Description: This class provides a framework for working with clients with substance misuse and abuse. The goal is to teach the counseling skills needed to help clients process their information […]
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 information, allow one or two therapists, depending on group size, to facilitate the group process which helps a number of clients simultaneously, and provides positive […]
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 will provide a solid base of knowledge about the drugs of abuse including what is happening in human physiology and behaviors. Time/Duration: Virtual Classroom meets online […]
Description: The class will address clinical assessment, treatment philosophy, strategies, and guidelines to provide integrated treatment with co-occurring disorders. It will include an introduction to the diagnostic criteria for the […]
Topics covered include: • The eight cognate areas (and one hidden area) that make up the LPC/NCE Exam • The way the cognate areas are divided in the exam content. • The four types of answers to the questions in the LPC/NCE Exam. • Test-taking tips and advice on passing the LPC/NCE Exam. • Sample […]
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 […]
Description: This class will elaborate on the physiology and behaviors of substance use. Through short films and class discussions, you will learn about Neuroscience and how substances have an effect […]
Description: Client motivation and commitment to treatment begins with the assessment and diagnostic phase that typically occurs at intake. This course will consider the differences between screening and assessment and […]
Ethical Practice in Addiction Treatment (14 hrs) (aka Professional Ethics I: Ethics and Jurisprudence) This training will focus on professional and ethical issues specific to the practice of addiction counseling […]
Day 1- Child Abuse Virtual 12 Contact Hour /Two Day Class from 8:30am- 3:30pm (with an hour lunch break) on Saturday Dec 11 and Sunday Dec 12 for only $150.00 […]
Day 2- Domestic Violence Virtual 12 Contact Hour /Two Day Class from 8:30am- 3:30pm (with an hour lunch break) on Saturday Dec 11 and Sunday Dec 12 for only $150.00 […]
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 […]