A Recruiting and Hiring Manual for Addictions Professionals: Strengthens the Addictions Treatment and Recovery Workforce

You work in the field of addictions treatment. You may be an executive director, program director, clinical supervisor, human resources director, or principal investigator for research. Whatever your role, part of your job is to recruit and hire employees who can strengthen your organization. There are times when you feel overworked, undervalued, and overwhelmed. But you keep going. You do this work because you believe in it. It’s personal. 
 
Though you may not think about it on a daily basis, you are doing something heroic.  You are helping people put their lives back together. You help families and communities heal. Person by person, you are creating a better world. 
 
It’s easy to lose perspective when you’re bogged down with paperwork and management issues.  
 
Take a step back. Breathe. You can do this work well only if you take care of yourself, and tap into the most sincere motivations that brought you into this field. Recruit people who share your commitment to this work. This manual will show you how.