Users in this career have rated it a 2.7 in terms of their own personal satisfaction with the career. This figure represents an average taken from the responses of 395 MyPlan.com users during registration.
Users were asked to rate their happiness in their current occupation as being either "Very Happy" (4), "Happy" (3), "Mixed / Neutral" (2), "Not Happy" (1), or "Miserable" (0).
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There are 3339 users in this career group. They represent 22 different countries. You can see the list of users in this career group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this career group simply by selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me."
Working with substance abuse clients is both extremely challenging and extremely rewarding. Although it is a difficult field to work in, the moments where you actually get to see the impact you've made on the lives of your clients will make all of the tough days worthwhile.
The biggest thing to think about when looking into substance abuse counseling is how well you feel you will be able to detach yourself from the job. You get to know your clients very well and their lives often resemble the most heartbreaking movies you can imagine. Some of the things you hear will haunt you. Worse still, you will grow to love people who are very likely to die. The odds are against any particular client staying sober. You never know which ones are going to make it.
If you have a compassionate heart, a high level of patience, and the ability to keep a positive attitude when it seems like everyone else has given up, then this might be the career for you.
Dentists have one of the highest suicide rates of all professions. Their rate of suicide is 6.64 times greater than the rest of the working population.
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