Substance Abuse Counselor Jobs in Massachusetts
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Fulltime Substance Abuse Counselor
- Boston, MA
- 1 day ago
- Northampton, MA
- 2 days ago
- Lawrence, MA
- 1 day ago
- Lynn, MA
- 3 days ago
Substance Abuse Counselor - Mobile Treatment
- Wellfleet, MA
- 4 days ago
Clinical Therapist/Substance Abuse Couns
- Lowell, MA
- 5 days ago
Fulltime Substance Abuse Counselor
- Jamaica Plain, MA
- 6 days ago
Full Time Substance Abuse Counselor
- Northampton, MA
- 6 days ago
- Springfield, MA
- 7 days ago
Substance Abuse Counselor Abuse Counselo
- Marlborough, MA
- 8 days ago
Clinical Therapist/Substance Abuse Counselor
- Lowell, MA
- 9 days ago
Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisor
- Woburn, MA
- 10 days ago
Substance Abuse Counselor (ACCS)
- Danvers, MA
- 11 days ago
- Westminster, MA
- 13 days ago
Substance Abuse Counselor - Sign On Bonus
- Lynn, MA
- 14 days ago
Demographic Data for Massachusetts
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Licensing / Certification
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Highest Education Level
- Master's Degree (55.9%)
- Bachelor's Degree (23.8%)
- Doctorate Degree (8.2%)
- Associate's Degree (5.2%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (3.5%)
- High School or GED (2.9%)
- Some College (0.5%)
- Some High School (0.1%)
Average Work Experience
- 4-6 years (31.4%)
- 10+ years (23.7%)
- Less than 1 year (23.7%)
- 1-2 years (10.9%)
- 2-4 years (10.1%)
- None (0.3%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Substance Abuse Counselor position
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- Addictions Counseling
- Background Checks
- Behavioral Health
- Case Management
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Chemical Dependency Treatment
- Clinical Counseling
- Clinical Supervision
- Communication Skills
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Counseling
- Criminal Justice
- Crisis Intervention
- Crisis Management
- Discharge Planning
- Documentation
- Drug and Alcohol Counseling
- Drug Testing
- Family Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Group Counseling
- Harm Reduction
- Health Care
- Healthcare Management
- Human Services
- Individual Counseling
- Intake Assessments
- Interviewing
- Leadership
- Liaison
- Licensed Social Worker
- Management
- Mental Health
- Motivational Interviewing
- Organization
- Outpatient
- Patient Care
- Policy Development
- Project Coordination
- Psychology
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Referrals
- Reimbursement
- Relapse Prevention
- Scheduling
- Service Coordination
- Social Services
- Staff Supervision
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Therapeutic
- Training and Development
- Treatment Planning
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