{"id":1552,"date":"2023-01-30T12:57:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/?post_type=program&p=1552"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:39:18","slug":"substance-abuse-counselor-certification","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/academics\/clinical-mental-health-counseling-ms\/substance-abuse-counselor-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Substance Abuse Counselor Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\tSubstance Abuse Counselor Certification\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum combined with specialized electives from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is approved by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) to satisfy the educational requirements<\/em><\/strong> toward certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DSPS grants certification for Substance Abuse Counselors in the State of Wisconsin (not 51ÁÔÆæ). To become certified, a person must have specialized course work, documented practice experience in an appropriately supervised substance abuse counseling setting, and must pass the State required examinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at UW-Milwaukee offers our students the opportunity to complete the required specialized course work while concurrently earning their master\u2019s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our DSPS approved Substance Abuse Counseling (SAC) curriculum cannot be taken separately from the Educational Psychology Masters: Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/em> degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Substance Abuse Counseling curriculum of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at 51ÁÔÆæ is approved through June 1, 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why certification as Substance Abuse Counselor along with the counseling degree?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n