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Credential Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T)
Education Program

Overview

T¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Department of Psychology offers a NY State OASAS certified Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T) education program.  This program is only available to students that are currently enrolled in the Department of Psychology at t¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.  In addition to the required courses for all psychology majors (i.e., Introductory Psychology, Statistics, and Experimental Psychology), OASAS has approved ten 3-credit psychology courses (see course list below) as meeting the NY State education requirements for 350 hours of Addiction Specific Standardized Curriculum for the CASAC Trainee credential.

CASAC-T Program Objectives

Through completion of the CASAC-T Education program, students will gain the full range of knowledge, skills, and professional techniques related to alcohol and substance abuse counseling including the following:

- Knowledge of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse—85 hours
- Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counseling—150 hours
- Assessment; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Case Management; and Patient, Family and Community Education—70 hours
- Professional and Ethical Responsibilities—45 hours

You can meet these requirements if you take the following 10 courses to be eligible for a CASAC-T (all of these courses need to be taken at City College):
- Infancy and Childhood (PSY 24600)—45 hours
- Brain-Mind Experience (PSY 25400) OR Drug Abuse and Addiction (MED 10000)—45 hours
- Drug-Alcohol Abuse: Causes and Treatment (PSY 34000)—45 hours
- Treatment of Substance Abuse I (PSY 35000)—45 hours
- Treatment of Substance Abuse II (PSY 36000)—45 hours
- The Prevention of Psychological Disorders (PSY 36300)—45 hours
- Family Psychology (PSY 36500)—45 hours
- Small Group Processes (PSY 36700)—45 hours
- Counseling Issues in Addiction Treatment (PSY 37000)—45 hours
- Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology (PSY 38000)—45 hours

- Professional & Ethical Responsibilities—45 hours
- The ethics requirements are being fulfilled through the following required courses included in the list above:
- Drug-Alcohol Abuse: Causes and Treatment—5 hours
- Family Psychology—5 hours
- The Prevention of Psychological Disorders—10 hours
- Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology—10 hours
- Small Group Processes—5 hours
- Treatment of Substance Abuse—10 hours

Total credit hours required for OASAS CASAC Trainee credential = 350 credit hours
Total credit hours of 10 OASAS-approved CCNY psychology courses = 450 credit hours
 

For further information and to enroll in the CASAC program at CCNY:

Contact the CASAC Coordinator at casac@ccny.cuny.edu

For complete information on the CASAC credentialing process: Visit the of the NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services