Program

Associate of Science in Addiction Studies

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 Addiction Studies(Counseling) program prepares students to enter the field as Chemical Dependency Counselors working in a wide variety of environments including outpatient, residential, inpatient, and community based settings.  In addition to preparing students to enter the workforce, this program also prepares students to continue their education  in the fields of counseling, education, and human services at four year colleges.

Certificate Program in Addiction Studies (Counseling)

The Certificate program is appropriate for individuals who have completed an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree in a field of human services and wish to qualify for the licensure exam offered by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board.    This program offers all of the classroom hours and supervised internships needs individuals with degrees would need to qualify for licensure.  Individuals may also choose to complete specific classes without completing the complete certificate program.

Program Outcomes

Curriculum

COURSE NO.		FIRST QUARTER		Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours	Course Fee
ADDC-210		Theories of Addiction		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-212		Individual Counseling		1.00	1.25	1.00-1.25	$40.00
ADDC-214		Group Counseling		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-216		Assessment and Diagnosis		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ENGL-151		Freshman Composition		5.00	0.00	5.00	$20.00
GS-101		Focus on Success		1.00	0.00	1.00	$20.00
MATH-113		Comprehensive College Algebra		5.00	0.00	5.00	$21.00
			Totals	15.00	5.00	15.00-15.25	$221.00
COURSE NO.		SECOND QUARTER		Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours	Course Fee
PSYC-151		Developmental Psychology		3.00	0.00	3.00	$7.00
ADDC-220		Relational Counseling		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-222		Neurobiology of Addiction		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-224		Fundamentals of Prevention		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-226		Treatment Planning		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
BIOS-100		Health Science - The Human Machine		3.00	0.00	3.00
PSYC-101		General Psychology		5.00	0.00	5.00	$7.00
SOCI-101		General Sociology		5.00	0.00	5.00	$7.00
			Totals	20.00	5.00	20.00	$181.00
COURSE NO.		THIRD QUARTER		Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours	Course Fee
ADDC-230		Ethical and Documentation Issues		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-232		Criminal Justice Treatment Methods		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-234		Multiculturalism and Treatment		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-236		Treatment for Adolescents		1.00	1.25	1.00	$40.00
ADDC-286		Addiction Studies Practicum Orientation		1.00	3.00	2.00	$90.00
CHEM-130		Fundamentals of Chemistry		3.00	3.00	4.00	$30.00
COMM-130		Speech		3.00	0.00	3.00	$10.00
PSYC-151		Developmental Psychology		3.00	0.00	3.00	$7.00
			Totals	14.00	11.00	16.00	$297.00

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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