CASAC 350-hour Certificate

Students completing a CASAC (Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counseling) 350 hour educational certificate program will enroll in nine courses that meet the 350 hours minimum education requirement of New York State's Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) for the CASAC. Upon completion, students are issued the OASAS 350 Hour Certificate of Completion, allowing them to apply to OASAS for trainee certification, or a CASAC-T certificate. The certificate program is open to all students, regardless of major, and non-matriculated students.

Program requirements for CASAC 350 hour certificate

Required courses

PSY 3000PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING

3

PSY 3329PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIONS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

3

PSY 3350COMMUNICATION AND GROUP PROCESS

3

PSY 4250ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 4912CASE MANAGEMENT: SPECIAL POPULATIONS

3

HSR 2510/SOC 2510THEORIES OF SOCIAL CASEWORK

3

PSY 3560DRUGS & SOCIETY

3

PSY 3430PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

3

HCA 3000/HSR 3000CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE

3