酒精和药物滥用集中采用各种实践方法和系统，以使学生为与个人，家庭，团体和整个社区的合作做好准备。这种集中精力使毕业生为从学校到社区组织，从精神卫生诊所到刑事司法系统等各种环境的工作做好准备。该计划的毕业生将具有知识，技能和价值观，可以提供酒精和药物滥用咨询服务，并进行评估，临床评估，治疗计划，病例管理以及客户，家庭和社区教育。此外，他们将完全熟悉其职业和道德责任以及文档编制过程。酒精和物质滥用浓度是根据纽约州教育部对酒精和物质滥用咨询证书（CASAC）的要求而设计的。成功完成酒精和物质滥用浓度的学生将准备
The Alcohol and Substance Abuse concentration incorporates various methods and systems of practice to prepare students to work with individuals, families, groups and the community at large. This concentration prepares graduates to work in settings ranging from school to community-based organizations and from mental health clinics to the criminal justice system. Graduates of this program will have the knowledge, the skills and the values to deliver alcohol and substance abuse counseling and to perform assessment, clinical evaluation, treatment planning, case management, and client, family and community education. In addition, they will become completely familiar with their professional and ethical responsibilities as well as the documentation process. The Alcohol and Substance Abuse concentration has been designed in conjunction with the New York State Department of Education's requirements for the Certificate in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling (CASAC). Students can complete the requirements for CASAC by fulfilling additional clinical hours after completing the M.S.W. degree.