The alcohol and substance abuse concentration prepares graduate students for the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse counseling profession. The educational and experiential components of the concentration provide students with the knowledge and ethical sensitivity required to effectively address client's needs.
Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. (IAODAPCA) has accredited the alcohol and substance abuse concentration in the M.A. in human services. Students who successfully complete this concentration may be eligible to take the certifying examination for IAODAPCA. Students seeking admission to this concentration must have a two-year history of sobriety.
Students in the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse concentration are required to meet all of the requirements of the graduate school with respect to admission and graduation and to complete 500 hours of internship.
HMS 521 Advanced Interviewing and Intervention (4 hours).
HMS 525 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (3 hours).
HMS 526 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Lab (1 hour).
HMS 527 Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse (4 hours)
HMS 528 Dual Diagnosis and Relapse Prevention (4 hours)
HMS 531 Drug Abuse in America: A Critical Perspective (4 hours) or any other 4 hour HMS class
