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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

What They Do: 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.

Also Called: Case ManagerClinical Social WorkerClinical TherapistClinicianCounselorLicensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)Mental Health TherapistSocial WorkerTherapist

Resource Details

Work Context

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Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within TeamsHow frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?Responce
  • Every day (97)
E-MailHow frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?Responce
  • Every day (89)
  • Once a week or more but not every day (11)
Contact With OthersHow much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?Responce
  • Constant contact with others (84)
  • Contact with others most of the time (11)
Telephone ConversationsHow often do you have telephone conversations in this job?Responce
  • Every day (80)
  • Once a week or more but not every day (20)
Indoors, Environmentally ControlledHow often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?Responce
  • Every day (81)
  • Once a week or more but not every day (12)
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or TeamHow important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?Responce
  • Extremely important (57)
  • Very important (36)
Time PressureHow often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?Responce
  • Every day (41)
  • Once a week or more but not every day (57)
Freedom to Make DecisionsHow much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?Responce
  • A lot of freedom (46)
  • Some freedom (43)
  • Limited freedom (12)
Determine Tasks, Priorities and GoalsHow much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?Responce
  • A lot of freedom (42)
  • Some freedom (40)
  • Limited freedom (18)
Spend Time SittingHow much does this job require sitting?Responce
  • Continually or almost continually (32)
  • More than half the time (51)