SWHS: Addiction Studies (AA) Counseling Total Units: 42.0

Term Effective: Fall 2025

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Previous Versions:

SWHS: Addiction Studies - effective Summer 2025
Social Work and Human Services: Addiction Studies - effective Fall 2024
Social Work and Human Services: Addiction Studies - effective Fall 2023
Human Services: Addiction Studies - effective Fall 2021
Human Services: Addiction Studies - effective Fall 2020
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Fall 2016
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Spring 2011
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Spring 2010
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Fall 2009
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Fall 2007
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Spring 2007
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Fall 2004
Human Services: Alcohol and Drug - effective Fall 2003

Description:

The Social Work and Human Services: Addiction Studies Major provides the educational component necessary for certification as a Registered Alcohol and Drug Technician (RADT) through the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). Students completing the coursework are eligible to sit for the certifying exam to become a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist. The Santa Rosa Junior College Social Work and Human Services: Addiction Studies program is accredited by CCAPP.

The Social Work and Human Services Addiction Studies certificate program offers academic preparation and field experience to work in addiction counseling and treatment. It covers a broad range of topics, including drug education and prevention approaches, treatment issues, counseling skills, ethical considerations, and practical knowledge of drugs and their effects. The program prepares students for entry-level work in community settings. For students interested in a Certificate of Achievement, a Social Work and Human Services: Addiction Studies certificate

Employment options include working with non-profit agencies as well as local, state and federal agencies. Examples of these agencies are job training programs, residential settings and private social service agencies.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the social work and human services field and its operational function in relation to client services;
  2. Examine and perform various social work and human service roles within the profession incorporating counseling skills, ethical principles and sensitivity to diversity;
  3. Demonstrate ability to use research tools to locate and evaluate information that can be applied to the social work and human services field;
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical principles in the behavioral sciences to help address the needs of social work and human services clients; and
  5. Identify the essential components of alcohol and drug addiction and employ the tools and skills needed to work with clients in treatment centers.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the SWHS: Addiction Studies program are:

  • Complete 42.0 units from
    • Social Work and Human Services Core Requirements
    • Addiction Studies Requirements
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Social Work and Human Services Core Requirements - complete 31.50 units
COUN 7Identity and Cultural Diversity3.00
SWHS 80Introduction to Addiction Studies3.00
SWHS 83Family Systems in Addiction Studies3.00
SWHS 87Ethical Issues in Social Work and Human Services3.00
SWHS 88Addiction Studies Practicum2.00
SWHS 90Introduction to Social Work and Human Services3.00
SWHS 91Skills and Techniques in Social Work and Human Services3.00
SWHS 92Introduction to Group Counseling3.00
SWHS 93Introduction to Case Management3.00
SWHS 96Co-Occurring Disorders3.00
SWHS 99ISocial Work and Human Services Internship Work Experience3.00
 
Addiction Studies Requirements - complete 9.00 units
SWHS 81Prevention and Education on Addiction3.00
SWHS 82Pharmacological & Physiological Effects of Addiction3.00
SWHS 86Social Work Seminar and Fieldwork3.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

Complete SWHS 88 and SWHS 99I before taking SWHS 86. In this program, SWHS 99I consists of internships in alcohol or drug settings.
Contact
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(707) 527-4289
jpaisley@santarosa.edu