Department of Addiction Counseling and Prevention
Become an Addiction Counselor or Prevention Specialist to respond to the public health threat of addiction.
USD has been a leader in addiction counseling and prevention for over 40 years, and our graduates consistently exceed the national average on board certification exams. With an Addiction Counseling and Prevention degree, certification or minor, you can help meet a growing need for professionals in a variety of settings. You can facilitate addiction counseling in inpatient and outpatient care facilities, detoxification, recovery, transitional and community and school prevention programs.
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Addiction studies graduate Kelsey Barrett was featured in the latest issue of The South Dakotan Health magazine.
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VERMILLION, S.D. – The online M.A. degree offered by the University of South Dakota’s Department of Addiction Counseling and Prevention has been rated as the No. 2 program of its kind in the country. This recognition comes from Best Medical Degrees, an independent publicatio...
