Here in Florida there many substance abuse treatment facilities, in fact, there are so many substance abuse treatment facilities, that Southern Florida is not considered the substance abuse treatment center of the world.
“Over the years Florida has also become known for something a little more unique than just for its beaches and Disney World. Specifically, Florida has recently been referred to as “the recovery capital of the world” with the epicenter being roughly between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, centered around Delray Beach and its wake. In fact, it’s been said that if you stand anyway in this recovery mega-center and throw a rock in any direction, that rock is bound to hit an addiction treatment center” (Florida: The Recovery …show more content…
However, first I had to learn what that was, what was the job description of a substance abuse counselor. What are the criteria for being a substance abuse counselor, what kind of education does it require? Is there training or certification, what does it take to call yourself a substance abuse counselor? After much research and interviewing of person in the field of substance abuse, it was discovered that there are criteria for being a therapist but not a counselor. They are two different job descriptions for each of those jobs. Now are they really that different and are there true and actual job descriptions for each job? Eventually I realized that there is a difference between the identity of counselor and therapist, however, it depends on who you talk to, and they give you their interpretation of who they think a counselor or therapist is, or should be based on their idea of the job …show more content…
To use a pragmatic approach and advocate for well-defined criteria and certifications, education levels and specific criteria to do therapy or counseling we need to define the problem as it exists with the Florida Legislation. . Upon further review, we need to define the term clinical, as it applies to counseling and therapy if we are to determine who is qualified to apply clinical services.
“Clinical health service means a single diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive or palliative procedure or a series of such procedures that may be separately identified for billing and accounting purposes. It mainly focuses on disease prevention, community, and individual education and wellness” (Clinical Health Service Law & Legal Definition, 2016). adj. 1. of or relating to a clinic. 2. (Medicine) of or relating to the bedside of a patient, the course of his disease, or the observation and treatment of patients directly: a clinical lecture; clinical
“Over the years Florida has also become known for something a little more unique than just for its beaches and Disney World. Specifically, Florida has recently been referred to as “the recovery capital of the world” with the epicenter being roughly between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, centered around Delray Beach and its wake. In fact, it’s been said that if you stand anyway in this recovery mega-center and throw a rock in any direction, that rock is bound to hit an addiction treatment center” (Florida: The Recovery …show more content…
However, first I had to learn what that was, what was the job description of a substance abuse counselor. What are the criteria for being a substance abuse counselor, what kind of education does it require? Is there training or certification, what does it take to call yourself a substance abuse counselor? After much research and interviewing of person in the field of substance abuse, it was discovered that there are criteria for being a therapist but not a counselor. They are two different job descriptions for each of those jobs. Now are they really that different and are there true and actual job descriptions for each job? Eventually I realized that there is a difference between the identity of counselor and therapist, however, it depends on who you talk to, and they give you their interpretation of who they think a counselor or therapist is, or should be based on their idea of the job …show more content…
To use a pragmatic approach and advocate for well-defined criteria and certifications, education levels and specific criteria to do therapy or counseling we need to define the problem as it exists with the Florida Legislation. . Upon further review, we need to define the term clinical, as it applies to counseling and therapy if we are to determine who is qualified to apply clinical services.
“Clinical health service means a single diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive or palliative procedure or a series of such procedures that may be separately identified for billing and accounting purposes. It mainly focuses on disease prevention, community, and individual education and wellness” (Clinical Health Service Law & Legal Definition, 2016). adj. 1. of or relating to a clinic. 2. (Medicine) of or relating to the bedside of a patient, the course of his disease, or the observation and treatment of patients directly: a clinical lecture; clinical