College News
HIT Program Welcomes a New Director
Beal College is please to welcome its newest faculty member, Connie Elliott, RHIA, CHP.
Beal Students Raise Money for Shaw House
On Tuesday June 23rd Beal College’s Office Procedures class held a lunch fundraiser to benefit Shaw House.
Adult Education Courses
Beal College to offer low-cost Bangor Adult Education courses on campus
Health Information Technology
We just received approval for another new academic program: HIT (Health Information Technology).
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Substance Abuse Counseling - 1 year diploma
The objectives of the Substance Abuse Counseling program are to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective and efficient in the Substance Abuse Counseling field. Substance Abuse Counselors work to provide support to individuals and groups entering and living the recovery process. These skills can be applied in a variety of settings including day programs, counseling programs, re-entry centers, detention facilities and hospitals.
The courses in this program are designed to meet the requirements necessary to qualify graduates to sit for the CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) examination. Please refer to Maine Statute 384c004 for complete details on CADC certification.
For this program, minimum academic requirements are a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better and a 66 2/3% completion rate. Please refer to academic standards on page 23 of the course catalog for more information.
Major Courses of Study
Requiring a Grade of C or Better
| HS205 | P |
Group Process | 3 |
| HS206 | P |
Substance Abuse | 3 |
| HS207 | P |
Trauma, Sexual Abuse and Recovery | 3 |
| SA101 | Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
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| SA102 | Ethics and Boundaries in Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
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| SA103 | Motivational Intervewing | 3 |
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| SA104 | Multicultural Counseling in Substance Abuse | 3 |
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| SA201 | P |
Addiction & the Family | 3 |
| SA202 | P |
Co-occuring Disodrers | 3 |
| SA220 | P |
Externship in Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
General Education Courses
Requiring a Grade of C or Better
| PY101 | General Psychology | 3 |
Related Courses of Study
| BC101 | College Success | 3 |
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Total Credits |
36 |
P – Please refer to course description for all required prerequisites for this course.
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