Substance Abuse Counselor Reference Verification Form

Verify Substance Abuse Counselor References with Confidence

Hiring the right substance abuse counselor is critical—these professionals support individuals through some of the most vulnerable moments in their recovery journey. This Substance Abuse Counselor Reference Verification Form helps healthcare organizations, treatment centers, and behavioral health clinics thoroughly vet candidates by collecting detailed feedback from professional and personal references.

What This Template Covers

This form is designed specifically for substance abuse counseling roles and goes beyond basic employment verification. It evaluates:

• Recovery support skills and therapeutic approach
• Group facilitation capabilities and session management
• Crisis intervention experience and emergency response
• Relapse prevention methods and client engagement
• Clinical competencies, ethical standards, and professional conduct
• Communication style, empathy, and cultural sensitivity

Built for Behavioral Health Hiring Teams

Whether you're hiring for an inpatient treatment facility, outpatient clinic, community health center, or private practice, this template streamlines your reference check process. Instead of phone tag and scattered notes, you'll collect structured, comparable responses that help you make informed hiring decisions.

The form includes conditional logic to capture different types of references (professional supervisors, colleagues, or personal references), asks targeted questions about real-world counseling scenarios, and provides space for candid feedback about strengths, areas for growth, and overall suitability for the role.

Automate Your Hiring Workflow with Stepper

Once a reference submits their response, you can use Stepper to automatically notify your HR team, compile reference summaries, update your ATS, and trigger next steps in your hiring process—keeping everything organized and moving forward without manual data entry.

Compliant, Secure, and Professional

Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant, ensuring that sensitive reference information is handled securely. Customize the form to match your organization's branding, embed it on your careers page, or send it as a private link to references provided by candidates.

Trusted by healthcare organizations worldwide, this template helps you build safer, more effective treatment teams by ensuring every new hire has the verified skills and character to support individuals on their path to recovery.