Fruhbauerova M, et al. - Researchers designed this study to assess substance use disorders (SUD) counselors' general knowledge and confidence in treating suicidal clients; this was estimated by their self-report of general knowledge of suicide prevention and belief in common myths about suicide as well as their self-reported confidence in treating suicidal clients. As per their hypothesis, counselors with more years of education and experience may have greater confidence, degree of education would predict greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in suicide myths, and finally, more confidence may be evident when treating suicidal clients among counselors with greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in myths. From 15 sites in Western Washington State, 118 SUD counselors were administered surveys on tablet computers. On average, correct responses for more than half the knowledge questions were made by the SUD counselors; they either disagreed or strongly disagreed with common suicide myths. In contrast to the hypotheses, this study identified that those with more education or with more years of experience display no greater confidence; degree of education and experience are not predictive of fewer beliefs in suicide myths; degree of education and experience are not predictive of greater knowledge; and greater knowledge and fewer beliefs in myths are not predictive of more confidence. As per these findings, they recommend SUD treatment leadership not to depend on experience, education, general suicide knowledge to assure counselors are confidently able to treat suicidal clients.