Diploma in Addiction Studies

Addiction Studies is a Diploma program taught at Madison Area Technical College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

The Addiction Studies Technical Diploma from Madison Area Technical College is a sequence of courses within the Human Services Associate Degree Program. The program focuses on knowledge, skills, and competencies for the field of addiction and recovery, including concepts in substance use disorders and addiction counseling.

Students study assessment, case management, counseling, education, and professional responsibility. Delivery is listed as 100% in person, with some online/some in person options, and students can attend full-time or part-time. The diploma is designed to satisfy a 360 educational hour requirement for licensure as a substance abuse counselor (SAC) or clinical substance abuse counselor (CSAC), and students can apply for SAC-IT (substance abuse counselor in training) certification during the program.

Modules

• Orientation to Human Services Populations
• Introduction to Community Mental Health
• Issues in Addiction
• Psychopharmacology
• Interviewing
• Counseling Addiction
• Group Work Skills
• Human Services Counseling Skills

The minimum requirements for admission in Addiction Studies at Madison Area Technical College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Madison Area Technical College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Madison Area Technical College as pre-requiste for admission in Addiction Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Submit official transcripts from the institutions you attended that indicate one of the following: High school completion (current high school seniors may submit an in-progress transcript); GED/HSED completion; College transcript or Madison College experience showing: Completion of an associate degree or higher, or At least 30 credits completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale. The credits must be completed at a single college and cannot be combined with other transcripts. Any transfer credit listed on a transcript does not count toward the 30-credit minimum. Credits completed at Madison College are evaluated and do not require a transcript. All high school and/or college transcripts are recommended to be submitted for Credit for Prior Learning evaluation.
• Students are required to meet the current admission requirements, academic preparedness requirements, and complete the declaration process.

Please check detail of study units at https://madisoncollege.edu/academics/programs/addiction-studies

• Case Manager
• Intake Worker
• Residential Treatment Attendant

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.