Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Program at U.S. Colleges
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is a program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling vocational programs is $21,847. The average amount is computed based on the costs for one(1) year or one but less than two years (1-2) years vocational programs. The average length of the Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling vocation program is 160 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 14.50 months.
Programs/Concentrations in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
- Clinical/Medical Social Work
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
- Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling
- Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Infant/Toddler Mental Health Services
- Medical Family Therapy/Therapist
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Trauma Counseling