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  Addiction Studies Certificate Program
45 unit / 450 hour Professional Track.
 
 
 

     Breining Institute has provided higher education and advanced training to addiction professionals since 1986.

 
 

 
Approvals

 
 

 

 
Breining Institute was first approved to offer addiction education courses in 1986 by the State of California Board of Education, and, after a comprehensive review by the BPPVE, our most current institutional approval is from the
State of California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) to offer
certificate and degree programs.
BPPE-required statement:
"Approval" means "compliance with state standards as set forth in the Education Code." Cal. Ed. Code section 94897(l)

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The NAADAC National Certification Commission has approved the eligibility of the Breining Institute Masters and Doctorate degrees as qualifying degrees for eligibility to take the examination to earn NAADAC's
MAC credential.
 
 

 
     
 
   
Addiction Studies Certificate Program
 
   
This advanced or "Professional Track" Addiction Studies Certificate Program requires completing 45 units (450 hours) of coursework, which leads to the

Addiction Studies Certificate
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This program is self-paced, may be completed entirely through Distance Learning
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If you spend 10 hrs / week on your work, you should finish in about 11 months
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COURSES

Series 1100
1101: Introduction and History
1102: Program Approaches
1103: Family Systems
1104: Development of Personality
1105: Cultural Differences / Special Populations

Series 1200
1201: Prevention and Education
1203: Employee Assistance Programs
1204: Legal and Confidentiality Issues / Ethics / Prevention of Sexual Harassment
1205: Self-help and Twelve Step Therapy

Series 1300
1301: Disease of Addiction
1302: Physiology and Pharmacology
1303: Illicit Drug Abuse
1304: Medical Treatment
1305: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
1306: Smoking Addiction
1307: Eating Disorders
1308: Compulsive Gambling
1309: Sexual and other Behavioral Addictions
1310: Co-dependency
1311: HIV / ARC / AIDS / Communicable Diseases
1406: Dual Diagnosis / DSM IV / Co-occurring Disorders / PTSD

Series 1500
1501: Personal Growth
1502: Professional Growth
1503: Relapse and Burnout Prevention

Series 1600
1601: Internship Process
1602: TAP 21 and Twelve Core Functions

Series 1700
1701: Case Management

Counseling Series
1202: Intervention Techniques
1401-B: Role of the Counselor
1402-B: Individual Counseling Techniques
1403-B: Group Counseling Techniques
1405: Adolescent Counseling Techniques
1504: Therapeutic Approaches in Treatment
1505: Assertiveness Training
1702: Assessment
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TEXTBOOK

The Addiction Professional: Manual for Counselor Competency (2nd Edition)
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Breining Institute, Sacramento, California
 
     
 
  Tuition / Fees  
   
45-units @ $39 unit
$1,755 Tuition

Application fee $75
Study Guide $65.35
On-line exams $10 / Series
California tuition fee (STRF) $5

PAY AS YOU GO
Series 1100 - 5 units - $195
Series 1200 - 5 units - $195
Series 1300 - 14 units - $546
Series 1500 - 3 units - $117
Series 1600 - 5 units - $195
Series 1700 - 3 units - $117
Counseling Series - 10 units - $390

TOTAL
$1,970.35
 
 
  Get Started  
   
1. Send us your Application for Admission. Here is a link to the Application:
 
 
  Application for Admission  
     
  2. When we accept you, we will send you an Enrollment Agreement, which you will sign and return to us.

3. We will then send you the Addiction Professional comprehensive Study Guide, the Course Material for the first Series, assignment and exam questions, as well as instructions to take the On-line exams for each Series.
 

4. You may work at your own pace - fast or slow - and then take the on-line exam for each Series whenever you are ready. Turn in your assignments for that Series, and we will send the Course Material for the next Series.

QUESTIONS?
Call us at 916-987-2007

 
     
 

Answer Sheets for On-line Exams

                 
  FAST TRACK Series Exam
Answer Sheet FT-081208
Answer Sheet FT-086719
Answer Sheet FT-080312
  1200 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 12-073308
Answer Sheet 12-071128
Answer Sheet 12-079311
  1500 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 15-073108
Answer Sheet 15-072873
Answer Sheet 15-073291
  1700 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 17-220108
Answer Sheet 17-224593
Answer Sheet 17-229831
 
                 
  1100 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 11-098208
Answer Sheet 11-092162
Answer Sheet 11-096173
  1300 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 13-061708
Answer Sheet 13-069812
Answer Sheet 13-061181
  1600 Series Exam
Answer Sheet 16-118308
Answer Sheet 16-119278
Answer Sheet 16-112727
  Counseling Series Exam
Answer Sheet CS-649208
Answer Sheet CS-642813
Answer Sheet CS-641131
 
                 

These Online Exam Answer Sheets are for use only by students enrolled in the FAST TRACK or Professional Track programs

 
               
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