Behavioral Health Counseling: Minor in Addictions Counseling Course Descriptions

Please Note: The minor in addictions counseling is designed to provide students with an essential focus on current best-practice approaches in counseling interventions aimed at assisting people to recover from substance use disorders. This minor is expected to appeal to students in a wide range of Drexel majors, including Psychology, Criminal Justice, Health Services Administration, Sociology, Pathways to Health Professions, Education, General Humanities and Social Science, Nutrition and Food Sciences, as well as other fields of study. Academic requirements

The minor requires completion of 24 credits, comprised of 15 credits in five required courses and 9 credits in three courses selected from a list of ten electives. Students may elect to begin coursework in this minor at any point in their undergraduate education. It is strongly suggested that students pursuing this minor consult with faculty in the Behavioral Health Counseling program for advice in selecting electives that will best meet their goals in this minor.

Required courses:

• BACS 220 Theory and Practice of Counseling
• BACS 234 Introduction to Addictive Disorders
• BACS 304 Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling I
• BACS 310 Recovery and Relapse Prevention Methods

Students select a minimum of three courses from the following list of electives:

• BACS 232 WI Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• BACS 255 Multicultural Counseling Perspectives
• BACS 301 Group Counseling I
• BACS 312 Case Management Methods
• BACS 325 Psychopharmacology for Counselors
• BACS 368 Addictions Counseling with Special Populations
• BACS 370 Gambling Addictions
• BACS 401 Assessment and Treatment Planning
• BACS 412 Group Counseling II
• BACS 414 Co-occurring Disorders