Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers & Clinical and Counseling Psychologists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $72,600
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $78,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

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

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

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

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

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.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.


skills & knowledge Gaps

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Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
High
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Very High

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.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Master's degree

Typical level Of training for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

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Certification for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

28 related certifications

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