ADDICTION TREATMENT STUDIES
Certificate of Achievement
This Certificate of Achievement is for students preparing for or advancing their careers in the growing field of drug and alcohol treatment and education.— Show Full Program Details
ADDICTION TREATMENT STUDIES Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 51,760
- High salary: 0
- Average salary: 105620
Mental Health Counselors
Master's degree, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Master's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
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All Careers in ADDICTION TREATMENT STUDIES (3)
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Rising | 105,620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Counselors | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | Master's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Be familiar with a professional association�s code of ethics and demonstrate the ability to behave in accord with it.
- Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain appropriate client documentation, including intake notes, service or treatment plans, progress notes, discharge notes and other documentation such as informed consent and release of information forms.
- Possess interpersonal skills required to engage emphatically with clients who have substance use problems, develop safe and trusting relationships with them, assess their strengths and problems and recommend appropriate interventions and/or referrals.
- Possess knowledge and skills that will enable them to competently and ethically carry out the duties and responsibilities of jobs as addiction counselors or other positions in the addiction treatment and recovery field.
- Will be prepared to successfully pass a written examination leading to certification as an addiction counselor, and they will have completed at least 250 supervised work hours in the addiction treatment field in partial fulfillment of the supervised work experience requirement for certification.