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
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.
Module
2: Psychoactive Chemical Use, Abuse and Dependence.
(Counseling Services & Clinical
Assessment)
(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.
Module 3: The Neurobiology of Addiction
(Counseling Services & Clinical Assessment)
Module 3: The Neurobiology of Addiction
(Counseling Services & Clinical Assessment)
Module 4: Screening, Intake, Orientation and
Assessment:
(Treatment Admission)
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.
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.
Module
6: Counseling Functions and Skills:
(Ongoing Treatment Planning
& Case Management)
(Ongoing Treatment Planning & Case Management)
Module 7:
Counseling Practice:
(Counseling Services &
Documentation)
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.
Module 8: Theoretical Base of Counseling:
(Counseling Services & Documentation)
Module 8: Theoretical Base of Counseling:
(Counseling Services & Documentation)
Module 9: Counseling Skills
(Counseling Skills & Discharge and Continuing Care)
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.
Module
10: Counseling Services - Individual & Group Counseling
Module 11: Professional Issues
(Legal,
Ethical & Professional Growth Issues)
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.
Module 12: Special Considerations of Counseling
(Counseling Services, Case Management, Discharge and Continuing
Care)
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.