Counseling Addictions Counseling - Indiana Wesleyan University

Counseling Addictions Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. There is a great need for the addiction professional in America today. The Lewin Group, a Maryland-based consulting firm, reports that 5,000 new addiction professionals are needed each year just to replace those who are leaving the field. This need is created by the rising number of addicting materials created and used each year. Individuals all over the world are losing the battle to any number of those addictions . At Indiana Wesleyan University , we believe there is a need to help the addicted in the greater community of America and the world. To help individuals break these addictions, we want to prepare students to work in a variety of mental health settings. We provide students with a graduate education that allows them to gain hands-on experience while being clinically supervised by men and women of diverse cultural backgrounds who hold Ph.D.s in a variety of areas related to counseling . Indiana Wesleyan University's goal is to provide the world with the most qualified professionals who seek to serve their communities in character, scholarship, and leadership. The 48 credit-hour Master of Arts with a major in Counseling and specialization in Addictions Counseling helps prepare students to meet credential requirements. The program adheres to current evidence-based practice, integrating a Christian worldview with a behavioral and social sciences orientation. The specialization is approved by the Indiana Association for Addiction Professionals (IAAP) and the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). Graduates are academically qualified to become Master Addictions Counselors through NAADAC. Student membership and Addiction Professional in Training certification are available through NAADAC and IAAP. Practicums are completed at our Indianapolis and Marion clinics Prepares counselors to work with chemical addictions and addictive behaviors such as eating, sexual, and gambling disorders Trains professionals to bring a Christian worldview to a national crisis in addictive behavior Students are challenged to integrate their Christian faith into the practice of counseling All faculty members have earned doctorates and licenses, are committed to the Christian faith, and are active in the counseling profession Graduates will be academically qualified to pursue state licensure and/or national certification View more details on Indiana Wesleyan University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.