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CIP PROGRAM: 51.1501
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1377 469 571
2021 1319 461 503
2022 1386 490 511
2023 1314 467 526
2024 1274 415 521
Change -4.58% -0.43% -7.88%

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51.1503 Clinical/Medical Social Work.
51.1504 Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling.
51.1505 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling.
51.1506 Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling.
51.1507 Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
51.1508 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.
51.1509 Genetic Counseling/Counselor.
51.1510 Infant/Toddler Mental Health Services.
51.1511 Medical Family Therapy/Therapist.
51.1512 Hospice and Palliative Care.
51.1580 Reserved.
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Institutions granting degrees in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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