Addiction Counseling

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Program Information
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The Human Services: Addiction Counselor Training Program is designed to provide general and specific educational and training experiences to students intending to work as Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors (LCDC) in the state of Texas. The program will develop the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary for a student to become a certified "trainee".

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Degree Information
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Degree Option: Associate in Applied Science
Curriculum: Substance Abuse Counseling 8029

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Contact Information
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School: Allied Health and Nursing
Department: Human Services
Academic Program: Addiction Counselor Training Program
Department Chair: Tony Rand
Phone: 903-510-2268
Email: tran@tjc.edu

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Curriculum Information
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Substance Abuse Counseling 8029

Semester I
CMSW  1301   Introduction to Social Services  
DAAC   2307   Addicted Family Intervns    
DAAC   1319   Intro to Alcohol & Other Drug Addiction
SOCI    1306   Social Problems     
MATH/SCIENCE ELECTIVE **                                            

Semester II
CMSW 1341   Behvr Mod & Cog Disorder
DAAC  1304   Pharmacology of Addiction
DAAC  2330   Multicultural Counseling
DAAC  1311   Counseling Theories
BCIS    1301   Microcomputer Applications

Summer I or II
ENGL  1301    Composition and Rhetoric
PSYC  2301    Introduction to Psychology

Semester III
CMSW 1345    Abnormal Behavior       
DAAC  1309    Assessment Skills     
DAAC  1317    Basic Counseling Skills
DAAC  2354    Dynamics of Group Counseling
ENGL  1302    Composition and Rhetoric II    

Semester IV
DAAC  2341    Cnsling Alcol and Other Drug Abuse
DAAC  2343    Current Issues
DAAC  2367    Practicum
SPCH  1321    Business and Professional Speaking
HUMA/FINE ARTS ELECTIVE **

Total Semester Hours: 66/67

*    Students must consult with an academic advisor before enrolling in courses each semester.  Courses must be taken in sequence and may have a prerequisite course.  All entering students must see the department chair in order to attend orientation.  Courses must be completed with a “C” or better for completion.

**    Electives:  Humanities/Fine Arts as listed under Associate in Arts degree.  MATH 1314, 1342 or TMTH 1301 or Lab Science:  BIOL 1409, 2404, CHEM 1406, GEOL 1401.