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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

$37.70median, an hour
$41.51mean (average), an hour
9,380people employed in this job here

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