Addiction Counseling Degree Program
Curriculum for students entering program in 2008-09.
Specific Admission Requirements
The Addiction Counseling Program provides professional Addiction Counseling Education and field experience for students who seek careers as addiction counselors and human service professionals with a specialty in addiction knowledge and counseling. Coursework incorporates both theory and skill practice as well as practica experience, including specialized addiction courses, individual and group counseling, interviewing, crisis intervention and conflict resolution. The practica offer the student the direct exposure and learning within the addiction field.
Graduates of the program serve in positions in public and private general psychiatric units and hospitals, youth and group homes, addiction treatment centers, diversion programs and mental health and social service agencies. The program also serves as a basis for the student to transfer on to a baccalaureate program. Students are academically and professionally prepared for the process of becoming a New Hampshire Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
The Addiction Counseling Program holds national program approval with the national accrediting body for Human Service Degree Programs, the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE).
A dual admission program is available with the Granite State College for those interested in continuing their education.
CL - Numbers in the CL column below designate the number of lecture/classroom hours per week for the course
LAB - Numbers in the LAB column below designate the number of simulation laboratory, laboratory or clinical
hours per week for the course
CR - Numbers in the CR column below designate the number of credit hours for the course
| Course Number | Course Title | CL | LAB | CR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR | |||||
| Fall Semester | |||||
| # | AD 120 | Survey of Addictive Behaviors and Treatment | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EN 101 | English Composition | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| # | HU 111 | Introduction to Human Service | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | MH 187 | The Helping Relationship: Interpersonal Communication Skills for Today's Professional | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| PY 105 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | |||||
| Spring Semester | |||||
| # | AD 205 | Fundamentals of Dependency Counseling Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BI 120 | Human Biology | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| IT 102 | PC Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | # | SO 250 | Conflict Resolution in Modern Society | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | PY 283 | Group Counseling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | |||||
| SECOND YEAR | |||||
| Fall Semester | |||||
| # | AD 296 | Addiction Practicum I | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| MT 120 | Contemporary College Mathematics* | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| # | PY 220 | Human Growth and Development: The Life Span | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | PY 280 | Individual Counseling: Theory and Practice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | XX xxx | Humanities/Fine Arts/ Foreign Language Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | |||||
| Spring Semester | |||||
| # | AD 235 | Physiology and Pharmacology of Addiction | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | AD 270 | Advanced Seminar in Addictive Behaviors Counseling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | AD 297 | Addiction Practicum II | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| EN xxx | English Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| # | HU 242 | Ethics and the Professional Helper | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| # | PY 205 | Crisis Intervention | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | |||||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 69 | ||||
# Indicates major field courses
* Students must complete MT 120 to graduate. Depending on results of placement testing, students may be required to complete MT 103 prior to MT 120 (please note that MT 103 Algebra I - Part I, with a grade of "C" or higher, or the high school equivalent with a grade of "C" or higher, is the prerequisite for MT 120).
Sobriety Statement - The Human Service Department abides by the accepted national standard that recommends a minimum of two years of sobriety for any prospective trainee in the field of alcohol and other drug abuse counseling.
Health, Techncial and Character Standards for Addiction Counseling and Human Service Programs
ADDICTION COUNSELING PRACTICUM SITES
Child and Family Services
Farnum Center
Friendship House
Fresh Start, Concord Hospital
Keystone Hall, Nashua, NH
Lakes Region General Hospital, Nathan Brody Chemical Dependency Program
Manchester Academy
Manchester Youth Services
Merrimack Academy
Merrimack County House of Corrections
Merrimack River Medical Services
Multiple Offenders Program
NH State Prison for Men
Odyssey Family Center
Serenity Place
Southeastern NH Services
Tirrell Halfway House, Manchester, NH
Westbridge: The Commons
Revised June 22, 2007