Get started in your career in Addiction Therapy

Industry experts share their experience and knowledge. All you need to know to get started in your career to treat addictions. 40 hours of training eligible for use in the APCB certification process.

  • What happens in the brains of addicts?

  • How do you start to treat addicts?

  • What happens when you treat addicts and their families?

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction
  • 2

    Consultant Trainers

    • Our Team of Presenters
  • 3

    Module 1: Overview of Addiction & Psychopharmacology of Drugs

    • Contents

    • Introduction to Addiction

    • The Reward System

    • Types of Addictions

    • Addictive Substances

    • Stages of Change

    • Effective Treatment Principles

    • Quiz: Overview of Addiction & Psychopharmacology of Drugs
  • 4

    Module 2: Models of Addiction

    • Contents

    • Major Conceptual Models of Addiction

    • 12 Core Functions and the Global Criteria for Certification

    • Quiz - Models of Addiction
  • 5

    Module 3: Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

    • Contents

    • Definitions of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

    • Gender Differences

    • DSM-5 Criteria and Other Assessments

    • Stages of Change Model

    • Getting Help: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Alcoholics Anonymous

    • Quiz - Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
  • 6

    Module 4: Counselling I - Individual Treatment & Group Work

    • Contents

    • Therapeutic Alliance and the Transtheoretical Model

    • Group Work

    • Intervention Roles in Group Work

    • Stages of Group Development

    • Quiz - Counselling I - Individual Treatment & Group Work
  • 7

    Module 5: Counselling II - Family Counselling & Co-dependency

    • Contents

    • Theories on Families

    • The Impact of Substance Abuse on Families

    • Codependency

    • Family Therapy and Interventions

    • Quiz - Counselling II - Family Counselling & Co-dependency
  • 8

    Module 6: Screening, Intake & Orientation

    • Contents

    • Screening

    • Intake

    • Orientation

    • Quiz - Screening, Intake & Orientation
  • 9

    Module 7: Assessment & Treatment Planning

    • Contents

    • Assessment

    • Assessment Tools

    • Treatment Approaches

    • Quiz - Assessment & Treatment Planning
  • 10

    Module 8: Professional Responsibilities & Ethics

    • Contents

    • Introduction

    • Code of Ethics

    • Confidentiality

    • Ethical Decision Making

    • Quiz - Professional Responsibilities & Ethics
  • 11

    Module 9: Case Management, Record Keeping & Referral

    • Contents

    • An Introduction to Case Management

    • Components in a Comprehensive Drug Abuse Treatment

    • Reports and Record Keeping

    • Quiz - Case Management, Record Keeping & Referral
  • 12

    Module 10: Crisis Intervention, Relapse Dynamics & the Recovery Process

    • Contents

    • Crisis Intervention

    • Recovery and Relapse Prevention

    • The Recovery Process

    • Quiz - Crisis Intervention, Relapse Dynamics & the Recovery Process
  • 13

    Credits

    • Credits

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