Substance abuse counseling is a very human and deeply personal field of practice. You will find, time after time, that the big breakthroughs come through making human connections with people whose humanity has been worn thin by the disease of addiction. When all hope seems lost, it’s that bond between people that brings them back. […]

It’s true that substance abuse counselors are in great demand across the country. But it’s also true that no organization wants to hand one of those jobs to someone who is less than completely qualified. If you want to walk vulnerable and at-risk individuals back from the depths of addiction, you’re going to have to