2006-12-23 13:39:49 · 11 answers · asked by Dmack 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You have to sin, to counsel those about sin.
Otherwise youre preaching out of your butt.
Who wants to listen to someone who hasnt a clue?
2006-12-23 13:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by . S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Michigan the answer is yes. In fact, in this state, the preferred counselors for drugs and alcohol are those who have been there and learned. The downside is that often they forget their own counsel and wind up in worse shape than they were before.
2006-12-23 21:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. Most rehabilitation centers that are serious about what they are attempting to do (which is rehabilitate) would not consider employment of someone who had not walked in the shoes of those seeking help. The seriousness of your felony offense would have an impact on your employability. Anyone convicted of violent crimes would more than likely be refused employment. If your crime was of a non-violent nature then you have an excellent chance of being employable in this field.
2006-12-23 21:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by mavinakdel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The law may vary from state to state, but in Michigan the answer is yes......many of the counselors are recovering alcohol and drug abusers......they understand the disease better than anyone
2006-12-23 21:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lolitta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. Their relation to the life situation of the drug or alcohol abuser is worth more then any University degree in that field.
2006-12-23 21:43:19 · answer #5 · answered by Celticprince 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that's what all drug and alcohol counselors were.
2006-12-23 21:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of drug and alcohol counselors are former users.
2006-12-26 00:14:12 · answer #7 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes as a matter of fact they can.
2006-12-23 21:47:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is according to the state & county in which they reside.....
2006-12-23 21:44:17 · answer #9 · answered by jwhfaye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you serious.
maybe a job as a janitor at a **** factory
2006-12-23 21:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by jim 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋