What Classes Should You Take in High School if You Want to Be Be a Substance Abuse Counselor?

Question by Tricia: What classes should you take in high school if you want to be be a substance abuse counselor?
When i get older i want to go to college to be a substance abuse counselor. I want to know what classes i should take in high school and some colleges in michigan that would be best for me.

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Answer by Diamond-Raven
I have no idea about schools in Michigan, but a few of my friends went to college to become substance abuse counselors. They did horribly in high school and barely graduated and they got accepted into the program no problem. The program was pretty intensive and tough but had people from all walks of life of all backgrounds, educations and ages.

I don’t think it really matters what you take during high school, since there aren’t any real ‘counselling’ courses in high school. Is there a peer counselling program at your school where older students help support younger students? If there is, maybe help out with that. Also, you could volunteer for some organization which helps recovering drug addicts of various ages. That would look really good on your resume when you apply to get into the program.

The only thing you can really do right now is do well on whatever courses you choose to take so you can get accepted to the program. Senior level biology would be good for you personally (since you learn about the human body), but I don’t believe it’s a requirement. Many people going into such programs don’t have the best grades and barely finished high school and many are recovered drug addicts themselves.

Maybe google the programs you want to attend and see what requirements they have. You could email some of the admission people and ask them about entry requirements and what high school courses they recommend.

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