Addictions Counseling Certficate

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

Total 30 credits

Note:

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