Addiction Counseling – Virginia

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC)

Virginia requires applicants for this licensure have at least a bachelor’s, and 120 hours of substance abuse education. Students in Liberty’s MA Addiction Counseling would meet these requirements. A Pharmacology course and a Trauma and Crisis Intervention course are also required, which can be fulfilled by taking ADCN 606 and CRIS 606.

https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/counseling/forms/CSAC/CSAC_Licensure_Process_Handbook.pdf

Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner (LSATP)

Liberty does not meet LSATP requirements. Virginia requires applicants have 60 graduate hours, and Liberty’s program is 48 hours.

https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/counseling/forms/LSATP/LSATPLicensureProcessHandbook.pdf