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If you’ve been looking for a way to make a
difference in your community, then consider
training as an addictions counselor through the
online Addictions Counseling Education Program
(ACEP) offered through University College at The
University of Massachusetts Boston.
The online ACEP program provides the highest quality
alcohol and drug education to those seeking to begin
or advance their careers in the treatment of alcohol and
chemical dependence. The ACEP program is housed at
UMass Boston, which is accredited by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges.
“Now is a good time to enter this field,” says. Dr. Dianne
Doyle-Pita, ACEP program director. According to recruit-
ment agencies (e.g., samrecruitment.org.uk), there is a
growing demand for trained substance misuse personnel.
The National Drug Strategy is targeting young people,
community prevention programs, and criminal justice.
“ACEP is adaptable to the needs of the individual
student. Students are welcome to take as few or many
courses as they like. Some of our students have a high
school education while others have doctoral degrees,”
she adds.
ACEP offers targeted training at a reasonable cost. The
ACEP menu of courses includes training in Criminal
Justice and Substance Abuse Treatment (CJSAT) and
Prevention Specialist (PS) —providing education in two
of the fastest growing credentials in the addictions
field, according to International Certification &
Reciprocity Consortium (IC & RC). IC & RC credentials
are recognized worldwide as the gold standard for
competency in the field.
“We also are fortunate to have an instructor as well as
students from the UK in our program and, thus, we are
familiar with the UK addictions counselor requirements
and treatment system opportunities,” says Doyle-Pita.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP TODAY
The ACEP online program currently
offers 10 courses and a practicum
in addictions counseling.
For more information visit
http://uc.umb.edu/ddn/
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BECOME AN ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR
Now is a
good time
to enter
the field.
There is a
growing
demand
for trained
substance
misuse
personnel
Dr. Dianne Doyle-Pita
Forensic Mental Health Studies –
MSc/PGDip/PGCert
Treatment of Substance Misuse –
MSc/PGDip/PGCert
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
If you are currently working with, or intend to work
with, mentally disordered offenders, or those who
require similar care, or within a drug or alcohol
treatment service you will be interested in these
courses. You can study for a full MSc qualification,
a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate.
Alternatively, individual modules can be taken as
stand alone courses.
Forensic Mental Health Studies
This course will improve your promotional
prospects in your current profession or help
you realise your potential in a new area, expand
www.birmingham.ac.uk/mds
We are
developing critical
and academic skills in
treatment professionals
your knowledge and give you the tools and the
incentive to do your own research into a subject
of interest within forensic mental health care.
Contact Angela Oakley on 0121 678 3088
or forensic@contacts.bham.ac.uk or visit
www.birmingham.ac.uk/forensic
Treatment of Substance Misuse
This course will develop your understanding
of the scientific underpinning of modern recovery-
focused practice in drug and alcohol treatment.
Incorporating a range of evidence-based
approaches, it will develop your clinical skills
and knowledge and enable you to select
appropriate treatment strategies and monitor
their outcome in practice.
Contact Susan Lowe on 0121 301 2355
or treatment@contacts.bham.ac.uk or visit
www.birmingham.ac.uk/treatment