Substance Abuse Counseling I

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Offered autumn. Offered at Missoula College. This course is required for students seeking to obtain their Certificate of Technical Studies in Chemical and Addiction Studies and who wish to become Licensed Addiction Counselors in the State of Montana. This course is created to provide students specific knowledge regarding the theories, research, and evidenced-based literature in the provision of addiction counseling services. Students will be introduced to the overall scope of the problems of addictions, professional characteristics and principles of addiction counselors, ethical and legal responsibilities of professional behavior, addiction counseling skills and competencies required to be addiction counselors.