Connecticut Certification Board Approved Training

Connecticut Certification Board

The CCB requires 360 hours of training with a minimum of 240 specific to substance abuse.  Of the 240, specific training is required as follows;

90 counseling theory/techniques
18 hours in pharmacology
30 hours assessment and treatment planning
12 hours cross-cultural, special populations, minority groups
6 hours HIV/AIDS
12 hours in ethics
 
Gateway Community College DARC Program:

DAR 101 – Public Health Issues: Abuse and Addiction
 10 hours of assessment/treatment planning
 12 hours of cross cultural, special populations
 12 hours of ethics
 6 hours in HIV/AIDS
 5 hours in counseling
          (20 hours co-occurring)
                               
DAR 111 – Addiction Counseling
 20 hours of counseling
 20 hours of assessment/treatment planning
 3 hours of cross-cultural
 2 hours of ethics
          (5 hours co-occurring)
                      
DAR 112 – Group Counseling Theory and Techniques
 20 hours of counseling
 12 hours of cross-cultural
 10 hours of assessment/treatment planning
   3 hours of ethics
          (5 hours co-occurring)

DAR 114 - Introduction to Family Systems
 20 hours in counseling
 10 hours in assessment/treatment planning
 12 hours in cross cultural
   3 hours in ethicsDAR 119 - Addiction Counseling in a Correctional Setting
 20 hours in counseling
  7 hours in assessment/treatment planning
 12 hour in cross cultural
  6 hours in ethics DAR 158 – Biology of Addiction
 18 hours of pharmacology
 10 hours of assessment/treatment planning
 8 hours of cross cultural, special populations
 6 hours of HIV/AIDS
 3 hours of ethics
          (5 hours co-occurring) DAR 212 - Multicultural Addiction Counseling
 20 hours in counseling
  7 hours in assessment/treatment planning
 12 hour in cross cultural
  6 hours in ethics
          (6 hours co-occurring) DAR 213 - Addiction Counseling II
 25 hours of counseling
 10 hours in assessment/treatment planning
 6 hours of cross cultural
 4 hours in ethics
          (10 hours co-occurring)DAR 220- Co-occurring Disorders Counseling
 25 hours of counseling
 10 hours in assessment/treatment planning
  6 hours of cross cultural
  4 hours in ethics
          (45 hours co-occurring)

DAR 251 & 252- Internship I & II 
 20 hours of counseling (each semester)
 5 hours of pharmacology (each semester)
 5 hours of assessment/treatment planning (each semester)
 5 hours cross-cultural (each semester) 
 5 hours of HIV (each semester)
 5 hours of ethics (each semester)
          (10 hours co-occurring each semester)