Associate degrees in Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling: A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations.
Required Courses COMM 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3
ENGL 101 English Composition 1 3
MATH GE Any Gen. Ed. Math Course 3
SOCS GE Any Gen. Ed Soc. Science Course 3
ELEC GE Any Additional Gen. Ed. Course 4
ADDS 190 Alcohol/Drugs & Society 3
ADDS 201 Pharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs 3
ADDS 202 Alcohol, Drugs & The Family 3
ADDS 203 Screening & Assessment 3
ADDS 204 Counseling Skills 1 3
ADDS 205 Case Management 3
ADDS 206 HIV/STD & Other...
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