CASAC Education and Training for MA Forensic Psychology Students

Master’s Forensic Psychology Students may complete the education and training requirements for the Credential in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counseling (CASAC) at John Jay College. The CASAC is relevant and useful for careers in Criminal Justice since a majority of offenders have substance abuse problems. The CASAC is a valuable certification for numerous Criminal Justice careers.

The education requirement can be met by taking the following graduate and undergraduate courses:

Graduate Courses:

Psy 714. Psychology and treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse.

Crj 714. Social aspects of alcoholism and drug use. (If this course is not available at the time you need it, you may substitute ANT/SOC/PSY110).

Psy 730. Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology. (With a 6-hour supplement covering topics specific to ethics in chemical dependency treatment.)

Undergraduate courses:

SOC 161. Chemical Dependency and the Dysfunctional Family

PSY 268. Therapeutic Interventions in Chemical Dependency

PSY 255. Group Dynamics in Chemical Dependency Counseling.

PSY 331. Assessment and Clinical Evaluation in Chemical Dependency

Counseling

CSL 350. Advanced Topics in Chemical Dependency Counseling

The Training requirement can be met by

PSY 780-1. Field Work in Psychology. (The agency for the fieldwork must be at an OASAS-licensed facility.)

Note: PSY 714 covers same content at PSY266. CRJ 714 covers same content as ANT/SOC/PSY110. PSY 730 covers same content as PSY 480.

Students who have taken undergraduate courses in addiction studies will be granted appropriate credit, which will reduce the number of courses needed to complete the education requirement.

After completing the education and training requirement, those who graduate from the Masters Program need to work one year in a state licensed alcoholism or drug abuse facility before qualifying to take the written examination for the CASAC. (The work requirement is 2 years for those without a Master’s Degree.) For further information about the CASAC, please go to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse web site at http://training.oasas.state.ny.us/oasas/counselor.cfm

Daniel Yalisove, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of the Program. His office is 2429N, down the hall from the MA Forensic Psychology Office. His office hours are on M, W. Additional information about the program is available on his door.

For further information contact Professor Yalisove, 2429N, 237-8794,

Email daniel.yalisove@jjay.cuny.edu.

The Addiction Studies Program now has a home page:

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~addiction

Please use it for the latest information about the program.