drug and alcohol addiction counsellortosubstance misuse worker
A drug and alcohol addiction counsellor already meets 47% of what the substance misuse worker role asks for. The move turns on 37 required skills not yet in the profile.
47%
69.1/ 100
1 Share of the substance misuse worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drug and alcohol addiction counsellor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A substance misuse worker role treats 33 of its required skills as things a drug and alcohol addiction counsellor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- accept own accountability
- adolescent psychological development
- apply quality standards in social services
- apply socially just working principles
- assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions
- assess social service users' situation
What stands in the way is 37 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A substance misuse worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drug and alcohol addiction counsellor background worth leading with.
- already held dependency on drugs health and welfare
- already held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adolescent psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
- already held refer social service users assisting and caring
- already held cooperate at inter-professional level communication, collaboration and creativity
All 33 carried skills, including the 33 the substance misuse worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held advocate for social service users required
- required, not held apply case management required
- required, not held apply crisis intervention required
- required, not held apply problem solving in social service required
- required, not held conduct interview in social service required
- required, not held develop professional identity in social work required
- required, not held empower social service users required
- required, not held make legislation transparent for users of social services required
- required, not held negotiate with social service users required
- required, not held promote service users' rights required
- required, not held address problems critically required
- required, not held develop professional network required
- required, not held negotiate with social service stakeholders required
- required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required
- required, not held apply anti-oppressive practices required
- required, not held apply person-centred care required
- required, not held contribute to protecting individuals from harm required
- required, not held meet standards of practice in social services required
- required, not held prevent social problems required
- required, not held protect vulnerable social service users required
- required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
- required, not held manage ethical issues within social services required
- required, not held provide support to social services users required
- required, not held apply decision making within social work required
- required, not held consider social impact of actions on service users required
- required, not held organise social work packages required
- required, not held tolerate stress required
- required, not held apply organisational techniques required
- required, not held involve service users and carers in care planning required
- required, not held plan social service process required
- required, not held work within communities required
- required, not held apply holistic approach within social services required
- required, not held review social service plan required
- required, not held company policies required
- required, not held social work theory required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a substance misuse worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advocate for social service users skill · sector specific
- 02 apply anti-oppressive practices skill · sector specific
- 03 apply case management skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 33 skills that carry over
- already held accept own accountability skill
- already held adolescent psychological development knowledge
- already held apply quality standards in social services skill
- already held apply socially just working principles skill
- already held assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions skill
- already held assess social service users' situation skill
- already held assess the development of youth skill
- already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
- already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
- already held communicate with social service users skill
- already held cooperate at inter-professional level skill
- already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
- already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
- already held dependency on drugs knowledge
- already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
- already held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse skill
- already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
- already held listen actively skill
- already held maintain records of work with service users skill
- already held manage social crisis skill
- already held manage stress in the work place skill
- already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
- already held promote inclusion skill
- already held promote social change skill
- already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
- already held provide social counselling skill
- already held refer social service users skill
- already held relate empathetically skill
- already held report on social development skill
- already held social justice knowledge
- already held social sciences knowledge
- already held support the positiveness of youths skill
- already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held illegal substances required
- required, not held have computer literacy required
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
21 held skills the substance misuse worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
- not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
- not needed by the target role cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
- not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
- not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
- not needed by the target role help clients make decisions during counselling sessions skill
- not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain a non-emotional involvement skill
- not needed by the target role maintain the trust of service users skill
- not needed by the target role organise relapse prevention skill
- not needed by the target role perform therapy sessions skill
- not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
- not needed by the target role psychological theories knowledge
- not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role reflexion knowledge
- not needed by the target role respond to individuals' extreme emotions skill
- not needed by the target role sophrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
- not needed by the target role use motivational incentives in addiction counselling skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held company policies required
- required, not held illegal substances required
- required, not held social work theory required
Other moves recorded from drug and alcohol addiction counsellor
- social counsellor 74% covered · moderate
- social pedagogue 61% covered · moderate
- community health worker 50% covered · moderate
- residential home young people care worker 45% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from drug and alcohol addiction counsellor
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.