Addiction Studies, Certificate
Program Description
The addiction studies certificate is a year-long curriculum that fully addresses the multiple perspectives of the addiction process. This includes addiction pharmacology, strategies to prevent relapse, state of the art intervention techniques, ethics, communication skills unique to substance abuse treatment and the essentials of addiction treatment care management.
Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this certificate in Addiction Studies will:
- Communicate effectively and develop interpersonal skills needed to work with diverse populations
- Perform basic individual and group counseling and interviewing skills
- Identify appropriate assessment needs of individuals, families and groups and develop effective treatment plans which utilize community resources
- Identify Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology and Theories of addiction
- Demonstrate knowledge of professional values and ethics standards that are foundations to human service professionals
Career Considerations
The Addiction Studies certificate not only offers students the required educational coursework for eligibility to take the Oregon Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADCI) exam but additional coursework to enhance their skill sets. Upon successfully passing the CADCI exam, students will find employment in substance abuse treatment and recovery fields as counselors.1
Program Course Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| HS 100 | Introduction to Human Services | 3 |
| HS 150 | Personal Effect for HS Workers | 3 |
| HS 227 | Understanding Dysf Families | 3 |
| SOC 204 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| HS 102 | Addiction Pharmacology | 3 |
| HS 154 | Community Resources | 3 |
| HS 155 | Counseling Skills I | 3 |
| HS 266 | Case Mgmt for HS Workers | 3 |
| MTH 060 | Intro to Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| HS 211 | HIV AIDS-Infectious Disease | 2 |
| HS 217 | Group Counseling Skills I | 3 |
| HS 226 | Ethics and Law | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Social Aspects of Addiction | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 46 | |