Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor

Chairperson
Dr. Catherine Roland

Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Vanessa Alleyne    973-655-6996

The Department of Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership at Montclair State University offers courses designed to fulfill the educational requirements set by the Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey (APCBNJ) for CADC eligibility.  Each course provides 45 domain credits, as well as graduate or undergraduate college credits. The courses may be taken for certification purposes only or they may be part of a Master's degree program.

REQUIREMENTS

Students who successfully complete the Masters in Counseling program with a CADC focus will fulfill the total educational clock hours (270) required by the APCBNJ. After completing the coursework at MSU for a Masters degree, students must obtain 2,000 hours of documented supervised alcohol/drug experience.  If students complete coursework for certification only, upon graduation they must complete 4,000 hours of documented supervised alcohol/drug counseling experience.

Sequence for CADC Certification Only
COUN 450, Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Counseling
COUN 454, Community Resources: Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Counseling
COUN 590, Counseling the Alcoholic and Substance Abuser
COUN 591, Seminar in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling
HLTH 511, Biomedical and Psychosocial Perspectives on Drugs
COUN 640, Mentally Impaired/Chemically Addicted Client (MICA)

MA in Counseling with CADC Emphasis
In addition to CADC sequence courses listed above, the MA program also requires the following core courses:

COUN 559, Dynamics of Group Process
COUN 577, Counseling Theories
COUN 588, Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling
ELRS 503, Methods of Research
COUN 654, Supervised Field Work in Counseling
COUN 674, Supervised Field Work in Counseling II

Link to NJ Department of Education Requirements for Licensure:
http://www.nj.gov/education/educators/license/

Link to Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership Homepage:
http://cehs.montclair.edu/cehs/academic/cop/teacher/admissions.shtml

ADMISSION

All candidates must meet the basic admissions requirements for graduate study at Montclair State.  The completion of a major from an accredited college or university is preferred.  Candidates with degrees in closely related areas will be considered, although prematriculation coursework may be required.

DEADLINES

Credentials are processed as soon as they are received.  This program does not have a specific deadline; however, the Office of Graduate Admissions & Support Services recommends that students submit their credentials as far in advance as possible for the semester they plan to begin their studies to ensure a timely review of their application.

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml