Description: This course will provide a basic foundation for understanding how cultural competence, awareness, and sensitivity can improve the quality of care and increase positive outcomes in treatment. The students […]
Description: Training in pharmacology is a cornerstone of addiction counseling and a major part of what differentiates the professional field of addiction counseling from other mental health disciplines. This class […]
Description Group therapy is a powerful tool in delivering addiction treatment services. Groups have many therapeutic elements and effects that draw people into the culture of recovery. Groups provide useful […]
Description: This class presents models of addiction, defines addiction treatment, presents the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) principles of effective treatment, outlines various types of addiction treatment and the […]
Description: The virtual class will be taught over 3 weekends, both Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30 am- 3:30 pm, equalling 6 days total. Homework will be part of the instruction. […]
Description (Prerequisites are Advanced Motivational Interviewing & Clinical Supervision I) Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based tool used intentionally along the entire continuum of care from prevention through recovery, in […]
On September 25, 2020, the LPC Examiners passed a Rule requiring that after September 1, 2021, in order to provide clinical supervision for LPC licensure all Licensed Professional Counselors must […]
Description Clinical supervision is the process by which the clinical practice provided by the counselor is evaluated and either modified or approved by the supervisor, providing a bridge between the […]
Description: Prereq: Addiction Counseling Skills “Motivational interviewing is a client‐centered collaborative style of conversation designed to strengthen a person’s motivation for and commitment to change. MI is counselor‐guided in that […]
Only students enrolled in or graduated from a graduate mental health program are eligible to receive APT CE hours. Clinical supervision is provided for supervisees to reach eligibility for Registered […]
Description: The virtual class will be taught over 3 weekends, both Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30 am- 3:30 pm, equalling 6 days total. Homework will be part of the instruction. […]
Description: In this course, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) will be explored as a treatment approach that has gained widespread application in the treatment of addictions and mental health disorders. CBT is […]