30Substance Abuse Counselor Interview Questions & Answers
1.Why did you become a substance abuse counselor?
2.What is your greatest strength?
3.What is your greatest weakness?
4.What is your greatest accomplishment as a substance abuse counselor?
5.What was your biggest disappointment as a substance abuse counselor?
6.Why are you seeking new employment?
7.What would your former employer say about you?
8.How would your colleagues describe you?
9.How do you adapt to a wide variety of people, situations, and environments?
10.What three words would you use to describe yourself?
11.What individual has had the greatest influence on you?
12.How do you manage confrontations with patients??
13.Describe your counseling style.
14.What kind of supervisor gets the best work performance from you?
15.If a patient was not recovering as planned, how would you react, and what new steps would you typically take?
16.Why are you the best candidate for us?
17.How do you manage a large workload?
18.How do you build trust with a patient?
19.How do you handle stressful situations?
20.What are your career goals?
21.In addition to substance abuse treatment by a counselor, what other services may your patients require?
22.What are the main challenges that your patients face?
23.Do you use motivational incentives with your patients?
24.What psychological signs of drug abuse do you look for in your patients?
25.What sectors or professional environments have you worked in?
26.How do you monitor the progress of treatment?
27.Explain what "slip" is in a substance abuse patient.
28.Explain what "relapse" is in a substance abuse patient.
29.What would you suggest if a patient slips or relapses?​
30.What are your salary expectations?
