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DEGREE OFFERED

Certificate in Addictions Counseling

The certificate in addictions counseling may be earned concurrently with the
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling or Counseling Psychology or M.Ed. in School
Counseling or may be obtained after earning the master’s degree. Students
may find that a combination of a degree and the addictions certificate may be
best for them in their long range professional development and career
planning.

The certificate in addictions counseling consists of 30 graduate semester
credits.

Course Requirements

Core requirements consist of 15 credits with all students required to take the
following five courses:
COUN 762 Drug and Alcohol Counseling
PSYC/MHCO 775 Psychopharmacology
PSYC 609 Internship in Addictions*
PSYC 731 Addiction Treatment Delivery
PSYC 833 Advanced Techniques in Psychotherapy

Choose 5 of the following 8 courses for the additional 15 credits:
COUN 610 Appraisal, Assessment, & Evaluation
COUN 731 Group Counseling
COUN 732 Family Counseling
EDUC 507 Adv. Human Growth and Development
COUN/PSYC 502 Principles and Philosophy of Counseling
COUN/PSYC 734 Counseling Theory & Practice
MHCO/PSYC 744 Psychodynamics of Psychopathology-DSM-IV-TR
COUN/PSYC 780 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling and Therapy

Total 30 credits

Frank Norton, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Counseling

* PSYC 609 Internship in Addictions can be taken after the completion of at
least 21 hours of Addiction Certificate Courses

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