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Substance Abuse Social Worker Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Substance Abuse Social Worker interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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How do you handle stress on the job?

The interviewer asks this question to determine if you can handle stress on the job. Substance Abuse Social Workers are exposed to stress daily and must be able to stay professional during stressful situations. Talk to the interviewer about your ability to handle pressure in the workplace and techniques you use to minimize job stressors.

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30 Substance Abuse Social Worker Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Behavioral

    1. How do you handle stress on the job?

  • Behavioral

    2. Do you consider yourself a patient person? How do you increase your patience level in challenging situations?

  • Behavioral

    3. Are you a people person?

  • Communication

    4. How would you describe your communication skills?

  • Direct

    5. What is our mission statement?

  • Direct

    6. This concludes our interview. Do you have any questions for me?

  • Direct

    7. Besides vacation and holiday time, how many days were you absent from work last year?

  • Direct

    8. Are you available to work weekends when needed?

  • Direct

    9. Why did you leave your last job?

  • Direct

    10. We require all candidates to submit to a pre-employment drug screen. Will you have an issue passing the drug screen?

  • Discovery

    11. Why do you want to work for our agency?

  • Discovery

    12. What major challenge did you face in your last position?

  • Discovery

    13. After reading the job description, what do you like most about this position?

  • Discovery

    14. What excites you the most about a career as a Substance Abuse Social Worker?

  • Discovery

    15. Why are you the best Substance Abuse Social Worker for us?

  • Discovery

    16. Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Substance Abuse Social Worker?

  • Discovery

    17. What do you believe is your best asset as a Substance Abuse Social Worker?

  • Discovery

    18. What do you feel is the most important skill a Substance Abuse Social Worker should possess?

  • Education

    19. Tell me about your education.

  • Experience

    20. What is your experience working as a Substance Abuse Social Worker?

  • General

    21. What are your career goals?

  • General

    22. What do you like to do in your free time?

  • General

    23. What is your greatest weakness, and what are you doing to improve?

  • General

    24. If you could, would you choose a different career?

  • General

    25. What was the last book you read for fun?

  • Leadership

    26. Do you see yourself as a leader? When have you led a team?

  • Operational

    27. What is your philosophy towards work?

  • Situational

    28. Have you ever been overloaded with work?

  • Situational

    29. Describe a situation where other people who you were working with did not agree with your ideas. What did you do?

  • Technical

    30. What are the three main sections of a psychosocial assessment report?