Certified Addiction Counsellor

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The Certified Addiction Counsellor 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 Certified Addiction Counsellor 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 Certified Addiction Counsellor course includes the following modules:

Learn how to increase your expertise in addiction counselling by taking the following modules of this popular Certified Addiction Counsellor course.

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

Method of Assessment

After successfully completing the [Course Title] 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 Achievement

Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme

On successful completion of the course assessment, you will be eligible to obtain the Certified Addiction Counsellor Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organization 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, 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 £65.

Certificate of Achievement from Knowledge Door

On completion of the Certified Addiction Counsellor course, you will be eligible to obtain the certificate of achievement from Knowledge Door to evidence your new skill and accomplishment, as well as your knowledge and skill set. The certificate of achievement is available in PDF format, at the cost of £12, or a hard copy can be sent via post at the cost of £25.

Compatibility

All the lessons in this Certified Addiction Counsellor 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.

This comprehensive Certified Addiction Counsellor course is ideal for anyone who is looking to improve their skills and move on to more challenging roles in this sector. Completion of the Certified Addiction Counsellor course will prove your learning potential and provide the impetus to boost their career into whatever direction they choose but gaining an up-to-date perspective of everything involving addiction counselling.

The Certified Addiction Counsellor course will provide both established professionals and relative newcomers to addiction counselling with some real advantages, earning extensive knowledge and acquiring new skills which will make any candidate’s CV stand out in a crowded marketplace.

There is no previous experience or specific entry requirements needed to enrol into this Certified Addiction Counsellor course, any student from any background, and of any age, can enrol into this Certified Addiction Counsellor course and learn at their own pace.

As long as you are seventeen years old, have a basic knowledge of the English language and are relatively comfortable with rudimentary IT skills, you will be eligible to enrol into this Certified Addiction Counsellor course.

This Certified Addiction Counsellor course will bring you new opportunities and new possibilities in an ever-changing job market. Gain the latest techniques, theories, knowledge and confidence that you’ll need to procure the dream job you’ve been looking for. To achieve all this and to gather more valuable credits on your CV, this course could be a critical part of your future.

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