Substance Abuse” field. I am slowing dying from having had throat cancr and I also have Lung Disease to go with it.
This is more important to me than life. I Need help !!
I live in Atlanta and will go home to Roanoke, Va to work when completed. It use to be in some states, if you could pass the test, you got your accreditation. That easy !! But where and how do I start now, being on a limited time schedule ????
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Answer by allen e
In most states it is required that you can show that you have the experience working under another CSAC before you are allowed to sit for the test. The average is about 2 years as a helper under supervision and a bit of classroom learning as well, CEU’s showing that you have had exposure to the various aspects of the job here in my state it is 149 CEU’s on the various parts and an additional 9 on ethics.
Task force makes changes to curb drug problem
Team 2 co-chair Christine Rosenbaum said her action team has been developing the infrastructure for a wellness center on the high school property, which will initially include an addiction counselor and secretary. She said the center will be …
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Court: Substance Abuse Counselor Had Sex With Young Inmate
An Aurora woman who used to work as a substance abuse counselor at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles reportedly had sex several times with a male inmate of the facility over the course of seven months, the Daily Herald reports. The Daily Herald …
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Addictions counselor cites substance abuse among youth
“The problem of substance use isn't compartmentalized,” said social worker Debbie Gray, a licensed addictions counselor at Prairie View in Newton. “It affects so many areas of life, and in our state this problem is much more serious than most people …
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Camelot Counseling opens new Staten Island residence for substance abuse …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An idea that was more than 35 years in the making — to help young men battling substance abuse in a Sea View facility — became a reality Friday with the opening of Camelot's new Male Adolescent Residential Program.
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Court: Substance Abuse Counselor Had Sex With Young Inmate
An Aurora woman who used to work as a substance abuse counselor at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles reportedly had sex several times with a male inmate of the facility over the course of seven months, the Daily Herald reports. The Daily Herald …
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How some addicts sneak in drugs
Two California counselors speak publicly for the first time about drug use they've witnessed in treatment and some of the unusual and extraordinary ways that addicts will smuggle them in. Audrey Hope is a veteran addiction counselor who's worked with …
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Court: Substance Abuse Counselor Had Sex With Young Inmate
An Aurora woman who used to work as a substance abuse counselor at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles reportedly had sex several times with a male inmate of the facility over the course of seven months, the Daily Herald reports. The Daily Herald …
Read more on Patch.com
Camelot Counseling opens new Staten Island residence for substance abuse …
Gathered at the grand opening of Camelot's male adolescent residential program on the grounds of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home are Luke J. Nasta, executive director, with Ruth Mingoia, chairwoman of the board of directors. (Staten …
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Columbus Counseling Services opens
Mental health and substance abuse counselor Lori Cardé has taken her six years of experience in the field and launched Columbus Counseling Services, LLC. Cardé has worked as a counselor since 2008, spending that time at Colegrove Counseling as a …
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VHS Red Ribbon Week Essay_8
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Vicenza High School Adolescence Substance Abuse Counselor Rosana Zapata together with Global Credit Union Branch Manager Sharon Black present cash awards to the three winners selected for the Red Ribbon Week Essay Contest. The event took place at the VHS Cafeteria Nov. 8.
About 35 VHS students submitted essays on this year’s theme “The Best Me Is Drug Free”.
Learn more on www.usag.vicenza.army.mil or www.facebook.com/USAGVicenza.
Photo by Laura Kreider, USAG Vicenza Public Affairs Office.
Cops say drug counselor busted buying heroin in Paterson
PATERSON – A 27-year-old drug counselor on a break from her job at a city substance abuse treatment facility was arrested and charged with buying 30 packets of heroin on Wednesday afternoon in a bust made just a block from the Passaic County Sheriff's …
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Former Rockland drug counselor admits he took money, sex from addicts
A 42-year-old former drug counselor faces two to six years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to taking money and sex from people in exchange for recommending their early release from court-ordered treatment. Hulen Ginn, who served 11 years for …
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Question by Dan W: Can i become a councilor with a GED?
Well i am wondering if you can become a councilor for drug abuse if you only have a GED, because i was addicted to methamphetamine, marijuana, inhalants, and alcohol for about five years of my life and luckily i got myself help and have been clean for about 2 years now and i would really like to help people overcome the demons i also faced trying to become clean, any help would be wonderful. Thanks for any feed back.
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Answer by jannsody
Congratulations on having almost two years of sobriety! With regard to becoming a substance abuse counselor, I believe that most with a Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) have a master’s degree which takes about six years of college, if attending on a full-time basis. There are different levels of training for addictions counseling, but most jobs prefer those with a master’s degree.
Please also be aware that in order to get one’s certification as a CAC (or similar credentials), the person needs A LOT of clinical experience which includes having an actual patient caseload of those with addiction.
With regard to schooling, please AVOID those private overly priced For-profit schools such as kaplan, ashworth, capella, university of phoenix, devry, ITT tech, strayer, everest, brown mackie, american public university, keiser, argosy, penn foster, ashford, grand canyon, westwood, stratford career, pima medical institute, colorado tech and others as they are merely out to “make a profit” (** and their course credits usually do NOT transfer to other schools).
These consumer sites have a lot of negative posts by former students about those for-profit schools, and please heed the students’ warnings:
– http://www.ripoffreport.com
– http://www.pissedconsumer.com
– http://www.complaintsboard.com and can search.
Please instead consider the more affordable community college and/or public/state university as long as the program is accredited within the industry.
For U.S. colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ
This site is supposed to have more info re: (regarding) getting certified in addictions counseling: http://www.naadac.org/certification and can scroll down a bit.
General career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search “counselors”, “social workers” or such.
Regarding inhalants or “huffing” (fumes or chemical vapors), my friend actually has a Brain Injury from inhalant use at the age of 12, now in her 30s.
Other risks of huffing include sight loss/blindness, heart/liver/kidney damage, seizures, limb spasms, hearing loss and even death, all of which can happen after the very FIRST time of use.
For anyone, this site has more info about the dangers of huffing – National Inhalant Prevention Coalition: http://www.inhalants.org
Wishing you continued recovery and wellness and that you continue making good, HEALTHY choices in life 🙂
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