Academic year: 2024-2025
Substance Abuse Specialty- Certificate
Program Code: 905502
The substance abuse specialization certificate is for people who hold or are in the process of gaining licensure as a professional counselor, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist in the state of Wisconsin and would like to add the Substance Abuse Specialty certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor.
Delivery
Day Evening Full-time Part-time
Explore Locations
This program is offered at:
Green Bay
Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $ 2,360, Books: $ 290, Supplies: $ 0 Total Approximate Costs $ 2,650 See costs of tuition, books, and supplies.
Contact an NWTC admissions advisor to find the best way to pay for this program.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tutition and fees for this program. https:// www. nwtc. edu / admissions-and-aid / paying-for-college / tuition-and-fees? ProgramCode = 905502
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.
First Semester 8 Week 1 10550209- Family Systems 3 10550200- Intro. to the SUDC Profession 3 10550201- Understanding Substance Use 3
Semester Total 9
Second Semester 8 Week 1 10550208- SUDC Asses, Diag, & Treatment 3
8 Week 2 10520191- Motivational Interviewing 3
Semester Total 6
Total Credits 15
Curriculum Note: This certificate provides licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers, or Professional Counselors with the 180 hours of education across the four knowledge domains listed in the Wisconsin Code MPSW 1.09 as part of the Substance Abuse Specialty. Completion of this certificate will help make the student eligible for a Substance Abuse Specialty, the equivalent of the Substance Abuse Counselor( SAC) credential in Wisconsin.
Students must earn a " C " or higher in all 10-520-XXX courses and 10-550-XXX. A student who withdraws or receives a grade lower than a " C " in a program course may retake the course.
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