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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 5283
Effective Term: 2020 Summer   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 21
CIP Code: 51.1501
Instructional Council: Counseling (23)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as:
21-1091.00 Health Educators
21-1093.00 Social and Human Service Assistants
21-1011.00 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
21-1014.00 Mental Health Counselors
21-1023.00 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders Level I program is designed to prepare individuals with the skills necessary to become an addictions and substance use disorders professional, as well as provide continuing education to current professionals. Courses in the Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders Level I focus on theories and techniques, ethics, communication skills, interviewing and documentation, and recovery and relapse.



Required Courses
ASD100 Foundations of Addictions and Substance Use Disorders 3
ASD102 Communication Skills in Treating Addiction 3
ASD110 Pharmacology of Substances of Abuse and Dependency 3
ASD120 Professional Ethics in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders 1
ASD145 AIDS and Addiction 1
ASD150 Principles of Self-Help Groups 2
ASD161 Beginning Clinical Documentation Skills 3
ASD165 Theories and Techniques in the Treatment of Addictions 2
BHS205 Therapeutic Models and Interventions in Individual Therapy 3
 Credits: 21

Learning Outcomes
1. Identify symptoms of addictions and substance use disorders. (ASD100)
2. Describe the relapse process. (ASD100)
3. Demonstrate beginning skills in identification of co-occurring disorders. (ASD100)
4. Demonstrate an understanding of ethical communication. (ASD102)
5. Describe the counseling process in terms of objectives and issues of the initial counseling sessions, middle phase, termination of counseling, and follow-up. (ASD102)
6. Describe how to establish the atmosphere for counseling, encourage clients and family members to establish counseling goals, commit to work on those goals, and to become involved in self-help groups. (ASD102)
7. Identify the major concepts and goals of major counseling theories. (BHS205)
8. Identify the fundamental principles of self-help groups and differentiate between counseling and self-help models. (ASD150)
9. Identify and critically analyze the twelve steps. (ASD150)
10. State the psychological and pharmacological effects of substance use/abuse. (ASD110)
11. Explain roles, functions, and limitations of the addictions and substance use disorders counselor. (ASD120)
12. Identify the professional standards for practice, ethics, and development for the addictions and substance use disorders counselor. (ASD120)
13. Describe strategies and treatment modalities recommended for working with persons with AIDS. (ASD145)
14. Identify and describe laws pertaining to confidentiality, maintenance of client records, and reporting child abuse. (ASD161)
15. Demonstrate ability to complete a psychosocial assessment, a mental status assessment, and progress notes. (ASD161)
16. Describe how to establish client rapport. (ASD165)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 24, 2011

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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