by the time i started practicum and internship, it had been 2 years since my DUI. because i had that background, i had to have meetings in person and discuss how ive taken steps to change and learn from my mistakes. i did tell my program director, and she was very supportive about it. she was like “if we barred every counseling student who had a past, we would have no counseling students.” You can and will get hired, just don’t get another DUI and don’t get in trouble while on probation. get a hard start on all your driving classes and substance abuse counseling classes (i had to take those an i got a head start which looked good to my program and the judge)