Techniques Of Addictions Counseling: Counseling Skills, Groups, And Processes

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This course is designed to help students develop and apply basic counseling skills and helping attitudes for addictions counseling. Self-evaluation, giving and receiving feedback and reflection upon the development of clinical skills and ethical tendencies is an essential part of this course. The ICAADA core functions of Assessment Intake, Treatment Planning, Counseling, and Report/Record Keeping will be included. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Course Learning Outcomes 1. Analyze the advanced skills needed to conduct a counseling interview for addictions. 2. Evaluate the advanced skills and synthesize them into their repertoire of responses for use in addictions counseling. 3. Evaluate the self-awareness necessary for becoming a competent addictions counselor, especially in relation to our multicultural world. 4. Analyze addictions counseling skills for competence in leading groups and individual sessions. 5. Analyze and evaluate feedback on their progress related to addictions counseling skills. 6. Maintain a self-reflective environment that analyze and synthesizes evaluation as a tool for enhancing beginning addictions counseling skills. 7. Analyze assessment tools for advanced practice. 8. Analyze and evaluate treatment plans. 9. Analyze relapse prevention programs, particularly AA and NA. 10. Analyze the family’s role in seeking and persisting in addictions counseling. View Class Schedule