Overview

Course Description

Addiction is a battle that cannot be fought alone. In addition to the various types of addictive behaviours, in the Clinical Mental Health Counselling - Addiction Counselling at Walden University you’ll study contemporary treatment and intervention models used to promote recovery.

If you’re looking to gain the focused skills and insights to provide addiction counselling services to various clients in schools, businesses, community agencies, and other settings, then this is the right specialization for you.

Program Outcomes

In our clinical mental health counseling and school counseling dual degree program, you’ll gain the insights and hands-on training to positively impact the lives of children, adults, and families.

Walden is one of the few institutions to fully integrate the counseling simulation software Skillsetter into our dual counseling degree curriculum. This technology empowers you to refine your counseling skills through intensive practice, opportunities for reflection, exploration of alternatives, and faculty assistance.

Career

A dual counseling degree program can prepare you to work in settings such as:

Mental health/healthcare
Schools
Higher education
Government

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Treatment, and Case Management of Addiction
Assessment in Counselling and Addiction
Counselling Addictive Disorders
Psychopharmacology
Career Counselling
Diagnosis and Assessment

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-24 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

121 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Minneapolis, United States

Disciplines

Health Sciences Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology View 256 other Masters in Counselling Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

Walden requires the following information to be considered for admission into any of its online degree programs. Admission requirements vary by program and degree level. You may need to supply additional information for certain programs and/or degrees.

Official transcript(s) of highest degree or coursework completed to date
English proficiency test scores (if applicable)
Goal statement (select master’s and doctoral programs only)

Completed application
Current résumé, when applicable
Access to a computer and the Internet

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20408 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20408 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

20408 USD / year

≈ 20408 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

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Program Outcomes

Career

Programme Structure

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Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

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