Master's in Addiction Counseling

There is a great need for addiction professionals in America today. The Lewin Group, a Maryland-based consulting firm, reports that 5,000 new addiction counseling professionals are needed each year just to replace those who are leaving the field. The need for professionals with an addiction counselor degree is created by the rising number of addicting materials created and used each year. Individuals all over the world are fighting a battle with drug and alcohol abuse, substance abuse, or other addictive behaviors.

At Indiana Wesleyan University, we offer a 48-credit-hour master’s in addiction counseling that allows participants to gain hands-on experience while being clinically supervised by men and women of diverse cultural backgrounds with doctoral degrees in a variety of areas related to counseling. IWU’s goal is to provide the world with highly qualified Christian counseling professionals who are equipped to serve their communities in character, scholarship, and leadership.

Why Pursue My Master’s in Addiction Counseling Online at IWU?

There are several benefits of choosing IWU as the education pathway for your master’s degree in accounting. Our 100% online learning platform leverages the latest learning technologies, allowing you to maintain your current career without slowing down. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. Plus, we lock in the rate of your tuition when you are accepted into the program. This eliminates the worry of price increases once you start your classes.

What Will I Learn in a Master’s in Addiction Counseling Program?

Upon completion of the master’s in addiction counseling program, you’ll be prepared to articulate a clear understanding of CADC professional identity and deliver mental health services with multicultural competence. You’ll develop essential counseling skills that will prepare you to apply relevant research findings and evaluation models to inform treatment and intervention strategies in addiction counseling. Our addiction counselor degree program will help you demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental domains in addictions counseling and deliver addictions counseling services with multicultural competence and sensitivity while integrating faith into your addictions counseling practice in a clinically appropriate, sensitive, and ethical manner.