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Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Courses
Major
Counselling
Discipline
Humanities
Minor
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
This Professional Technical Certificate program provides an introduction to addictive drugs, their physical and pharmacological effects, and counseling skills for individual and family counseling. The program consists of 14 credits and includes courses on the definitions and history of addiction, the physical effects of drugs on the body, and counseling techniques.
Program Outline
Outline:
Program Content:
- Introduction to addictive drugs
- Physical and pharmacological effects of alcohol and drugs
- Counseling skills for individual and family counseling
Program Structure:
- Professional Technical Certificate
Individual Modules:
HSSA& 101 Introduction to Addictive Drugs
- Definitions of alcohol and other drug use and abuse
- Alcoholism and other addictions
- History and types of chemical dependency
- Impact on individual, family, and society
HSSA 105 Phys/Pharm of Alcohol and Drugs
- Physical effects of alcohol and other drugs on the body
- Designed to meet primary certification requirements for chemical dependency counseling
HSSA 115 Counseling I
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