Addiction Counseling – Oklahoma

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC)

Oklahoma requires that applicants for this licensure have a master’s degree in alcohol and substance abuse counseling, or a content-equivalent degree, that includes the following knowledge areas and graduate credit hours

• Three courses in foundational knowledge, including one course in alcohol and drug addiction, one course in drug and alcohol counseling theory, and one course in pharmacology of drugs and abuse
• Three courses in assessment and treatment of behavioral health problems, which may include group dynamics, individual and family counseling skills, specific counseling approaches, assessment methods, community resources and referral, or other courses primarily related to the assessment and treatment of behavioral health problems
• Once course in human development
• One course in psychopathology
• One course in multicultural and cultural competency issues
• One course in family systems theory
• One course in addiction in the family theory
• One course in addiction in the family counseling
• One course in ethics, which includes established ethical conduct for alcohol and drug counselors
• One course in research methods
• One three-hour practicum/internship in the field of drug and alcohol counseling of at least three hundred (300) clock hours

For more information:

https://www.odapca.org/Public/Public/LADC.aspx?hkey=c8d130e4-e470-4487-8430-2280b31f07db

https://www.okdrugcounselors.org/download.php/1/TITLE%2059%20UPDATED%202014.pdf