Substance abuse counseling programs are designed to prepare students to counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol abuse problems and to perform intervention and therapeutic services for people suffering from addiction.
The substance abuse counseling program frequently includes in depth instruction related to individual and group counseling skills, sociology, psychology of addiction, substance abuse identification methodologies, crisis intervention, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, medication-assisted treatments, substance abuse treatment modalities, treatment evaluation, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, patient observation and education, professional standards and ethics, group dynamics, and applicable law and regulations.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Substance Abuse Counseling.
- Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
- Angelina College Lufkin, TX
- Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
- Brescia University Owensboro, KY
- Casper College Casper, WY
- Central Texas College Killeen, TX
- College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
- Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
- Eastfield College Mesquite, TX
- Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
- Fort Belknap College Harlem, MT
- Fresno City College Fresno, CA
- Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ
- Grayson County College Denison, TX
- Hartnell College Salinas, CA
- Howard College Big Spring, TX
- Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
- Keene State College Keene, NH
- Kent State University Kent, OH
- Lee College Baytown, TX
- Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
- Martin University Indianapolis, IN
- National-Louis University Chicago, IL
- North Central University Minneapolis, MN
- Odessa College Odessa, TX
- Oxnard College Oxnard, CA
- Pierce College Lakewood, WA
- Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
- Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ
- Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
- Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
- Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX
- Texarkana College Texarkana, TX
- University of Akron Akron, OH
- University of Great Falls Great Falls, MT
- University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
- Washburn University Topeka, KS