Alvernia College - Career Services

What can I do with a major in Addiction Studies ?

Possible Employers

Child Advocacy organizations
Child Welfare Agencies
Community Health Programs
Community Health Promotion Programs
Community Prevention Programs
County Parole Offices
County Probation Offices
Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Programs
Dual Diagnosis Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Family Counseling agencies
Family and Individual Therapy centers
Halfway House Programs
Heroin Treatment Centers
Hospital Detoxification Programs
Juvenile Detention Center
Juvenile Probation Departments
Managed Care Organizations
Methadone Centers
Non-hospital Detoxification Programs
Partial Hospitalization Programs
Pupil Personnel Services
Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers
State Correctional Institutions
Student Assistance Program

Career Titles

Account Executive
Activity Leader
Addictionologist
Art Therapist
Child Advocate
Child Psychologist
College Student Affairs Professional
Community and Social Service Worker
Community Relations Representative
Community Relations Director
Copywriter
Correctional Caseworker
Corrections Officer
Cottage Parent
Counselor: Alcohol/Drug
Counselor: Crisis Intervention
Counselor: Guidance (with graduate degree)
Counselor: School (with graduate degree)
Criminologist
Customer Service Representative
Customs/Immigrations Officer
Drug and Alcohol Curriculum Developer
Drug and Alcohol Curriculum Specialist
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialist
Editor
EEO/AA Specialist
Employee Assistance Director
Employee/Labor Relations Manager
Employment Agency Counselor
Health Club Manager
Health Educator
Hospice Coordinator

Human Resources Administrator
Human Resources Professional
Mental Health Coordinator
Mental Health Worker
Minister
Minority Group & Race Relations Specialist
Motivational Researcher
Music Therapist
Nurse
Outplacement Specialist
Penologist
Personnel Assistant
Personnel Interviewer
Personnel Manager
Prisoner Classification Interviewer
Probation Officer
Psychologist
Psychometrist
Public Health Statistician
Public Policy Developer
Public Relations Specialist
Recreation Specialist
Regulatory Administrator
Safety Engineer
Sales Representative
Social Service Administrator
Social Worker
Sociologist
Teacher
Television/Media Research
Training & Development Professional
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Youth Corrections Officer

Professional Organizations

Upon graduation, Addiction Studies majors receive advance standing with the Pennsylvania Chemical Abuse Certification Board as it related to becoming a Certified Addiction Counselor.