Specialization and Certificate
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Training
The Substance Use Disorder Counseling specialization focuses on building the knowledge and treatment skills needed to support individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Grounded in evidence-based approaches, this specialization prepares students to understand substance use, treatment, and recovery within real-world systems of care.
Within Human and Health Services, the focus is on improving the quality of substance use disorder treatment and care delivery, aligning student learning with workforce needs and community impact across Utah.
Specialization in practice
Graduates with a Substance Use Disorder Counseling specialization often work in roles such as:
Substance use treatment or recovery support staff
Case management or care coordination roles
Peer support or recovery services positions
Community-based prevention or outreach programs
Nonprofit or government agencies addressing substance use
Behavioral health or integrated care support roles
Program coordination or intake support positions
Treatment, residential, or outpatient program staff
Taking your education further
Although students will be career ready upon graduating, the HHS degree with a Criminology and Corrections specialization is a clear pathway for graduate school in such areas as:
- M.Ed. in School Counseling
- Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
- Master of Addiction Counseling (MAC)
- Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Juris Doctor Program
Students who choose to continue onto graduate school and have their SUDC license in Utah and earn a doctoral or master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, psychology, or medicine will be eligible for an Associate Master of Addiction Counseling (AMAC) license through the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.