Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 173-181 , April 2006

Comparative analysis of state requirements for the training of substance abuse and mental health counselors

Portions of this article were presented at the College for Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, PR, on June 2004, and at the Addiction Health Research Services Conference, Philadelphia, PA, on October 2004.

  • MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
    • Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA. Tel.: +1 856 256 4500x3521; fax: +1 856 256 4892.
    • ,
  • Katherine Walker-Smith, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    • ,
  • Kimberly C. Kirby, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

Received 23 May 2005 ,Revised 30 September 2005 ,Accepted 1 November 2005.

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PII: S0740-5472(05)00245-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.11.004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 173-181 , April 2006

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