Program

Associate of Technical Study in Addition Studies and Corrections

Become part of the treatment team.   Experience Ohio’s only two-year program that prepares you for licensure as a chemical dependency counselor.  Gain practical experience through immersion in residential, diversion, outpatient and prevention practicum sites where you will gain hands on real world professional experience.

Hocking College offers two degree based and one certificate program in Addiction Studies (Counseling).

All programs provide students with the classroom training hours and supervised clinical internship hours required to apply for the licensure exam offered by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board as Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, following successful completion of the licensure exam and fulfilling the work hour requirements of the licensing board.  The program also meets the licensure recommendations of the International Certification &  Reciprocity Consortium, which sets the international standards for competency-based chemical dependency counselors.

The Addictions and Corrections program also prepares students to enter the field as Chemical Dependency Counselors who wish to work within the field of criminal justice and corrections.   This program is particularly suited to those students who primarily wish to enter the workforce upon completion of their associate’s degree.

Program Outcomes

Curriculum

• 2011 Transition
• 2012 Curriculum

Career Opportunities

Job growth is strong in this field, with an expected increase of 34 percent in the number of Ohio jobs in the next 10 years.  Source: CareerOneStop; Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Job Titles include:
•    Chemical Dependency Counselor
•    Prevention Specialist
•    Case Manager
•    Clinical Case Worker
•    Corrections Officer
•    Probation Officer

Occupation Profile

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