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
HS 225	Group Counseling Theory and Practice I	Fall
HS 141	Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances	Fall
HS 142	Addiction Counseling: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment	Spring
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.

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/Programs-s.aspx?id=1361

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/