CHEMICAL DEPENDENCYCOUNSELING

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NCCC provides an opportunity to explore your passion. Classes in Chemical Dependency counseling will focus on addictive behaviors and various treatments utilized with chemically dependent persons, pharmacological effects of alcohol and substance abuse, understanding the various special populations associated with chemical dependency, issues of ethics, confidentiality and counselor/client relationship; individual and group counseling skill training as well as counseling theory with chemically dependent persons and application of the principles of developmental and abnormal psychology.

The certificate program in Chemical Dependency Counseling is designed to prepare students for careers in case management and counseling of chemically dependent individuals and their families.

This program is approved by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS-OASAS) to fulfill the education and training requirements to sit for the NYS CASAC exam.

Jobs directly related to your degree include:

• Case Manager• Substance Abuse Counselor• Youth Care Worker

Degree Requirements

PART-TIME EVENING SCHEDULE:

A total of at least 36-credit hours with a minimum curriculum grade-point average of 2.0.

First Semester Third SemesterHUS 101 HED 204 HUS 114 HED 217HUS 123 PSY 210

Second Semester Fourth SemesterHUS 216 HUS 215PHA 150 HUS 102 or HUS 103PSY 110 PSY 250

Check full catalog for specific course offerings for each semester.niagaracc.suny.edu/programs/cdc

FIRST SEMESTERCourse Name Credits

HUS 101 Introduction Human Services 3

HUS 114 Introduction to Addictions: The Individual & Family * 3

HUS 123 The Helping Process 3

HUS 216 Chemical Dependency Topics 3

PHA 150 Pharmacology for Substance Abuse Counselors 3

PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology 3

HED 204 Drugs and Society * 3

HUS 102HUS 103

Human Services Internship I ORHuman Services Internship II

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HUS 215 Substance Abuse Interventions * 3

HUS 217 Diversity in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3

PSY 210 Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3

PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology 3

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SECOND SEMESTER

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ScholarshipsNCCC has specially trained staff dedicated to helping you through the financial aid and scholarship process. Please contact us for all your questions. We’re here to help!

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Chemical DependencyCounseling

Certificate

*Dependent upon the fulfillment of Academic Foundations requirements.

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