Applied Psychology, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counseling Option, BS

Applied Psychology Major Requirements

Option in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counseling

The objectives of the program in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counseling:

1. Prepare students for immediate employment upon graduation;
2. Provide a service to the community for a problem that has gained national concern;
3. Familiarize students with community, state, and federal agencies that aid individuals disabled by or dependent on alcohol or other substances;
4. Train students to serve as alcoholism and drug abuse counselors by:
5. encouraging their sensitivity to individuals disabled by or dependent on alcohol or other substances;
6. providing an understanding of alcoholism and other addictions;
7. providing an understanding of the effects of social factors such as socio-economic status and urban setting on alcohol abuse and other addictions;
8. encouraging the development of general skills in counseling as well as specific skills in counseling individuals disabled by or dependent on alcohol or other substances of abuse;
9. providing the student with the appropriate background in human psychological development, interviewing, learning, assessment and evaluation, behavior modification, abnormal psychology, and clinical psychology;
10. ensuring that the student can prepare psychological reports and analyze statistical data.

Graduates in this program are eligible for equivalent credits for certification by the State of Maryland Board of Counseling Certification.

Applied Psychology, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counseling Option Required Courses

• PSYC 233 - Psychological and Physiological Aspects of Substance Abuse 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 306 - Personality 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 335 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 341 - Psychological Assessment and Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 342 - Psychological Report Writing 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 343 - Psychological Research 4 Credit(s) **
• PSYC 351 - Counseling Techniques 4 Credit(s)
• PSYC 352 - Counseling In Groups 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 411 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 440 - History and Systems of Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 347 - Alcohol Abuse and other Addictions in the Inner City and Other Communities 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 354 - Foundations of Effective Alcohol Abuse and Other Addictions Counseling 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 451 - Field Placement I 3 Credit(s)
• PSYC 452 - Field Placement II 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 47

NOTE: PSYC 201  is a prerequisite for all other PSYC courses.

*Prerequisite: MATH 110 - College Algebra: Concepts and Applications  or MATH 125 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts  

**Prerequisite: PSYC 207 - Basic Statistics in Behavioral Sciences