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How much money does a Drug and Alcoholic Counselor make?

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    Caliper - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by Caliper Feb 9th, 2009 at 1:16PM

    Enough to buy the booze, but not enough to buy the drugs.

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  1. idispair - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by idispair Feb 9th, 2009 at 12:34PM

    not much if you work in the city....my partner is a drug and alcohol counsellor working in a government agency above the 26 parallell in western australia....he and the other Pilbara counsellors are the highest paid in the state after 3.5 years of fighting a reclassification through the union..if he was to go back to the city he would have to take a 30,000 pay cut.....and they want a university degree...several years of counselling experience etc...
    cheers ps..he does it cause he loves it..not for the money.

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  2. Yohanna - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by Yohanna Feb 9th, 2009 at 12:34PM

    Here is some info I found for you:

    http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/counselor/2001/la-102601counselor-counsel,0,6249192.htmlstory?coll=la-jobs-counselor-2001

    This is old info (2001), but better than no info! :-)
    Try contacting a local university career counselor as well. They will have more up to date information for you.

    I hope it all goes well! :-)

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  3. orien - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by orien Feb 6th, 2009 at 4:36PM

    if a Drug & alcoholic Counselor could make money...

    sorry, with ground hog day just this past Monday, that darn woodchuck, could chuck wood thing comes to mind.

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  4. n2maynard - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by n2maynard Feb 6th, 2009 at 4:07PM

    Not sure the salary, but I know you would need a master's degree to counsel anyone. You could do it with an MSW (Master of Social Work) with a concentration in alcohol and substance abuse. You would also need to be licensed (such as an LCSW).

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  5. SaratogaGirl - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by SaratogaGirl Feb 6th, 2009 at 3:27PM

    Depends on the State. But it is not a big-money profession, and you need to be certified.

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  6. overman - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by overman Feb 6th, 2009 at 3:14PM

    I'm not sure, but I relatively certain it is less than they deserve.

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