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DOCTOR OF ADDICTIVE DISORDERS (Dr.AD)

   

 

The successful candidate for the Doctor of Addictive Disorders (Dr.AD) degree requires a Master of Arts degree in Addictive Disorders, or other closely related discipline (which includes those 45 units listed for the Addiction Specialist certificate program), 80 units of Doctorate-level course work, a 10,000+ word dissertation, and at least 40 hours of individual and/or group therapy:

  • Master of Arts degree in Addictive Disorders, or closely related discipline (including those 45 units listed for the Addiction Specialist certificate program);
  • Sixty-five units (650 hours), earning a "B" or better grade average, in Doctorate-level coursework such as that listed below:
    • Genetic Predisposition to Addictive Disorders
    • Co-dependency Issues Among Health Care Professionals
    • Societal Co-dependency and Enabling Issues
    • Treatment Approaches in Foreign Countries
  • Fifteen units (150 hours) devoted to a Doctorate-level 10,000+ word dissertation of original work in a specialty of the student’s choosing, with the advice and approval of a faculty mentor and Dean of Instruction, or in an area from the list of electives offered by Breining Institute, earning a "B" or better grade average;
  • A minimum of 40 hours of individual and/or group therapy, over a period of at least 4 months, within two year’s time before or after enrollment in the Doctorate program.
     
   
 
                       
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