Erie Community College, State University of New York

MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT - ALCOHOL COUNSELING

Department Notes

• Students must purchase insurance for clinical internship
• OASAS credentialing requirements for CASAC requires 350 education/training clock hours in 4 categories of course work, including: (1) Knowledge of alcoholism and substance abuse (85 hours minimum): (2) Alcoholism and substance abuse counseling (150 hours minimum) (3) Assessment, clinical evaluation, treatment planning, case management and patient/community education (70 hours minimum) and (4) Professional and ethical responsibilities in documentation (45 hours minimum)

In the area of work experience, applicants will be required to document 3-years of appropriate full-time work experience in an approved work setting. Such experience may include up to 1-year of voluntary (nonpaid) work experience or clinical internship. Applicants with bachelors or masters degree in the human service field from an accredited college or institute may substitute their degree for 1 year of work experience (for bachelors) or 2-years of work experience (for masters degree).

Academic courses in this degree will fulfill all CASAC education/training clock hour requirements, and partial fulfillment toward the 1-year allowance for non paid experience toward credentialing.