- March 9, 2011
- 11:53 am
- Cara Young
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Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate
With nearly three decades of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Lynn Boyle, LCSW, CADC, instantly became an asset to Loyola’s School of Social Work when she came aboard as a full-time clinical instructor in 2008.
A mere two years later, in January 2010, Boyle successfully sponsored and launched Loyola’s first certificate program in substance abuse, The Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. (IAODAPCA) Advanced Accredited Training Program (AATP).
“This program prepares graduate-level social workers and other health and mental health professionals for clinical practice serving people with alcohol and other drug disorders,” Boyle explains. “It’s different from existing training programs because it takes on a clinical social work perspective, employing an ecological person-in-environment approach.”
Alcohol and other drug disorders cause or worsen problems for nearly twenty percent of social work consumers. According to The National Association of Social Workers, the involvement of social workers in treating substance abuse points to the need across the field for more comprehensive training in substance abuse prevention and treatment. Thanks to Boyle’s AATP, students can apply to take the CADC exam upon completion of the program.
“Because most social workers receive limited training in identifying and treating alcohol and other drug problems, having an accredited training program is not only an advantage to the students, but is vital for improving the clinical treatment of clients,” she points out.
Boyle is thrilled to add the new AATP to Loyola’s growing School of Social Work and to her own list of credentials, which includes previous work in direct clinical practice, clinical supervision, agency administration, advocacy, and research and education. Re-Application Form 2010
