272112 : Drug and Alcohol Counsellor


272112: Drug and Alcohol Counsellor

Skill Level  1  Assessing Authority  VETASSESS
ANZSCO VERSION 1.3, CAT. NO. 1220.0 
Major Group:2 - Professionals
Sub-Major Group:27 - Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals
Minor Group:272 - Social and Welfare Professionals
Unit Group:2721 - Counsellors

Description

Provides support and treatment for people with drug and alcohol dependency problems, develops strategies which assist them to set goals and affect and maintain change, and provides community education. May work in a call centre.

Unit Group 2721: Counsellors

Description

Provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies.

Indicative Skill Level  1

In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013, ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.3, cat. no. 1220.0, https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/1220.0