Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Associate
(10-550-1)
Associate Degree-Two Years
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Program Description
The Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) program offers students opportunities to practice and achieve competence in the foundations of substance use disorder counseling needed for employment in the substance use disorder counseling profession. Preparation for this growing profession requires personal and interpersonal qualities including conduct that does not compromise the fulfillment of professional responsibilities. Accordingly, all students will be asked to complete a Substance Use Status form.
Essential qualities of AODA program students include emotional stability and maturity, self-awareness and self-discipline, an interest in working with people, an appreciation of cultural diversity, a strong commitment to a healthy lifestyle that includes low-risk choices regarding substance use, the ability to accept personal responsibility, and strong reading, writing, and abstract thinking skills.
Successful students will learn to:
• assess the physical, emotional, and social effects of substance abuse by patients.
• provide effective counseling services for diverse patients.
• demonstrate ethical and legal responsibility in personal and professional behavior and practice.
• develop and document treatment plans for patients based on clinical evaluations.
• facilitate substance use education and therapy groups.
• assess and respond to family systems and dynamics affected by stubstance use.
• communicate information about patients in clinical reports and records.
The program provides instructional support towards meeting the Wisconsin licensure requirements for substance abuse counselors. Persons accepted for enrollment in the AODA program must abide by the substance abuse counselor code book, Chapters RL 164, established by the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. Violation of the code will result in dismissal from the program.
Program Admission Requirements
• COMPASS pre-entry assessment
• Wisconsin criminal background check and processing fee
• A pre-entrance health history and physical examination must be on file three weeks prior to entering the core courses of the AODA program. The Admissions Office will notify you at the appropriate time.
For detailed requirements, click on the Admission Requirements link toward the top of this page or call one of our Enrollment Assistants at 1-800-547-2882.
Helpful Academic Background
• Strong reading comprehension and writing skills
• Strong social and behavioral sciences
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Computer literacy
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For more information about this program, contact the program counselor at 1-800-547-2882 or 715-833-6346.
For general admissions information, contact the Admissions Office at 1-800-547-2882 or 715-833-6246.