Masters 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.
CMHC III students may elect a Concentration in Substance Abuse/Addictions Counseling. Students in this concentration take two concentration courses in addictions treatment, professional seminars focused on addictions counseling, and additional coursework in psychopharmacology. They must also secure an internship of at least one year in an addictions counseling setting and should work carefully with their advisors to plan the appropriate program. This...
The Masters of Arts (M.A.) degree in Community Counseling offers an Addictions Counseling Concentration. The M.A. program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The M.A. degree consists of 60 semester hours (minimum). If a student chooses to write a thesis, 50 semester hours of approved coursework are required plus 4 thesis hours for a total of 54 hours. The goal of the Addictions Counseling...
The primary goal of the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) specialization is to prepare students for careers that involve the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of problematic substance use, substance abuse or substance dependence experienced by individuals and families. The AODA curriculum reflects the complexity of biopsychosocial factors that are related to the development, maintenance, and recovery of substance abuse problems. Students explore...
The Chicago School offers a Treatment of Addiction Disorders Concentration as part of its Counseling Psychology graduate programs, designed to provide specific education in the area of assessment, intervention/prevention, and treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) and behavioral addictions. This concentration strives to prepare individuals to provide effective Counseling Psychology services for a wide range of addictions in community-based...
Program Objectives The primary objective of the Community Counseling Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Program is to train masters level, professional alcohol and substance abuse counselors who can help others to:
(1) understand their personal and interpersonal difficulties, and the effects which alcohol and/or other drug abuse and dependence have on their own personal functioning as well as family members and significant others
in their lives;...
Program Overview The Graduate Program in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling is offered through the Department of Applied Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling. It is designed to prepare students for professional careers in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling, with emphasis on substance abuse prevention and treatment. It builds upon the institution's undergraduate program in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling and upon its graduate program...
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