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The Addiction Counselling is one of our most popular training courses and is perfect for those individuals who want to start a new career path as an addiction counsellor, as well as established professionals who want to test their existing abilities and learn the latest techniques.
Course Curriculum
This comprehensive Addiction Counselling course has been divided into 22 interactive lessons. This makes for a more stimulating and comprehensive study of all the essential areas of addiction counselling, which also means that learners will be able to absorb the knowledge in manageable and intuitive segments and retain the vital information without even realising it.
This fully inclusive Addiction Counselling course includes the following modules:
Learn how to increase your expertise in addiction counselling by taking the following modules of this popular Addiction Counselling course.
How IT Works
About
- Introduction: About instructor & the course
Theories of Addiction
- The Moral Model
- The Psychological Model
- The Medical / Disease Model
- The Socio-Cultural Model
Addiction Treatments
- Pharmacotherapy
- The Minnesota Model
- Counselling and Therapy
- Harm Reduction Model
- Treatments in Practice
Addiction in Society
- Drug policies, Legislation and Decriminalisation
- Community change, Outreach, Harm Reduction or Abstinence
- Alcohol and Drug education
- Alcohol- and drug related issues in the workplace
Addiction in Families
- Codependency, Children of alcoholic families, parenting styles, family factors
- Relapse for Families, ‘Letting Go’, Dependent Attitudes and Dependent Behaviours
- Al-Anon
- The Intervention Approach
Working with Addiction
- Why be a ‘Helper’
- ‘Helper’ Qualities and Attitudes
- Counselling / ‘Helping’ Skills
Supplementary Resources
- Supplementary Resources – Addiction Psychology and Counselling
Method of Assessment
After successfully completing the Addiction Counselling course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice assessment. The assessment will be evaluated automatically through the system and the results will be provided to you instantly.
Certificate of Completion
On completion of the addiction counselling course, you will be eligible to order your free PDF & Hardcopy certificate of course completion. There is a minimum postal charge applicable to obtain the hardcopy course completion certificate which is:
- Inside the UK = £6.49
- International Students = £17.49
Certificate of Achievement
Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme
On successful completion of the course assessment, you will be eligible to obtain the addiction counselling at QLS level 3 Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes across a wide range of industries. This will provide you with a competitive edge in your career and extra value to your CV, developing you as a standout candidate among all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to gain an endorsed certificate which is £75.
CPD UK and IPHM Accredited Certificate of Achievement
On completion of the addiction counselling course, you will be eligible to obtain the CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) to evidence your new skill and accomplishment, as well as your knowledge and skill set. You can also share this certificate with prospective employers and your professional network. The CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) is available in PDF format, at the cost of £12, or a hardcopy can be sent via post at the cost of £35.
Compatibility
All the lessons in this Addiction Counselling course will only take a few minutes to complete, which means that it caters to every type of lifestyle and study method. Study breaks can be quickly scheduled, as can long and intensive periods of learning. You can make the most of your personal time, even if you only have 10 to 15 minutes free at any one time. Make this course work for you.
We don’t believe in placing time limits on learning, so you will never have to rush and complete a course before a strict deadline. Just concentrate on your goals and study in your own time and at your own pace with no unnecessary pressure.
