Work Experience provides supervised employment experience in the field of substance use disorders treatment that helps the student apply the knowledge and skills from classroom instruction. It also helps them to acquire desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. Each unit of credit requires 54 hours of employment during the semester. Work Experience is available to all students, regardless of major or educational goals. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ADS R200A. Corequisites: ADS R210B. Transfer credit: CSU.

This course is designed to teach students basic interviewing and counseling techniques appropriate for paraprofessionals. Emphasizing motivational counseling and client-empowering approaches, students will develop basic competency in the one-on-one counseling skills most relevant to addiction treatment. They will learn to use electronic medical records to document individual counseling sessions. Students will also learn about the importance of ethics and establishing professional boundaries with clients as well as the clear distinction between professional counseling and self-help group sponsorship. This course fulfills one 3-unit skills requirement for the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE). Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU.

Work Experience provides supervised employment experience in the field of substance use disorders treatment that helps the student apply the knowledge and skills from classroom instruction. It also helps them to acquire desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. Each unit of credit requires 54 hours of employment during the semester. Work Experience is available to all students, regardless of major or educational goals. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ADS R101 and ADS R102 and ADS R104 and ADS R105A and ADS R124. Corequisites: ADS R210A. Transfer credit: CSU.

This course guides students through the second set of work experience hours required for students to gain experience in applied alcohol/drug treatment studies. Students work in various agencies and organizations in the substance use treatment field. During this course, emphasis will be placed on treatment systems, documentation, record keeping. working as a team member & complex client/work situations. This course fulfills one 1.5 unit field studies requirement of CAADE. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ADS R210A. Corequisites: ADS R200B. Transfer credit: CSU.

This course will introduce potential alcohol/drug counselors to the principles in the Code of Ethical Standards for Alcohol/Drug Educators and the steps involved in making ethical decisions. The course will also cover client rights, counselor responsibilities, confidentiality, managing boundaries, conflicting values, relevant laws and other ethical issues. The importance of cultural competence in counseling diverse populations, including people with disabilities, will be a key component of this course. Field trips may be required. Transfer credit: CSU.