Drug and Alcohol Certificate

Drug and Alcohol Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 course certificate (9 Credits)) options.

The Drug and Alcohol Certificate is a graduate certificate for counselors, social workers, and other allied health professionals. It prepares students to work with relapsing, addicted clients and their families, with study areas that include relapse prevention methods, opiate addiction, medically assisted treatment, co-occurring approaches, and the dynamics of addictive families.

Students work through a relapse prevention workbook and complete learning activities that include videos on treatment approaches with co-occurring disorders and work with addictive families. The program uses a blended format: three courses taken over a year, with two weekend face-to-face meetings per class and five weeks online between meetings.

Modules

• COUN 514 - Relapse Prevention and Opiate Treatment Methods
• COUN 518 - Treatment and Challenges with Families Impacted by Addiction
• COUN 532 - Advanced Drug and Alcohol Counseling: Clinical Approaches with Co-Occurring Disorders

The minimum requirements for admission in Drug and Alcohol Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Drug and Alcohol Certificate.

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

Must have a Master’s Degree in counseling or a related discipline

Applicant must have a master’s degree in Counseling with a minimum of 48+ credits from an accredited university. Our preference is for applicants to matriculate from CACREP-accredited counseling programs.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/drug-and-alcohol-certificate/

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