Drug and Alcohol-Addictions Counseling

The Mental Health and Human Service Program ( MHHS) offers college level classes and internship experience that meet most requirements to sit for the Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor I (CADC I) exam in the state of Oregon.

Requirements for (CADC I) offered within the MHHS degree program include:

HS 111, 112, 113-	(Interviewing Skills I, II (Basic Counseling Skills and III (Cross Cultural Skills)	Series begins in Fall
PSY 225-	Group Counseling Theory and Practice I	Fall
HS 141 –	Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances	Winter
HS 150 –	The Effective Helper (Ethics)	Winter
HE 208 –	AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections	Fall, Winter
Internship (HS291 – Seminar and WE280- cooperative education 480 hours toward 1,000 hour CADC I requirement.

Additional Drug and Alcohol/Addictions Counseling Specialization courses include:

HS 142-	Addiction Theories	Fall
HS 143-	Treatment of Addiction	Spring

Individuals interested in pursuing courses at Mt. Hood Community College toward a CADC I will need to apply to the MHHS program. Please see Admissions information at http://www.mhcc.edu/pages/621.asp

If you have questions, please call 503-491-7178 or email at
Leslie.Allen@mhcc.edu

For more information on The Addiction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon please see
http://www.accbo.com/