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Providers of vocational counseling and substance abuse treatment can vary greatly in their educational backgrounds and job titles/roles. What are some of the implications of people with different levels of training and education providing assessment related to vocational and substance abuse counseling?

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M.F.

I feel that the implications of both the vocational and a drug counselor is different in ways of you have to have the abilities of drug counselor to help motivate the client to want better as well as be aware of the background of how the drugs can interact with the brain. Vocational abilities is different due to the dynamics of the client, we are talking about the education of an individual and how to make sure they are getting the education that they need to succeed. Having to deal with both clients can be a challenge , being educated in both areas gives tremendous advantage as a therapist. This kind of profession is constant growth and reeducating yourself or learning more then is required can only benefit you in the end, you will eventually be able to provide many services to clients. This will make you versatile within the profession and able to do more for your community. I am hoping to eventually get a doctorate once I have been in the field for a while

.L.K.

When I worked as a caseworker at a behavioral facility where I am, I worked with clients who dealt with addictions and struggled with getting employment, etc. As part of my training, I was put through motivational interviewing skills, noting signs that a client was willing to change, etc. and recognizing change talk. Dealing with clients who have addictions can be challenging in that they can go up and down often, relapse, etc. and you would have to know how to handle that and work through it, setting goals, how to obtain those goals and what ways are achievable for the client and working with them to help them choose something obtainable at each stage. Each type of counselor has certain credentials and training, learns various methods for reaching goals with clients and have different processes for their specific field of work and study. According to Schwitzer, defining the problem, the goals for change, and an intervention to help and the measurement of outcomes is a main thing to look at when coming up with treatment plans for clients.

Schwitzer, Alan. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills. 2nd edition, 2015.