Addiction Counseling and Prevention Department

Frank Zavadil, Department Chair
Julian Hall 304
(605) 658-5943
ads@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/ads

FACULTY

Assistant Professors:

John Korkow, Ph.D., Licensed Addiction Counselor, Substance Abuse Professional
Diane Sevening, Ed.D., Master Addiction Counselor, Licensed Addiction Counselor
Mary Merrigan, Ed.D., Master Addiction Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Addiction Counselor

Temporary Lecturer:

Melissa Dittberner, Ph.D., Certified Prevention Specialist

Instructor:

Amy Orr, MA, NCC, Licensed Addiction Counselor
Frank Zavadil, MA Licensed Addiction Counselor

MAJOR:

Addiction Counseling and Prevention, B.S.

Learning Outcomes:

Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will comprehensively explore addiction issues, before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion, and combine or synthesize existing ideas, or expertise in original ways reflecting a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and individualization in working with the addictive population.

Information Literacy - Students will recognize when there is a need for specific addiction information and identify, locate, evaluate and responsibly use this information to address the need or problem at hand with individuals or groups.

Ethical Reasoning – Students will be able to assess their own ethical values and the social context of problems as they relate to addiction issues and recognize ethical issues in a variety of settings, think about how different ethical perspectives might be applied to ethical dilemmas in addiction and consider the ramifications of alternative actions.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equity – Students will become aware of the diversity among the addicted population in ways that increase self awareness, knowledge, and empathic understanding in delivering effective counseling strategies in both individual and group settings.

SPECIALIZATIONS:

Treatment
Prevention

MINOR:

Addiction Counseling and Prevention

SCHOLARSHIPS

Please contact the department for additional information about available scholarships and awards. Also see School of Health Sciences for school level scholarships.

Faithe Family Scholarship - AD Studies
John R. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Lulu B. Wheeler ADAS Scholarship
Stacey Myers Memorial Scholarship