An 18-credit advanced certificate in addiction treatment and prevention services is designed for graduate level students or post master’s degreed individuals who are interested in enhancing their body of knowledge specific to addiction services. Students interested in the advanced certificate program must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college. GRE scores are not required for this certificate.

The curriculum is designed to provide an overview and state of the art information regarding services presently provided to individuals, families, organizations, and communities interested in preventing, intervening, assessing, and treating people in the area of addictions. The curriculum is as follows:

COURSE OPTIONS

• HCS 600 Overview of Addiction Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (REQUIRED)
• CEP 642b Assessment & Diagnosis
• HCS 658 Prevention and Early Intervention Strategies in Addiction
• HCS 659 Special Topics in Addiction (varied topics available)
• HCS 680 Ethics in Human Services
• HCS 712 The Neuroscience of Addiction
• HCS 759 Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management in Addiction (REQUIRED)
• HCS 760 Advanced Addiction Counseling in Community Settings (REQUIRED)
• HCS 761 Couple & Family Treatment of Addiction

Students working in the field or who have completed the undergraduate minor and are pursuing the advanced certificate may replace several of the courses (i.e., HCS 600 and HCS 658) with other available courses when agreed upon with their advisor in CASAT.

Only HCS 600, 759 (or CEP 642b) & 760 are requirements. The remaining three courses are dependent upon your background and what is agreed with your advisor for your personal course of study.

Application to the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) at the address below must be made prior to attending classes. Students will be notified in writing regarding the acceptance or denial of their application to the advanced certificate program. Post master’s individuals who are seeking courses to assist in waiving clinical internship hours for licensure should seek advisement and receive official approval for an abbreviated program of study.

CASAT’s Academic Coordinator:

Meri L. Shadley, Ph.D., MFT, LADC
UNR – CASAT – Mail Stop 279
775-784-6265 e-mail: mshadley@casat.org

This coursework may change depending upon advisement and course availability. 4/04