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Purpose: This curriculum is designed to fulfill the Virginia state educational requirements for the certification of substance abuse counselors. To meet substance abuse counselor certification requirements, the applicant is expected to meet specific education requirements including didactic and experiential learning with a supervised internship required.
Individuals desiring skills and knowledge in this career field, but not seeking State Certification may also enroll. Courses taken in the Substance Abuse certificate program can be applied to the A.A.S. degree in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation.
Cooperative Education: Students in this curriculum will participate in at least 3 semester hours of Cooperative Education unless they already have equivalent experience. For further information, contact the Alexandria Campus Cooperative Education Office.
| One Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I or | ||||
| SPD | 110 Intro. to Speech Communication | 3 | ||||
| HMS | 121 | Basic Counseling Skills I | 3 | |||
| HMS | 141 | Group Dynamics I | 3 | |||
| HMS | 251 | Substance Abuse I | 3 | |||
| HMS | 266 | Counseling Psychology | 3 | |||
| PSY | 232 | Life Span Human Dev. II | 3 | |||
| HMS | 142 | Group Dynamics II | 3 | |||
| HMS | 145 | Effects of Psychoactive Drugs | 3 | |||
| HMS | 252 | Substance Abuse II | 3 | |||
| HMS | 258 | Case Mgt. & Substance Abuse | 3 | |||
| HMS | 290 | Coordinated Internship or | ||||
| HMS | 297 Cooperative Education | 3 | ||||
| 1 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 18 | 18 | ||||
Total credits for the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Counselor Certificate = 36.
1 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).
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