Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (AODS)

The AODS (Alcohol and Other Drug Studies) Certificate Program consists of an 11-course curriculum accredited by CAADE in 2004 and CCAPP in 2015 after their extensive review.  Antelope Valley College’s AODS courses prepare students to provide services in court-mandated, public, and private agencies for alcohol and drug intervention, treatment, and prevention. Students are prepared to work in agencies that provide intake, assessment, detoxification, impaired driver interventions, drug testing, crisis intervention, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, sober living services, relapse prevention, counseling, and family recovery.

Courses are being offered starting Fall 2019 with enrollment of 35 students.  Enrollment is projected to increase to 70 in the Spring of 2020.  It is projected that 50 students will complete the course work in Spring of 2021 and be ready for certification by the state.

1. This program will prepare students for certification as Alcohol and/or Drug Abuse Counselor.
2. The program trains students in the practice dimensions of an alcohol and drug counselor while providing a theoretical foundation in the behavioral sciences and human service professions.
3. The Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for entry-level alcohol and drug counselor employment.

Students will need a minimum of 39 units of course work.  Course work focuses on introduction to alcohol and other drug studies, prepare students to complete intake, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention, individual, group and family counseling in the area of substance related disorders.