Westfield State University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Education was awarded a $200,000 state grant to partner with community agencies to design and deliver a hybrid competency-based addiction counselor education program. This newly designed program will help area employers to identify employees who have not yet achieved a professional credential to meet workforce needs by becoming a certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor (CADC). More here: https://www.westfield.ma.edu/news/view/westfield-state-receives-200000-state-workforce-development-grant-for-hybri