Overview
Description
Strategies and core competencies for treating addicted individual and group counseling. Experiential learning is the primary approach utilized in this class.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- acceptance into the minor or certificate program in Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services
CAS 154CAS 254CAS 354
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): CAS 154, CAS 254, CAS 354, and acceptance into the minor or certificate program in Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Restrictions
acceptance into the minor or certificate program in Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate the ability to develop a therapeutic relationship through the appropriate use of empathic relating skills.
- demonstrate motivational interviewing skills that accurately reflect the needs of clients based upon stage of change.
- understand and utilize interventions appropriate for clients with addictive disorders.
- articulate the impact that a counselor’s personal beliefs and values or “self” issues can have on the therapeutic relationship.
- identify the stages of group growth and strategies useful to each stage.
- demonstrate understanding of and ability to utilize group facilitation skills.