Majors at ECC: Allied Health Division

imageMENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT - SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Program Description

Substance abuse in this nation takes many forms. There are reported cases of elderly misuse and abuse of drugs, and various minority populations have characteristic forms of drug abuse. Women have increasingly been involved in substance abuse, and the general population of our nation, by age and by region, have used and abused drugs.

This program is designed to prepare students for careers as substance abuse counselors as well as provide a career ladder for those individuals already in the field. This course of study can be on a part-time evening or full-time day and evening sequence.

While in this program the student will learn individual, group, and family counseling techniques. Students will serve internships with trained working professionals at various public and private facilities. This program will provide the learner with techniques and strategies for determining the best available treatment for the drug abuser and those affected by this destructive behavior pattern. The Substance Abuse Program will partially fulfill requirements for the New York State Credential in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Counseling (CASAC).

Graduates of the Program are qualified for entry-level substance abuse counseling positions and related duties as employee assistance counselors in industry, prevention/ education specialists in schools, or business and private facilities promoting substance abuse awareness programs and/or direct service provision.

Graduates of the program will have been introduced to total quality management and continuous quality improvement concepts, principles and practices as they are applied to addictions treatment, inpatient and outpatient care, and case management protocols.

Degree: Associate in Science
Hegis: 5216
Curriculum Code: 0623
Total Degree Credits: 63.0
Campus Location: City - Evening Program
Allied Health Division