Go to nashuacc.edu/programs for even more details about this and other NCC programs and certificates.
Day/Evening Program
The certificate is designed for peer helpers and volunteers who want to begin a pathway to professional credentials, which can lead to full time employment in the field with benefits. As a stackable credential, students can also roll credits into a two-year human services associate degree or four-year program. The certificate also complements a psychology degree pathway.
Certificate classes are flexible, and include online, hybrid (online and in-person mix), and on-campus courses. Students with prior college credit, work, or volunteer experience in the field may be eligible for additional credits toward the certificate. This is not an automatic acceptance. To be admitted into this certificate program, students must arrange for an interview with the program coordinator.
The Social Educational and Behavioral Science Department abides by the accepted national standard that recommends a minimum of two years of sobriety for any prospective trainee in the field of alcohol and other drug-use counseling.
After completion of the 18 credit addiction recovery support worker certificate students will be assisted with further instructions in contacting the state licensing board regarding CRSW certification, and meeting additional requirements. These include 500 hours of paid or volunteer work and completion of an exam required by the IC&RC.
- Ability to communicate verbally as a student in classes, and later as a professional in individual and group counseling situations
- Sufficient verbal skills and language to: Collaborate with a wide variety of helping professionals in clinical, societal and professional areas; deliver accurate and required information; and to search for information, e.g., questioning
- Sufficient writing ability to formulate written assessment, charting notes, reports, etc.
- Ability to sustain cognitive integrity in areas of short and long-term memory, areas of written documentation and follow- through of responsibilities
- Ability to concentrate on the execution of treatment plans, assigned skills and tasks as well as the integration and communication of this work for both short and long-term periods of time
- Ability to work in settings that may lend themselves to frequent interruptions and immediate crisis response management
- Ability to cope with a variety of stressors, including people- place occurrences, and demonstrate safe and required care for groups and individuals
- Ability to secure transportation to practicum sites and classes
- Ability to consistently attend and participate in classes
- Ability to demonstrate and maintain organizational skills, time management and professional respect. Ability to adhere to and practice the Human Service Department’s ethical guidelines
- A State Police criminal check is the responsibility of students and may be required for clinical fieldwork and / or employment upon the request of an agency. Applicants who have had difficulty with the law depending upon the nature of the problem may not be employable or even eligible for fieldwork. Applicants need to discuss these matters in an interview with the Department Chair to determine future direction.
Compliance
A student may be terminated from a course, program, or campus due to major or repeated violations of the Student Code of Conduct (NCC Student Handbook) or standards of professionalism. Students who have failed a field placement course because of evidence of unsafe practice involving actions or non-actions are not eligible for reapplication to the Program. The student may exercise their right to appeal the decision as outlined in the NCC Student Handbook.