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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
What a mental health and substance abuse social worker does
Become a mental health and substance abuse social worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good mental health and substance abuse social worker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $28 per hour with an average salary of $58,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $21 and $35 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $44,300 and $72,700 per year.
Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Worker job outlook
- There are 2,797 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 354 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.