The Integration of Substance Use Disorder(SUD) Education, under the SAMHSA 2020 Expansion of the Practitioner Education initiative, will expand SUD education into the standard curriculum of the master’s program in clinical mental health counseling, specializing in rehabilitation counseling at Rutgers University. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners and mental health counselors will learn to work more effectively with individuals who have a SUD. By increasing students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, they will enter the workforce ready to reduce barriers to accessing and providing care to individuals with a SUD. The current curriculum will be revised with a focus on SAMHSA’s addiction counseling competencies. In doing so, the curriculum will emphasize screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) strategies; assessment; and treatment principles. Information related to SUD will be included in five current courses that are offered and an additional course will be created to ensure a comprehensive knowledge base on SUD for graduates. Additionally, since current students need to complete a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship, the field work coordinator will work with community providers to increase opportunities for students to gain experience working with individuals who have a SUD. These courses will be offered in person and online to graduate students in the clinical mental health counseling program, as well as seniors in the bachelor degree in psychiatric rehabilitation and psychology. Over the next two years, approximately 75 students will begin to receive the enhanced curriculum with the intent of continuing to provide more education for ongoing students at the conclusion of the grant. Not only will the revised curriculum enhance students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding individuals with a SUD, but it will also allow students to meet the educational criteria for New Jersey’s Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and the Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), as well as the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). This license will afford graduates greater opportunity to shape and influence treatment for individuals with a SUD. In addition to assisting students with the educational criteria for the LCADC, this grant will see an increase in collaboration with other professional organizations to bring awareness of the important substance use needs for certifications and licensing exams. Faculty will bring their experience and expertise to collaborate with the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association on the CPRP credential, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling Certification on the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential, and the National Board of Certified Counselors for the National Counselor Exam. All these changes will promote additional employment opportunities for graduates, leading to high-quality services for individuals with a SUD. This grant will be the impetus for lifelong change in the way substance use education is delivered in our program and will create a better prepared workforce providing effective services for individuals with a SUD.