Associate Degree in Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Fox Valley Technical College
Key Information
Campus location
Appleton, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 6,600 / per year
Application deadline
07 Jun 2024
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
Introduction
Help people break free from the grip of substance abuse. In this rewarding career, you will work with a team of health and social services professionals to provide alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) treatment services. Through classroom, laboratory, and internship experience, you’ll develop skills in counseling, diagnosis, treatment planning, group facilitation, and crisis management. You’ll also learn how to respect clients' rights and understand the complexity of addiction illnesses. This degree prepares you for entry-level work in licensed AODA facilities such as clinics, hospitals, and community residential facilities, as well as correctional facilities, employee or student assistance programs, and various community and social service agencies.
Accreditation
Fox Valley Technical College's AODA program is accredited by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Service (DSPS).
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Technical Studies
- Personal/Professional Development
- Substance Abuse Services, Overview of
- Understanding Addiction
- Clients' Rights and Clinical Ethics
- Psychopharmacology
- Counseling Skills and Practices, Basic
- Assessment and Diagnosis of Substance Abuse
- Counseling Theory 1
- Pre-Internship Seminar
- Group Facilitation
- Family Systems and AODA
- Counseling Theory 2
- Counseling Skills Lab
- AODA Case and Records Management
- AODA Internship
- Mental Disorders, Overview of
- Cross-Cultural Counseling
- AODA Advanced Internship
General Studies
- Written Communication
- Intro to Psychology
- Human Biology
- Oral/Interpersonal Comm
- Abnormal Psychology
- Intro to Sociology
Program Outcome
- Apply personal wellness strategies for the helping professions.
- Counsel Clients.
- Develop individualized treatment plans.
- Develop professional relationships with client(s).
- Display professional conduct in the clinical setting.
- Evaluate the client for SUD treatment.
- Facilitate client referrals.
- Manage Client Case(s).
- Produce professional SUDC documentation.
- Provide education relevant to substance use and recovery.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Substance Abuse Counselor.
- AODA Counselor.
- Treatment Specialist.