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BA Addiction Counselling

Addiction is a complex multidimensional problem that is affecting all aspects of our society today. Substance abuse and addiction specialists help and support people overcome drug, alcohol, gambling, and other dependencies through counselling, education, and other services aimed at helping people identify and control undesired compulsive behaviors. They may work in hospitals, public and private treatment centers, community agencies, or private practice-providing individual and group therapy, facilitating support groups, liasing with GP's and developing individual treatment plans, providing emotional support to families and loved ones, and developing prevention programs-to help people overcome their addictions and re-build their lives.

This is a 4 year programme of study. However, if for any reason participants need to exit the programme they can avail of awards at all levels.

Year 1 award is a Certificate in Addiction Counselling (Equivalent to HETAC level 6)
Year 2 award is a Diploma in Addiction Counselling (Equivalent to HETAC level 6)
Year 3 award is a BA (Ordinary) in Addiction Counselling (Equivalent to HETAC level 7)
Year 4 is awarded with a BA (Honours) in Addiction Counselling (Equivalent to HETAC level 8)

The content of the programme is designed so that each year provides an underpinning for the next level of study. It is designed to provide comprehensive education in the area of counselling, assessment, intervention/prevention, and treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and behavioral addictions such as Gambling, Eating Disorders and Internet. This concentration strives to prepare individuals to provide effective interventions for a wide range of addictions in community-based environments.

Our under graduate program in Applied Addiction Counselling offer students a unique learning experience by combining theoretical classroom teaching with real-world learning experiences. The curriculum for our Applied Addiction Counselling program is practitioner-focused, giving students the ability to gain an expertise in the field of addiction disorder treatment through active participation with dynamic addiction services across the country. This real-world training will help students understand and appreciate the impact of active addiction both for the person and the family members. Through classroom teaching and these practitioner-based opportunities, students will also learn the ethical and professional guidelines of the Addiction Counselling Profession.

Our team of Lecturers are all fully qualified Addiction Specialists and provide students with the skills they will need to treat addiction disorders in the diverse populations they will encounter in their professional work. Students are taught research methodologies, as well as the ability to evaluate that research as it pertains to the field of Addiction Treatment.
The program will provide students with the essential diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative skills necessary to work with many diverse populations afflicted with a variety of emotional and psychological conditions related directly to Addiction Disorder Counselling.