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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Counsel and advise individuals with alcohol, tobacco, drug, or other problems, such as gambling and eating disorders. May counsel individuals, families, or groups or engage in prevention programs.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.Mostly human for now
- 02Attend training sessions to increase knowledge and skills.AI could speed this up a lot
- 03Develop client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 04Complete and maintain accurate records or reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, services provided, or other required information.AI could speed this up a lot
- 05Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.Mostly human for now
- 06Plan or implement follow-up or aftercare programs for clients to be discharged from treatment programs.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Intervene as an advocate for clients or patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.Mostly human for now
- 08Coordinate counseling efforts with mental health professionals or other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, or social workers.Mostly human for now
- 09Interview clients, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in a specific program.Mostly human for now
- 10Participate in case conferences or staff meetings.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job loss20%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
- Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.
- Intervene as an advocate for clients or patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.