Are drug and alcohol counselors allowed to talk about clients on facebook?

[irving snotpocket]

That is WAY unethical. She is also breaking the law if she reveals info that would allow anyone to figure out whom she is talking about (for instance, other drug dealers or buyers who would recognize whom she is describing).

A) Call her supervisor.

B) Report her to the professional organization she belongs to (APA in the USA)

C) Report her to the State who licenses her!

D) Retain an attorney if she is YOUR counselor!!!

Yes, she can vent, but there are healthy ways to vent which do not break the laws, do not tear down client trust, and do not break her field's code of ethics. Additionally, she just endangered her clients. It is very much against her code of ethics if she is venting in a manner which potential clients can become aware of.