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Addiction Counselor vs. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?

Question by beach_blondyy: addiction counselor vs. mental health and substance abuse social workers?
what’s the difference between these 2 careers? what about salary wise? any info will help! counseling people in rehab and such is just something i might want to pursue

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Answer by ReggieR
It depends on how far in school you want to go and where you live. I live in Missouri, and I have my Masters Degree in Counseling and undergrad in Social Work. I started out as a caseworker with the critically mentally ill. I later went into substance abuse counseling for 16 yrs. and then went into co occurring disorders. For the past 8 yrs almost I have been a parole officer with a specialized case of women that are co occurring disorder. If you would like to email me for more info feel free Also salary depends on private sector or state. That also has a lot to do with job security. God Bless Reggie

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