Chemical Dependency Counseling

The Chemical Dependency Counseling option is a program of study for attaining an Associate’s of Arts degree in Human Services. In this program, students will complete all academic requirements necessary to complete the Montana exam for certification as a Licensed Addiction Counselor. Students will receive assistance as they complete their required supervised addiction counseling fieldwork, as well as receive assistance in preparing for the certification examination, as needed

***After degree/coursework completion, students must complete 1000 hours of supervised fieldwork in addition to passing the certification examination before becoming licensed (subject to change by the State of Montana).

Department Contact

Bobbi Klingaman

bklingaman@ancollege.edu

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Student Outcomes

Conduct interviewing, assessments, evaluations, treatment planning, therapy, and follow-up procedures.
Identify, comprehend, and synthesize social science academic research from original sources and demonstrate this capacity through written and oral works.
Deliver oral presentations and compose written compositions about issues of concern in their community in terms of identification, cause, prevention, remediation, and stabilization.
Apply knowledge of key theories and chemical dependency counseling techniques in supervised internship and course work.
Be prepared to demonstrate their knowledge and skills by passing the state of Montana exam for certification as a Licensed Addiction Counselor.

First Year Fall Semester

Class	Name	Credit
WRIT 101	College Writing I	3
PSYX 100	Introduction to Psychology	3
GS 110	Finding Place	1
CAS 243**	Substance abuse counceling I	3
CAS 242	Fund of Subst Abuse & Addiction	3
ANL 155/150	Aaniiih/Nakoda Lang I	3

First Year Spring Semester

Class	Name	Credit
Elective	Natural Science	4
WRIT 201	College Writing II	3
PSYX 240	Abnormal Psychology	3
CAS 248**	Substance Abuse Counseling II	3
AIS 100	Introduction to AIS	3

First Year Summer Semester

Class	Name	Credit
CAS 265	Multicultural Competency & Ethics	1
CAS 254	Co-occuring Disorders	2
CAS 191	Spec Topics in AI Healing Practices	1

Second Year Fall Semester

class	Name	Credit
Elective	Humanities/Fine Art	3
HMS 205	Principal of Couns & Group Therapy	3
COMX 111	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
CAS 260**	Addiction Assessment & Doc	4
CAS 250**	Assessment & Case Management	3

Second Year Spring Semester

Class	Name	Credit
M 121	College Algebra	4
CAS 295	Supervised Internship	1
CAS 266	Legal Ethical Prof Issues in CDC	3
CAS 252**	Gambling & Gaming Disorders	2
CAS 231**	Pharmacology of Addictions	2
CAS 225**	Group couns in subst Abuse Treat	3

On Demand/Optional

Class	Name	Credit
CAS 294	Licensing Exam Prep Workshop	1

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406-353-2607

bklingaman@ancollege.edu

Chemical Dependency Counseling

Student Outcomes

Conduct interviewing, assessments, evaluations, treatment planning, therapy, and follow-up procedures.

Identify, comprehend, and synthesize social science academic research from original sources and demonstrate this capacity through written and oral works.

Deliver oral presentations and compose written compositions about issues of concern in their community in terms of identification, cause, prevention, remediation, and stabilization.

Apply knowledge of key theories and chemical dependency counseling techniques in supervised internship and course work.

Be prepared to demonstrate their knowledge and skills by passing the state of Montana exam for certification as a Licensed Addiction Counselor.