| At Northampton County Area Community College the Substance Abuse / Addiction Counseling major consists of mastering the following. A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. Students who have graduated with Substance Abuse / Addiction Counseling from Northampton County Area Community College are shown below. |
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Total Substance Abuse / Addiction Counseling Award of less than 1 academic year awarded: 9
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| Total Statewide Substance Abuse / Addiction Counseling graduates within Pennsylvania Colleges: 132
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