Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Associate (AODA)

Associate Degree: 10-550-1
Campus: Fond du Lac

Moraine Park’s AODA associate degree provides the foundational knowledge, skills and practical experience to prepare students to counsel and treat clients with substance use disorders. The program meets all educational requirements for counselor certification and prepares them for counselor certification examination. Students earn 612 hours of clinical experience through clinical internships. These hours can be applied toward the required 4,000 hours of clinical experience needed for counselor certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor with the Department of Regulation and Licensing of the State of Wisconsin.

Graduates find employment as alcohol and other drug abuse associates/counselors. The associate degree prepares students to take the examination for the "Counselor in Training" credential with the Department of Regulation and Licensing of the State of Wisconsin. Individuals in this AODA profession work with clients and their families to develop new lifestyles and coping methods for resolving personal conflicts without turning to alcohol and drugs for solutions.

Listening, negotiating, planning, writing and counseling skills and the ability to assist others are important personal attributes of AODA professionals.