Skip to Main Content

HMADD - Human Services Program, Addiction Studies Option, A.S.

Psychology

Program Title

Human Services Program, Addiction Studies Option, A.S.

Program Code

HMADD

Program Description

The Human Services A.S. Addiction Studies Option prepares students to transfer to a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or other closely related program while earning addiction certification credits simultaneously. Human services is a creative, innovative field for persons who work with, and give support to, other human beings who are experiencing problems with addictions. The courses provide a comprehensive approach to addiction studies. In addition to time spent in the classroom, students spend 285 hours in hospitals, mental health centers, social service agencies, substance-abuse counseling sites and other facilities.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

-Serve Human Services clients or carry out other supportive human service agency functions.
-Explain the historical and philosophical foundation of Human Services.
-Identify human systems, discuss their interaction, and recognize the conditions that promote or limit optimal human functioning.
-Analyze service problems, select appropriate strategies, services, or interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
-Apply human service ethics, values, and attitudes in personal, educational, and professional settings with an understanding of cultural/ethnic diversity.
-Evaluate their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.
-Apply interventions with individual clients and therapeutic groups as it relates to drug and alcohol addictions.

Requirements

General Education: 32 Credits

As described in the General Education section of the catalog.

  • The Following General Education Courses are Required:

    • course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3

    • course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3

    • course - Human Biology Credits: 4

    • course - Information Technology Credits: 3

    • course - Statistics Credits: 4

    • course - American National Government Credits: 3

    • course - Introduction to Psychology II: Personality & Social Aspects Credits: 3

    • course - Life Span Development Credits: 3

    • course - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3

    • course - World Civilization I or course - World Civilization II or course - World Literature I or course - World Literature II

General Education Notes

(1) One course is recommended from the Cultural and Global Awareness knowledge area.

Career Studies: 27 Credits As Follows:

  • course - Introduction to Human Services Credits: 3

  • course - Introduction to Addiction Studies Credits: 3

  • course - Evaluation and Diagnosis of the Addicted Client Credits: 3 **

  • course - Community Agencies and Human Service Systems Credits: 3

  • course - Counseling Techniques Credits: 3

  • course - Individual Counseling for the Addicted Client Credits: 3 *

  • course - Social, Cultural, and Familial Aspects Of Addiction Credits: 3 **

  • course - Group Dynamics Credits: 3

  • course - Human Services Practicum Credits: 3

Electives: 1 Credit

Total Credits Required For Degree: 60

Notes:

*Offered Fall Term only

**Offered Spring Term only

Suggested Sequence

The following sequence is an example of how this degree can be completed in two years. This sequence is based on satisfaction of all Foundational Studies requirements and prerequisites and presumes a Fall Term start date. An individual’s program may vary depending on transfer institution, career objectives, or individual needs. See a counselor for other options and to monitor your progress.

Semester 1: Fall Term

  • course - Introduction to Psychology II: Personality & Social Aspects Credits: 3

  • course - Introduction to Human Services Credits: 3

  • course - Introduction to Addiction Studies Credits: 3 *

  • course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3

  • course - Information Technology Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Semester 2: Spring Term

  • course - Evaluation and Diagnosis of the Addicted Client Credits: 3 **

  • course - Life Span Development Credits: 3

  • course - Community Agencies and Human Service Systems Credits: 3

  • course - Counseling Techniques Credits: 3

  • course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15

Semester 3: Fall Term

  • course - Individual Counseling for the Addicted Client Credits: 3 *

  • course - Group Dynamics Credits: 3

  • course - Statistics Credits: 4

  • course - American National Government Credits: 3

  • course - World Civilization I or course - World Civilization II or course - World

    Literature I or course - World Literature II Credits: 3 (1)

Total Credits: 16

Semester 4: Spring Term

  • course - Social, Cultural, and Familial Aspects Of Addiction Credits: 3 **

  • course - Human Services Practicum Credits: 1-3

  • course - Human Biology Credits: 4

  • course - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3

  • Elective Credits: 1

Total Credits: 14

Sequence Notes:

(1) One course is recommended from the Cultural and Global Awareness knowledge area.

*Offered Fall Term only

**Offered Spring Term only

CADC Credential

Students who complete the suggested course sequence for the addictions option A.A.S. will have fulfilled the academic competencies of the CADC credential awarded by the state of New Jersey. Brookdale does not provide supervised Praxis hours for a CADC, nor does Brookdale award the CADC credential itself. Students may apply with the NJ Board of Consumer Affairs to have their BCC credits count for the totality of the CADC coursework requirements. Students taking the courses listed below can apply to have their credits count toward the academic portion of the CADC credential with the department of consumer affairs, CADC division. For more information go to the following web page: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/alcdrug.htm or call 973-504-6369.

  • course - Introduction to Human Services Credits: 3

  • course - Introduction to Addiction Studies Credits: 3

  • course - Evaluation and Diagnosis of the Addicted Client Credits: 3 **

  • course - Community Agencies and Human Service Systems Credits: 3

  • course - Counseling Techniques Credits: 3

  • course - Individual Counseling for the Addicted Client Credits: 3 *

  • course - Social, Cultural, and Familial Aspects Of Addiction Credits: 3 **

  • course - Group Dynamics Credits: 3