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Certified Addiction Counselor Prep Classes

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Applied Training & Consultant Group (ATCG) offers Addiction Counselor Prep classes monthly (usually the 3rd Saturday of each month). Please review the schedule for dates and times. The Prep Courses are designed to assist potential counselors prepare to sit for the national addiction counselor exams. Trainings are excellent opportunities for counselors seeking updates for recertification. Cost of courses are $70 for one-day trainings.

 

While ATCG cannot guarantee that individuals will pass the exam, we do believe that the creation of an interactive learning environment helps with retention of information that in turn, can increase one’s opportunity to pass the test. All hours have been approved by the Georgia Addiction Counselor’s Association.

Module 1: Fundamentals of Addiction Counseling


The course reviews the dynamics and functions of addiction counseling and critical components of treatment. Course provides a breakdown of Addiction Counseling Competencies: Knowledge, Skills and attitudes (Tap 21). Interactive group exercises will be used to enhance the learning experience.
7.5 Hours

Module 2: Psychoactive Chemical Use, Abuse and Dependence.
(Counseling Services & Clinical Assessment)


Course provides participants with information about the process of addiction, the history of psychoactive drugs, drug classifications, and their effects. Addresses treatment, causes of addiction.

7.5 Hours

Module 3: The Neurobiology of Addiction

(Counseling Services & Clinical Assessment)


Introduces counselor to the field of pharmacology and familiarizes them with signs and symptoms of psychoactive chemical problems, causes of addiction, the neurobiology of substance abuse, and understanding the functions of neurotransmitters.
7.5 Hours

Module 4: Screening, Intake, Orientation and Assessment:

(Treatment Admission)


Provides participants with the skills needed to conduct accurate evaluation of clients seeking services. This class will provide interactive-experiential learning as participants conduct mock screening, assessments, complete admission forms and conduct simulations of effective orientation to the program service.

7.5 Hours

Module 5: Treatment Approaches: (Clinical Assessment)   


This class will provide participants with information about various treatment approaches and modalities. Participants will learn skills needed to appropriately match individuals with the suitable programs. Class will address the use of the DSM-IV-TR, ASAM Patient Placement Criteria and will learn how to make recommendations for services.

7.5 Hours

Module 6: Counseling Functions and Skills:
(Ongoing Treatment Planning & Case Management)   


Covers skills needed to help counselor design treatment plans, provide appropriate case management and conduct effective crisis intervention when crisis events arise. This class will provide experiential learning as participants create treatment plans and ongoing plan reviews, coordinate a multi-service case management plan and take part in a mock crisis event. Class includes making effective referrals and discharge plans.
7.5 Hours

 Module 7: Counseling Practice:

(Counseling Services & Documentation)  

 

Design and delivery of appropriate client education sessions will be addressed. Class includes the use of stage models to help throughout the course of treatment. Class will offer participants experiential learning as they partake in mock individual and group counseling sessions. The class also encompasses documentation and recording of the process of treatment.

7.5 Hours

Module 8: Theoretical Base of Counseling:

(Counseling Services & Documentation) 


This class covers major counseling theories and techniques and reasons counselors select certain interventions for particular clients. Session is interactive with participants practicing theories to include Brief Therapy, Reality Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Gestalt and Motivational Interviewing. The class also encompasses documentation and recording of the process of treatment.
7.5 Hours

Module 9: Counseling Skills

(Counseling Skills & Discharge and Continuing Care)   


This class covers the development of counselor skills. Course will cover the counselor/client, engaging and rapport building, listening and attending skills, observation of action and non-verbal responses. Course includes counseling families, adolescents, and the elderly. Information about relapse prevention, discharge planning, and helping client establish a continuum of care will be discussed.

7.5 Hours

Module 10: Counseling Services - Individual & Group Counseling

This class will address the purpose of individual and group counseling skills and what the counselor’s roll is in both. The course will address benefits and barriers to both and the qualities needed to affect either method. The course will look at the history of self-help groups.
7.5 Hours

Module 11: Professional Issues

(Legal, Ethical & Professional Growth Issues) 


State and/or federal regulations governing the substance abuse treatment and counseling industry will be addressed in this class. It encompasses Ethics and Confidentiality including the AIDS Confidentiality Laws. This class will also address counselor wellness and professional boundaries, and continuous self-evaluation. Class will participate in interactive exercises that will assist them in understanding the professional issues required of substance abuse counselors.

7.5 Hours

Module 12: Special Considerations of Counseling

(Counseling Services, Case Management, Discharge and Continuing Care)  


This class addresses working with culturally diverse populations to include specific issues related to age, gender, ethnicity, co-occurring disorders, homelessness and HIV/AIDS. Through interactive and experiential exercises participants will be challenged to think out-side of their comfort zone. Class includes required 12 hours for cultural diversity and 3 hours for HIV & AIDS education.

7.5 Hours