How Do I Become a Substance Abuse Counselor in North Carolina?
Question by Penelope: How do I become a Substance Abuse Counselor in North Carolina?
I have my Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, but I am very interested in a career change. My brother died a year ago from a drug overdose and even before he died, I was considering changing professions to become an addiction/substance abuse counselor. I can’t find any helpful advice on the internet given my situation. Do I need to start from scratch or does having a Masters Degree help me? Do I just need a certification, or do I need a second Masters Degree? What are my options? If I could participate in online courses, that would be the most ideal for me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
Best answer:
Answer by OldChair
If you already have a Master’s, a drug and alcohol certification would be sufficient in most cases and then you pursue that to the the highest level. This process can be very time consuming as you will see in the link there is 6000 hours of experience involved to get certified by your state.
This is, in my opinion, always the best way to go if you want to work in substance abuse, specifically. It gives you the proper tools to perform the work and is more attractive to employers of this field because you don’t go get certified in D/A unless you want to do the work.
Do some furthered research because every state is different. Things you want to search are phrases like “drug and alcohol certification north carolina” “CSAC north carolina” etc.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Shatterproof teams up with San Francisco Giants to fight addiction to alcohol …
Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse
In addition, Shatterproof will premiere the organization's first public service announcement aimed at educating parents about teen alcohol and drug use. This event with the San Francisco Giants marks the public launch of the organization, and is the …
Read more on SFgiants.com
Tippecanoe group gets 5864 to fight youth substance abuse
Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse
The Drug-Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County plans to increase strategies to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among those 18 and younger with the help of a national grant. The coalition will receive $ 115,864 for the next year as part of a Drug-Free …
Read more on Journal and Courier
Ada community comes together to help prevent substance abuse
Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse
… at ECU on Thursday to learn how they can help prevent that number from growing. "I think there's a lot of misconception about prescription drug abuse," said Holli Witherington, Executive Director of the Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction and …
Read more on KXII-TV