The Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies Program, the only graduate-level program of its kind in Arkansas, is administered through the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Arts and Sciences. With a mission to improve the health of Arkansans, the Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies Program has been providing leadership opportunities to students throughout Arkansas since its inception in May 2004. The purpose of the program is to:
- To increase, in the Arkansas Delta, the number and diversity of professionals in the addiction prevention and treatment field
- To link (through classroom instruction and internships) theory to practice
- To provide the knowledge, skills and attitudes for achieving and maintaining professional competence in substance abuse prevention and treatment (counseling) needed by addiction professionals at different points in their careers
- To prepare students fro state certification up[on completion of the appropriate curriculums and related requirements
- To provide community-based outreach education, including emphasis on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention
The Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies Program is funded by the Arkansas Master Tobacco Settlement Fund and the Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Branch within the Arkansas Department of Health.
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