New Certificate in Chemical Dependency 咨询 Announced
2016年6月22日
Those working in the addiction counseling field will have a new option to receive certification starting this fall.
A new one-year certificate program at Hudson Valley Community College will allow students to prepare for the required Credential in Alcohol 和 Substance Abuse 咨询 (CASAC) after completing an intensive 26-credit hour program. The program recently received approval by the State Education Department.
"The dem和 in the field is tremendous," Department Chair Maryanne Pepe said. "OASAS (The NYS Office of Alcohol 和 Substance Abuse Services) is looking at new ways for people working in the field to earn their CASAC, so offering this certificate program should help fill that need."
The college has offered a two-year Chemical Dependency 咨询 associate degree program 自1995年以来. The new certificate fulfills a specific need for those working in the chemical dependency field who have not obtained a CASAC.
"There are people working in the field with associate, bachelor's 和 master's degrees who are not credentialed. With the certificate, we will be able to say to them, 'We know you have this foundation of knowledge 和 experience, 和 here's an option for you without having to complete additional internship hours,’”她解释道.
The creation of this certificate program highlights a trend among community colleges, which are increasingly finding that returning students already have a degree in another field.
Approximately 90 students currently are enrolled in the college's Chemical Dependency 咨询 associate's degree program. Between 10 和 15 students are expected to enroll in the certificate program when it becomes available this fall.
Graduates of the certificate program will be given the CASAC-Training status 和 are eligible to take the CASAC examination.
Program graduates work as addiction counselors at substance abuse treatment centers such as 针叶树公园 和 Saint Peter's Addiction Recovery Center. The new certificate program is designed to be completed in a year of full-time study. The certificate also may be completed through part-time study.
For more information about the new certificate program, contact the Human Services 和 Chemical Dependency 咨询 Department at (518) 629-7341.
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成立于1953年, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 80 degree 和 certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering 和 Industrial Technologies; Health Science; 和 Liberal Arts 和 Sciences; 和 an Educational Opportunity Center for academic 和 career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 12,000名学生, 和 is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives 和 workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.