• Description of Program
• Admission
• Certificate Requirements
• Special Opportunities
• Careers

Description of Program

The Online Graduate Certificate in Addiction Intervention is a 15-credit, online graduate program that will prepare non-clinical professionals (e.g. Public Health, Education, Psychology, Corrections, Law Enforcement, etc.) to act as professionally trained intermediaries between individuals seeking addiction services and professionals providing evidence-based practices in both prevention and treatment. Twelve credits will be given to students who enroll and complete the following courses:

• Public Health Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention
• Substance Abuse Treatment in a Public Health Context
• Introduction to Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
• History of Public Health Approaches to Addiction Treatment and Recovery for Public Health

Admission

The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington exclusively accepts applications for admission to Addiction Intervention certificate program through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) at http://www.sophas.org. Graduate certificate program admission is through a streamlined version of the SOPHAS application, called SOPHAS Express. The application for fall 2023 admission will be available through the SOPHAS on August 15, 2022. Be sure to thoroughly read all directions in the SOPHAS Express application. Please contact SOPHAS at: sophasinfo@liaisoncas.com if you have questions regarding their online application.

In addition to completion and submission of the SOPHAS application, all applicants must also complete and submit the Indiana University Bloomington Online Graduate and Professional Admissions Application at https://graduate.indiana.edu/admissions/apply.shtml. This supplemental application is brief and will not cost applicants any additional fees. This duplication of application information is required for admission. The Indiana University Bloomington Online Graduate and Professional Admissions Application requires completion of an "Application Information" section. In the drop-down box for "Academic Program," select Public Health-Bloomington Nondegree for certificate program admission. In the drop-down box for academic plan, select Online Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

For answers to questions about our degree and certificate programs, our Indiana University Bloomington Online Graduate and Professional Admissions Application, or to complete a SOPHAS Express application, email sphgrad@indiana.edu. 

For more information about this certificate program:

• Please visit the Website for the online Graduate Certificate in Addiction Intervention at https://mypublichealthdirect.indiana.edu/

• Dr. Jon Agley
  Department of Applied Health Science
  Prevention Insights
  School of Public Health Indiana University
  501 N. Morton Street, Suite 110
  Bloomington, IN 47404
  Phone: 812-855-3123
  E-mail: jagley@indiana.edu
  

Students are encouraged to contact Dr. Agley before applying for admission to this program. Students will be notified of the admission decision by SPH Office of Graduate Admissions.

Certificate Requirements (15 cr.)

Students in the certificate program must be admitted to or currently enrolled at Indiana University. The certificate requires 15 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum cumulative GPA in certificate courses of 3.0.

Complete the following courses (15 cr.):

• SPH-H 664 Public Health Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention for Adolescents and Young Adults (3 cr.) (fall)
• SPH-H 665 Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults in the Context of Public Health (3 cr.) (spring)
• SPH-H 670 Introduction to Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders for Public Health Professionals (3 cr.) (summer)
• SPH-H 667 History of Public Health Approaches to Addiction Treatment and Recovery for Adolescents and Young Adults (3 cr.) (fall)
• SPH-H 668 Motivational Interviewing (3 cr.) (fall, spring, summer)

Special Opportunities

The certificate is 15 credit hours, and includes a 3-credit motivational interviewing course. Students do not need to reside in Bloomington to complete any part of the certificate. All of the coursework is online.

Careers

In 2018, the combined Federal Drug Control budget request was $27.57 billion and 50% of that value is devoted to treatment and prevention. The Graduate Online Certificate in Addiction Intervention targets non-clinical graduate students and gives each person who enrolls in the program essential evidenced based tools with which he/she can effectively refer anyone using or affiliated with substance use to prevention and treatment programs that have proven effective. Building the U.S. workforce with information and skills for effective referral is the targeted outcome of the program. Any graduate student from any of the following disciplines, but not limited to, would benefit from the Certificate Program. The certificate is awarded by the Indiana Counselors Association for Drug Use and Alcohol (ICAADA). The certificate can lead to or enhance careers such as: