Clinical Psychology, Addiction and Recovery Specialization, MA

MA in Clinical Psychology: Marriage and Family Therapy, Addiction and Recovery
Location: AU Los Angeles
Credits for Degree: 90 quarter credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Classroom and low-residency
Standard time to completion: 48 months

This program is designed to lead to state licensure.

Program Overview

The Addiction and Recovery (A+R) Clinical Psychology Specialization consists of 17 credits of focused coursework and clinical training that prepares students to work in a variety of settings providing compassionate, client-centered treatment to individuals with substance use and related disorders. The focus of the A+R Specialization is to promote understanding of addiction from a multidimensional perspective and to expand beyond the limitations of a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment.

The A+R Specialization:

• Presents an integrated understanding of substance use and related disorders from a biological, psychological, socio-cultural-political, and systems perspective.
• Prepares students to competently engage as MFT professionals with the ability to provide psychoeducation, assessment, case conceptualization, diagnoses, and delivery of innovative, evidence-based, and client-centered interventions.
• Places an emphasis on cultivating a deep understanding for the complexity of addiction along with the skills necessary to effectively work with the pain and suffering that seeds addiction.