The Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling in Portland, Oregon, consists of a college in liberal arts, a law school and a graduate school in education and counseling. The Graduate School of Education and Counseling offers a master's degree in counseling psychology within five areas, including addiction studies. Students can either earn a Master of Arts (M.A.) or a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in addiction studies. The M.A. is 56 semester hours and is designed for students to become licensed addiction counselors. The M.S. has the same curriculum, except that two research methods and statistics courses and a master's thesis research project have been added, making the program 62 semester hours. It is designed for students pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology.
Lewis & Clark
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 86
Portland, Oregon 97219
503-768-6060
lclark.edu
Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Adler School of Professional Psychology offers the Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate for students who currently possess a baccalaureate degree and are pursuing a master's or doctorate degree. As the oldest independent psychology school in North America, it maintains a focus on social justice and responsibility. The school was named after Alfred Adler, the famous psychologist who developed the concept of family and group counseling. It consists of 16 additional courses to be taken as part of the student's graduate program. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to be admitted.
Adler School of Professional Psychology
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
312-201-5900
adler.edu
Troy University was originally a teaching education college in Alabama. Now the university has spread to 60 campuses among 17 states and 11 countries. The College of Education on Troy's main campus location in Alabama offers the Master of Science in Counseling (M.S.) program within its Department of Psychology and Counseling. This program provides specialty options within nine areas, including substance abuse counseling. It is a 48-semester-hour program designed to meet state licensing requirements. Students are required to complete a 100-hour practicum and 600 hours of a community counseling internship (two sessions).
Troy University
111 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
334-670-3000
troy.edu