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Post-Graduate CASAC Training

Enhance your graduate degree by also becoming a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor in New York State.

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21 Weeks
Includes Knowledge and Ethics training
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Location

Online
Engage in online discussion boards with professors
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Cost

$6,110
KNWL $3,995/ETHICS $2,115
Includes costs for 130 hrs of Post Graduate training
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Challenging

Post-Graduate Curriculum
Training designed for experienced clinicians
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Expand your practice with the Wurzweiler School of Social Work — now offering a free-standing Post-Graduate CASAC training program designed to meet the credentialing requirements for practicing in the field of addiction, including alcohol, opioid and other substance dependence. 

LMFTs, LMHCs, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Licensed Nurse Practitioners and others in approved human services fields can take advantage of this credentialing program.

The world is suffering and needs your passion and applied professional knowledge. Social workers in addiction will be in a position to lead.  

The CASAC Difference

Flexibility: Learn and complete training hours with weekly online deadlines.

Small Class Size: Training sections capped at 12 participants. 

Interactive Learning Environment: Dynamic discussion boards with professor and colleagues.

 In Demand Field: There is a critical workforce shortage of qualified professionals in the field of addictions; the need is particularly felt in minority and urban populations.

U.S Labor Statistics predict a 22 percent increase in jobs for addiction specialists. Dually credentialed professionals are highly sought after and valued members of the practice community.

Full Program Breakdown

Expand your practice with the Wurzweiler School of Social Work — now offering a free-standing Post-Graduate CASAC training program designed to meet the credentialing requirements for practicing in the field of addiction, including alcohol, opioid and other substance dependence. 

LMFTs, LMHCs, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Licensed Nurse Practitioners and others in approved human services fields can take advantage of this credentialing program.

The world is suffering and needs your passion and applied professional knowledge. Social workers in addiction will be in a position to lead.  

The CASAC Difference

Flexibility: Learn and complete training hours with weekly online deadlines.

Small Class Size: Training sections capped at 12 participants. 

Interactive Learning Environment: Dynamic discussion boards with professor and colleagues.

 In Demand Field: There is a critical workforce shortage of qualified professionals in the field of addictions; the need is particularly felt in minority and urban populations.

U.S Labor Statistics predict a 22 percent increase in jobs for addiction specialists. Dually credentialed professionals are highly sought after and valued members of the practice community.

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Expand your practice with the Wurzweiler School of Social Work — now offering a free-standing Post-Graduate CASAC training program designed to meet the credentialing requirements for practicing in the field of addiction, including alcohol, opioid and other substance dependence. 

LMFTs, LMHCs, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Licensed Nurse Practitioners and others in approved human services fields can take advantage of this credentialing program.

The world is suffering and needs your passion and applied professional knowledge. Social workers in addiction will be in a position to lead.  

Flexibility: Learn and complete training hours with weekly online deadlines.

Small Class Size: Training sections capped at 12 participants. 

Interactive Learning Environment: Dynamic discussion boards with professor and colleagues.

 In Demand Field: There is a critical workforce shortage of qualified professionals in the field of addictions; the need is particularly felt in minority and urban populations.

U.S Labor Statistics predict a 22 percent increase in jobs for addiction specialists. Dually credentialed professionals are highly sought after and valued members of the practice community.

Turn Your Passion Into a Career

Our alumni are clinicians, agency directors and managers, researchers, social work professors, administrators, deans and legislators. They are employed in every sector of social services — from neighborhood agencies to the federal government — and are committed to improving the lives of vulnerable populations throughout the world.

Program Director

Timothy B. Conley, PhD, LCSW, CAS
Dr. Conley has been a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) with the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders since 1996. He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work and continues to oversee all addictions course content, teach, and collaborate.

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Admissions Requirements

  • Complete CASAC . This will help you navigate the application process.
  • Receive letter specifying needed training
  • Provide Proof of Graduate Degree with letter to Wurzweiler

If you have an MSW degree, learn more about how you can earn your CASAC.

For more information and to learn if CASAC is the right track for you, contact: 
Dr. Conley timothy.conley@yu.edu.

Prospective Students

Admissions Requirements

  • Complete CASAC . This will help you navigate the application process.
  • Receive letter specifying needed training
  • Provide Proof of Graduate Degree with letter to Wurzweiler

If you have an MSW degree, learn more about how you can earn your CASAC.

For more information and to learn if CASAC is the right track for you, contact: 
Dr. Conley timothy.conley@yu.edu.

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