Addiction Studies Licensed Professionals Certificate, Graduate
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Admission Requirements
Completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a cumulative GPA ≥3.0.
Students attending this program must already be licensed in one of the health care professions listed below:
- advanced registered nurse practitioners;
- marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, advanced social workers or independent clinical social workers;
- osteopathic physicians;
- osteopathic physician assistants;
- physicians;
- physician assistants;
- psychologists.
| Required Courses | ||
| ADST 502 | COUNSELING THEORIES FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS | 2 |
| ADST 505 | ADDICTION GROUP COUNSELING | 2 |
| ADST 512 | PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS | 4 |
| ADST 520 | CASE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| ADST 530 | ADDICTION TREATMENT WITH FAMILIES AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS | 4 |
| ADST 535 | CONFIDENTIALITY, LAW AND ETHICS FOR THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL | 4 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Students who successfully earn an Addiction Studies Licensed Professionals Graduate Certificate from EWU should be able to do the following:
- understand the underlying causes of addictions and approaches to intervention, including assessment, treatment, and case management;
- describe the behavioral, psychological, physical health and social effects of psychoactive substances on the person using and significant others;
- identify and describe professional codes of ethics that define the professional context within which the counselor works, in order to maintain professional standards and safeguard the client;
- identify the basic components necessary to conduct an effective group session;
- understand a variety of models and theories of addiction counseling.