The
ACT certificate program's primary goal is to educate master's- and
doctoral-level clinicians who wish to prepare for licensing in their mental
health profession and as addictions counselors (LCADC). Dual-credentialed
clinicians are in great demand in our state and across the country,
particularly for leadership positions in organizations that treat both mental
health and substance abuse disorders.
The Addiction Counselor Training (ACT) certificate program provides:
- all the required LCADC education hours in a six-course curriculum
- convenient hybrid course format that reduces in-class hours to four or five days per semester
- courses on Fridays or Saturdays in New Brunswick or Saturdays in Camden and Newark
- all the required supervised field hours in a DMHAS-approved treatment organization
- preparation for the application process and licensing exams
- individualized advising and specialized workshops while enrolled in the program
- mentorship from dual-credentialed clinicians and other addiction professionals
Eligibility requirements:
- clinicians with a master's or doctorate in a counseling/mental health discipline who wish to earn their LCADC
- incoming M.S.W. students who wish to earn their LCADC education hours while taking the courses required for the M.S.W. degree
- incoming
master's or doctoral students in other counseling disciplines wishing to
earn their LCADC education hours while completing their degree
ACT Course Sequence
First Year (Generalist Curriculum)
Fall Semester
19:910:500 Social Work Practice I with Individuals,
Families, and Groups (3)
19:910:502 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
(3)
19:910:504
Social Welfare Policy and Services I
(3)
19:910:506
Diversity and Oppression (3)
19:910:508
Field Education Practicum I (3) (in a licensed addiction treatment agency)
Total
= 15 credits
Spring Semester
19:910:501 Social Work Practice II with
Organizations and Communities (3)
19:910:514
HBSE: Understanding Addictive Behaviors
(3)
19:910:507 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (formerly Psychopathology) (3)
19:910:505 Methods of Social Work Research I (3)
19:910:509 Field Education Practicum II (3) (in a licensed addiction treatment agency)
Total
= 15 credits
Students admitted on conditional
status without an introductory statistics course that covers descriptive and
basic inferential statistical procedures may not enter the specialized curriculum
until they complete such course.
Second Year (Specialized Curriculum)
Fall Semester
19:910:511 Clinical Social Work I (3)
19:910:522 Clinical Social Work: Addictive Behaviors
I (3)
19:910:___ Social Welfare Policy and Services II (3)
19:910:595 Methods of Social Work Research II (3)
19:910:598 Case Management in Addictions Practice (3) (May
be taken during the summer or fall semester)
19:910:600 Field Education Practicum III (3) (in a licensed addiction treatment agency)
Total
= 15 or 18 credits
Spring Semester
19:910:512 Clinical Social Work II (3)
19:910:510 Gambling Counseling and Special Topics
19:910:597 Clinical Social Work: Addictive Behaviors
II (3)
19:910:599 Professional Development and
Responsibility in Addictions Practice (3)
19:910:601 Field Education Practicum IV (3) (in a licensed addiction treatment agency)
Total
= 15 credits
Total
Credits = 63
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