Overview
Description
Therapeutic interventions, techniques and strategies for intervening with individuals, groups affected by alcohol and other drugs. (CAS 760 and CEP 760 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Related Courses
Cross Listed With CAS 760
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- articulate the various theories, models, and therapies that underpin addiction counseling.
- demonstrate understanding of the addiction counseling adaptations of other counseling or therapy specialty theories and practices including best practice treatment approaches.
- demonstrate effective individual and group counseling skills as they apply to working with the addicted population.
- identify the variables impacting special populations and determine effective interventions for working with these clients.
- identify “self” factors that might create barriers to effective clinical work when counseling clients with addictive disorders.
- demonstrate ability to practice “use of self” flexibility for improving clinical strategies and options.