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Addiction Therapists

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Read the following publications to learn more about the field:

  • Advances in Addiction & Recovery: https://www.naadac.org/AAR-current-issue
  • The Advocate Magazine: https://www.amhca.org/events/publications/advocatemag
  • The Behavior Therapist: https://www.abct.org/journals
  • Behavior Therapy: https://www.abct.org/journals
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Practice: https://www.abct.org/journals
  • Counseling Insider: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/myaca
  • Family Therapy Magazine: https://aamft.org
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine: https://www.asam.org/publications-resources/the-journal-of-addiction-medicine
  • Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21611874
  • Journal of Mental Health Counseling: https://www.amhca.org/events/publications/jmhc

Visit the following Web sites for job listings:

  • https://jobconnection.aamft.org/jobseekers (marriage and family therapy)
  • https://www.abct.org/for-professionals/job-bank (behavioral and cognitive therapy)
  • https://www.naadac.org/career-classifieds (addiction therapy)
  • https://www.counseling.org/careers/aca-career-central (general)
  • https://amhca.nationalhealthcarecareers.com/jobs (general)

Build your skills and observe addiction professionals at work by volunteering within the addiction profession. Use the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (https://findtreatment.gov) to identify potential volunteer opportunities.

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