Addictions Therapist
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you taught other professionals about addiction. What did you want them to understand?
What they are checking: Whether they can educate staff and reduce stigma, which is part of this role.
Tell me about a patient you found hard to work with. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they reflect on their own reactions and manage them in demanding clinical work.
How do you take care of yourself so this work does not wear you down?
What they are checking: Whether they have real habits to prevent burnout in a heavy field.
What would you do
A patient tells you they relapsed but asks you not to tell anyone. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they handle relapse without judgment and understand confidentiality rules for substance use treatment.
How would you run a group session when one member keeps dominating and another will not talk?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage group dynamics so everyone benefits.
As a PRN therapist, you step in for someone else's patients. How do you keep care continuous?
What they are checking: Whether they can pick up mid-treatment quickly and keep patients from feeling dropped.
A patient shares thoughts of harming themselves during a session. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they handle risk assessment and safety planning correctly and calmly.
About the work
Walk me through how you would assess a new patient referred for alcohol use.
What they are checking: Whether they use a structured, evidence-based assessment and know when medical concerns like withdrawal come first.
What evidence-based approaches do you use most for substance use disorders, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they truly practice the evidence-based methods the posting calls them an expert in.
How do you work with patients of different ages, like a teenager compared with an older adult?
What they are checking: Whether they adjust their approach across the full age range the posting names.
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