HUS 225 — HUS 225
Chemical Dependency Internship and Seminar I This course provides an initial opportunity to obtain experience within the field of chemical dependency at an approved agency. The course integrates field work practice with theory and emphasizes the student’s roles and responsibilities and the agency’s relationship to the larger community. The field experience requires a minimum of 150 clock hours at a New Y ork State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) licensed facility under the supervision of a qualified health professional. Students must provide documented experience in a minimum of 8 of 12 Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) core functions. Students must submit a signed fieldwork contract by the end of the fifth week of classes. Failure to do so requires the student to withdraw from the class. Grading is on a pass/fail basis. PR: HUS 157, minimum grade point average (GPA) 2.0, and permission of Instructor or Dean.