The Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences offers an academic minor in Addiction and Recovery Studies. This minor takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding addiction and recovery. Students will examine both chemical (e.g., alcohol dependency) and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, eating, spending, Internet/gaming) to gain a comprehensive understanding of the causes of and treatments for addictive behaviors as well as the impact of addiction on individuals and families. Students will also learn about the process of recovery from addiction.
The required courses (6 courses total):
1. HD 210 Understanding Addiction
2. HD 302 Adolescence
3. HD 450 Addiction: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
4. HD 445 Addiction and the Family
5. Choose one of the following:
Student Profiles:
Learn about how UA classmates plan to use this minor: http://www.hdfs.ches.ua.edu/addiction-and-recovery-student-profiles.html
News:
UA’s minor is featured on NIDA’s Teen Blog to help promote undergraduate training in Addiction Science: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/colleges-offer-addiction-science-programs-so-students-can-help-tackle-drug-addiction
The benefits of this minor:
This minor will provide supplemental training for students preparing for a wide variety of jobs in counseling agencies, outpatient clinics, hospitals, employee assistance programs, schools, nonprofit agencies, governmental agencies, rehab programs, and the criminal justice system. Students majoring in human development, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, health sciences, and nursing would benefit from this minor, as would those planning to attend medical school, law school, or graduate school in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. This minor is especially beneficial for any student planning to work as an addiction counselor after graduation. Certification opportunities for addictions counseling are available in Alabama and throughout the nation, and some of the coursework in this minor may be applied toward the educational requirements for certification in Alabama. According to the US Department of Labor, the 10-year growth pattern for the job market for counselors specializing in addiction is faster (27%) than the average rate of growth for all other jobs (14%). More information about the certification process can be found at the websites for the Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (www.aadaa.us) and the Alabama Association of Addiction Counselors (http://www.naadac.org/component/staff/?StateID=AL).
Contact us:
If you have any questions about this minor, please email Dr. Tricia Witte (twitte@ches.ua.edu) in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences.
The required courses (6 courses total):
1. HD 210 Understanding Addiction
2. HD 302 Adolescence
3. HD 450 Addiction: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
4. HD 445 Addiction and the Family
5. Choose one of the following:
- HHE 378 Drug Awareness Education
- SW 414 Chemical Dependency
- HD 405 Policy Issues: Family and Addiction
- CSM 424 Addiction and Dysfunction in Money Management
- PY 358 Abnormal Psychology
- CJ 240 Juvenile Delinquency
- CSM 204 Introduction to Personal Financial Planning
Student Profiles:
Learn about how UA classmates plan to use this minor: http://www.hdfs.ches.ua.edu/addiction-and-recovery-student-profiles.html
News:
UA’s minor is featured on NIDA’s Teen Blog to help promote undergraduate training in Addiction Science: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/colleges-offer-addiction-science-programs-so-students-can-help-tackle-drug-addiction
The benefits of this minor:
This minor will provide supplemental training for students preparing for a wide variety of jobs in counseling agencies, outpatient clinics, hospitals, employee assistance programs, schools, nonprofit agencies, governmental agencies, rehab programs, and the criminal justice system. Students majoring in human development, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, health sciences, and nursing would benefit from this minor, as would those planning to attend medical school, law school, or graduate school in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. This minor is especially beneficial for any student planning to work as an addiction counselor after graduation. Certification opportunities for addictions counseling are available in Alabama and throughout the nation, and some of the coursework in this minor may be applied toward the educational requirements for certification in Alabama. According to the US Department of Labor, the 10-year growth pattern for the job market for counselors specializing in addiction is faster (27%) than the average rate of growth for all other jobs (14%). More information about the certification process can be found at the websites for the Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (www.aadaa.us) and the Alabama Association of Addiction Counselors (http://www.naadac.org/component/staff/?StateID=AL).
Contact us:
If you have any questions about this minor, please email Dr. Tricia Witte (twitte@ches.ua.edu) in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences.