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The Addiction Studies degree prepares students to work in public and private agencies treating chemically dependent people and their families. Training sites include both residential and outpatient programs.

Most courses may be used for continuing education requirements for many certified and licensed professionals. The curriculum includes courses in alcohol and drug information, family dynamics, case management, and individual and group counseling skills.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Addiction Studies AAS degree should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Describe the nature of human systems: individual, group, organization, community, society, and their major interactions.
2. Describe the conditions that promote or limit optimal functioning in the major human systems.
3. Identify and select interventions that promote client growth and goal attainment.
4. Plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
5. Select interventions that are congruent with the values of oneself, clients, the employing organization, and the human services profession.
6. Utilize process skills to plan and implement services.
7. Adapt assessment skills and interventions to avariety of settings.
8. Comprehend and recognize the worth and uniqueness of the individual, including race, culture, ethnicity, gender, religion, learning style, abilities, sexual orientation, age, social class, and other expressions of diversity.
9. Describe, identify, assess, and treat substance use disorders.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 100 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in WR 121Z  and all Human Services courses. Twenty-five credits of practicum are required, at least 15 of which must be in a substance use disorder studies placement; 10 credits can be satisfied at a social services placement.