The Chemical Dependency Counseling program is designed for people wishing to enter the field of addictions counseling and treatment. The program is also designed to provide continuing education for individuals currently working in the field, per recredentialing requirements. The curriculum offers a broad base of social and behavioral sciences, with a concentration in alcohol and drug specialization courses. Coursework is further enhanced through two clinical internships.
Internships partially fulfill requirements for supervised work experience for the credential.
Education Provider status. Each entering student is tested in the College Learning Center prior to scheduling courses. The student schedule is personalized by the department. Various topics in the field, research methods, statistical applications, history and fields of psychology. Studies of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems.