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Degree Plans - Substance Abuse Counseling - Substance Abuse Counseling AAS (Archived)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING

Eastfield only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree)

(Students pursuing this AAS program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: AAS.SUB.ABUSE.COUNS

The Substance Abuse Counseling Program is designed to prepare qualified and competent graduates to enter the field of human services and to provide specialized services to individuals and their families who are experiencing the affects of substance abuse. Completers of the program will have the necessary educational requirements to become eligible for testing and licensure as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). Students will gain required work experience as Counselor Interns (CI) upon completion of the required hours of classroom instruction. A special section of cooperative work experience will provide a structured supervised practicum in off-campus approved laboratory training sites.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

SCWK 1321 Orientation to Social Services 3
SCWK 2311 Interviewing and Counseling Theories 3
DAAC 1304 Pharmacology of Addictionn 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
MATH 1314 College Algebra OR 3
MATH 1414 College Algebra OR (4)
MATH 2342 Introductory Statistics (3)
15-16

SEMESTER II

DAAC 1311 Counseling Theories 3
SCWK 2301 Assessment and Case Management 3
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology 3
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology 3
15

SEMESTER III

DAAC 1319 Introduction to Alcohol and Other Other Drug Addictions 3
DAAC 1307 Addicted Family Intervention 3
SCWK 1301 Adolescent Life Cycle OR 3
SCWK 2305 Special Problems of Youth (3)
SCWK 1305 Group Work Intervention 3
SCWK 1365 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Social Work 3
Elective Any Non-DAAC or Non-SCWK course 3
18

SEMESTER IV

DAAC 1341 Counseling Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions OR 3
+Elective (3)
DAAC 1343 Current Issues OR 3
++Elective (3)
DAAC 2366 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counseling 3
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computer 4
SPAN 1411 Beginning Spanish OR 4
+++Elective Humanities/Fine Arts (3)
16-17
Minimum Hours Required 64-66

+Social Work Electives must be selected from the following:

SCWK 2331 Abnormal Behavior 3
SCWK 1313 Introduction to Social Work 3
CMSW 1327 Treatment Modalities with Special Populations 3
SCWK 2307 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 3

++Electives must be selected from the following:

PSYC 2306 Human Sexuality 3
PSYC 2314 Developmental Psychology 3
PSYC 2316 Psychology of Personality 3
SOCI 2306 Human Sexuality 3

+++Approved Humanities Elective must be selected from the following:


HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities 3
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 1313 Critical Thinking 3
PHIL 2303 Logic 3
PHIL 2306 Ethics 3
PHIL 2307 Introduction to Social and
Political Philosophy 3

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.

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