Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors & Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors $58,500
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and... $62,300

Similar skills & knowledge

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Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Licensing

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Licensing for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

58 related certifications

Certification for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

37 related certifications

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