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Drug and alcohol addiction counsellor

Other names

drug and alcohol worker, drug and alcohol addiction counselor, alcohol counsellor, substance abuse counsellor, addictions counsellor, drug and alcohol addiction social counsellor, drug counsellor

Social work and counselling

They counsel people and families with drug or alcohol problems, make treatment plans, check progress, keep records, and plan follow-up help.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.

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    Attend training sessions to increase knowledge and skills.

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    Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
addictologue
español
consejero profesional sobre adicciones a drogas y alcohol/consejera profesional sobre adicciones a drogas y alcohol
العربية
مستشار إدمان المخدرات والكحول / مستشارة إدمان المخدرات والكحول
português
Conselheiro em abuso de drogas e álcool/Conselheira em abuso de drogas e álcool
Deutsch
Sucht- und Drogenberater/Sucht- und Drogenberaterin
italiano
consulente della tossicodipendenza e dell’alcolismo

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