UIS Graduate and Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Year 2006 - 2007

Graduate certificates provide students with an opportunity to gain specialized knowledge at the graduate level while requiring less coursework than would be required for a full degree. A graduate certificate can be a good choice for students who have completed a baccalaureate degree, but who do not seek a full master’s degree; for students who are pursuing a master’s degree and wish to use the graduate certificate coursework as an area of specialization; and for students who have completed master’s degrees and who desire additional coursework related to their job responsibilities.

UIS’ graduate certificates are short courses of study based on the faculty’s judgments about sets of courses that provide focused expertise in a given area. Each of UIS’ graduate certificates has gone through a review process that involves required approvals at the department, college, and campus levels.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
Larry D. Stonecipher, Dean

Graduate Certificate offered in: Alcohol and Substance Abuse 

Graduate Certificate in Alcohol and Substance
Abuse  (28 Hrs.) 

Contact: The human services program (217) 206-6687, hms@uis.edu or www.uis.edu/humanservices

The purpose of the certificate in alcohol and substance abuse is to provide education to individuals who wish to become certified in the substance abuse counseling profession, but who do not wish to complete a formal degree program. The knowledge areas of the certificate provide students with the skills and abilities needed to serve drug and alcohol abusing or dependent individuals, their families, and other affected individuals or groups. On completion of the required courses, students may take the Certified Alcohol and Other Abuse Counselor (CADC) exam through the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA). The certificate requires the following 28 credit hours: 

HMS 502 Interviewing and Assessment Skills in Human
    Services  4 Hrs.
HMS 521 Advanced Interviewing and Intervention  4 Hrs.
HMS 525 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse  4 Hrs.
HMS 527 Assessment & Treatment of Substance Abuse  4 Hrs.
HMS 528 Dual Diagnosis and Relapse Prevention   4 Hrs.
HMS 531 Drug Abuse in America: A Critical Perspective   4 Hrs.
HMS 550 Internship (500 hours)  4 Hrs.