Earn a Professional Addictions Counseling Certificate
Rio Salado's Certificate of Completion in Professional Addictions Counseling is designed to provide addictions specific education to practicing behavioral health professionals. Courses focus on self-help groups, the recovery process, relapse factors, family dynamics, and the various medical, emergent, and intervention models. This program has also been designed to help professionals meet their educational requirements for state and/or national addiction certification requirement, as well as gain continuing education credits.
State Requirements
Licensing and certification requirements vary by state. Please use the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) network link below to locate your state requirements.
Program Prerequisites
Students must have an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree in behavioral health or a related field.
Admission Criteria: None
| Required Courses |
Credits: 8 |
| ASD285II |
Multicultural Aspects |
1 |
Students must choose a total of 7 credits from the following list of seminars. Seminar courses may be repeated up to four times each.
|
| ASD285 |
Chemical Dependency Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285AA |
Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285BB |
Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285CC |
Addiction Review Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285DD |
Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285EE |
Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285FF |
Street Drugs Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285GG |
Addictive and Medical Plants Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285HH |
Intervention and Treatment for Chemical Dependency Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285KK |
Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285LL |
Gambling Addiction Seminar |
1 |
| ASD285MM |
Sexual Addiction Seminar |
1 |
Restricted Electives
| Restricted Electives |
Credits: 3-6 |
| ASD220 |
Family Dynamics and Chemical Dependency |
3 |
| ASD250 |
Group Interventions with the Chemically Dependent |
3 |
| +ASD280 |
Chemical Dependency Practicum |
6 |
| ASD294 |
Advanced Foundations: Review for Chemical Dependency Counselor Licensing and/or Certification Exams |
3 |
Program Competencies
- Explain multicultural aspects of counseling the chemically dependent. (ASD285II)
- Assess current knowledge and research in addictions, disorders, domestic violence, substance abuse, intervention, recovery, and treatment. (ASD285AA, ASD285BB, ASD285CC, ASD285DD, ASD285EE, ASD285FF, ASD285GG, ASD285HH, ASD285KK, ASD285LL, ASD285MM)
- Identify various community resources available for the chemical dependent population. (ASD285) Summarize techniques, strategies and treatment modalities recommended for special groups of chemically dependent patients. (ASD285)
Program Notes:
- The total amount of credits required for this certificate is 11-14
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses within the program.
- + indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
- Minimum GPA: 2.00
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(800) 729-1197
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