Program Description
Addiction counselors help individuals and families to deal with alcohol and drug treatment issues through services such as case management, assessment, prevention education, crisis intervention, community resource referrals, individual and group counseling, stress management, and relapse prevention.

Program Information
• Graduates of this program will have a college degree (ADD.A.A.S.) in the specialty field of alcoholism/drug addictions counseling as well as beginning competencies in the general field of human services.
• Graduates of the program will have completed the educational requirements to apply for Licensure as a Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor or Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) granted by the NJ State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Accreditation
The Addictions Counseling program is an approved educational provider through:
The Addictions Professional Certification Board of New Jersey, Inc.
4 Cornwall Drive, Suite 103
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
Phone: 732-390-5900
E-mail info@certbd.com

Transfer Opportunities
Earn both Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree (A.A.S. and B.S.H.S.):
Students in this special program offered in partnership with Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey complete a maximum of 80 credits here in specified courses and the remaining 40
credits through Thomas Edison State College. The latter can be completed in different formats, such as at-home guided study courses, N.J. Public TV courses, on-line courses, and contract learning courses with individual faculty. Contact: Thomas Edison Phone: (888) 442-8372 (toll free) or (609) 984-1150
E-mail: info@tesc.edu

MCP Hahnemann University also accepts students into their Bachelor of Science Degree programs in Behavioral and Addictions Counseling. Contact: 1 800 237 3935 ext.6333 for more details.

Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the program will be able to find employment opportunities in a variety of settings, to include:
• Caseworker/Case Manager
• Community Organizer
• Crisis Intervention Worker
• Drug and Alcohol Counselors
• Group Facilitator
• Human Services Worker
• Intake Worker
• Job Coach Counselors
• Life Skills Counselors
• Outreach Worker
• Public Health Educator
• Rehabilitation Counselor
• Residential Counselor
• Social Worker’s Aide
• Youth Worker Counselor

Contact Person
Professor Habiba Soudan, Coordinator
(856) 227-7200, ext. 4532
E-mail: hsoudan@camdencc.edu