Students completing this master's degree program are prepared to pursue certification as drug and alcohol counselors and also as Licensed Professional Counselors or other master's level certification as mental health counselors. There is a growing shortage of counselors prepared with graduate-level knowledge and skills in addictions treatment. One in ten adults in the U.S. is addicted to alcohol or drugs according to the best existing research. Drug and alcohol abuse is a critical risk for teen-agers. Child abuse, domestic violence, and criminal activity are common with the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
Affected families suffer in many ways.
Professionals in mental health, medicine, and public schools are awakening to the need to work together to prevent people of all ages from abusing drugs and alcohol and to provide effective treatment. Powered by Trillium .