Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors & Rehabilitation Counselors District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors $58,500
Rehabilitation Counselors $48,800

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

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.

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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

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.

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

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

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

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Very Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Rehabilitation Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors
Medium

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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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 Rehabilitation Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors

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 Rehabilitation Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors

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 Rehabilitation Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors

18 related certifications

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