Hazelden’s Graduate School for Addiction Counselors – The Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies educates future leaders in addiction counseling. Assistant professor, Annie Peters, discusses what’s exciting about teaching and learning about addiction counseling. Valerie Slaymaker, Chief Academic Officer and Provost overviews what a graduate student at Hazelden’s Graduate School can expect. The Master of Arts in Addiction Counseling is a full-time, one-year program or part-time, two-year program at Hazelden’s Center City, Minnesota campus. Clinical placements within and outside of Hazelden provide practice opportunities focusing on youth services, outpatient treatment and long-term care, corrections, cultural diversity, and mental health. Students are positioned to pursue entry-level licensure in addiction counseling. For more information about Hazelden’s Graduate School for Addiction Counselors, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.

Counselor, parents warn about the perils of video games

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“It's hard to see video games as a problem when almost every kid is playing them,” said Poulterer, a counselor at Covenant Day School in Matthews. “Video-game addiction causes you not to function normally in your everyday life, and parents can't detect …
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