Continuing Education Course Information
Password: Upon receipt of payment each student will receive a User ID and Password by email which will allow them to access their selected Continuing Education Class. The password is active for 30 days and the student must complete the course during that time.
Course Format: These are self directed courses that should take the student approximately the same number of hours, including the final exam, to complete as a regular onsite class.
Proctored Exam for Credit: Examinations for all online courses must be proctored. The course exam must be taken and passed with a minimum score of 70% in order to receive your certificate of completion and receive credit for CAC or NAADAC and NBCC continuing education. Odyssey can proctor your exam, or it is the student's responsibility to locate an ADAD approved facility in their area and request that a CAC III or a staff person in a supervisory role serve as the proctor. Once the student has contacted an appropriate proctor, please fill out Odyssey Training Center's Online Proctored Examination Request Form. Odyssey Training Center will then arrange to have the exam delivered to the designated Proctor. That person will verify that they observed the student taking the exam and return the exam and verification to Odyssey Training Center.
Certificate of Completion: Upon successful completion of this class, a personalized Certificate of Completion will be sent to you for official documentation of your course credit.
Intergenerational Violence
7 Hours / 1 Day - Continuing Education Course
Tuition: $115.00.
Intergenerational Violence focuses on Family of Origin patterns that are instrumental in the intergenerational transmission of family violence. Perpetrator and Victim Issues are addressed, and treatment techniques are reviewed. The dynamics of domestic violence encompass many facets. When viewing the whole system that is impacted by family violence, the facets that comprise this system include the victim, the offender, the relationship, the children, and the multigenerational family system. Knowing about these areas of abuse as well as assessing the degree of violence within the family is important for understanding and treating the various family members. The long-term effects of experiencing violence in the home can be played out in future relationships, work settings, social settings, and all areas of life.
Addiction & Violence
7 Hours / 1 Day - Continuing Education Course
Tuition: $105.00.
The connection between addiction and domestic violence has been identified for some time and there is a wealth of research support this claim. Many of the clients we will see as clinicians will have some kind of addiction, coupled with current or past domestic violence issues. In order to work effectively with these clients it is important to understand that addiction and domestic violence are co-existing disorders. This class will explore addiction, the effects and connection of drugs with domestic violence, as well as legislative roles and treatment issues.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Issues - Part I
7 Hours / 1 Day - Continuing Education Course
Tuition: $90.00.
Few issues in our society are as compelling as the impact of alcohol and drug abuse on the lives of adolescents and its effect on families, schools, communities and society. The decisions adolescents make regarding their use of psychoactive drugs will have a lasting effect on their lives. The question is what can we do as counselors to influence adolescents not to use drugs in the first place and to have a positive influence when they become more seriously involved in substance abuse. Adolexcent Substance Abuse Issues - Part I addresses a broad range of drug use patterns from non-use to experimentation to recreational use to patterns of abuse and dependency. Several national surveys of adolescent drug use will be presented outlining the scope of this problem.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Issues - Part II
7 Hours / 1 Day - Continuing Education Course
Tuition: $90.00.
Few issues in our society are as compelling as the impact of alcohol and drug abuse on the lives of adolescents and its effect on families, schools, communities and society. The decisions adolescents make regarding their use of psychoactive drugs will have a lasting effect on their lives. The question is what can we do as counselors to influence adolescents not to use drugs in the first place and to have a positive influence when they become more seriously involved in substance abuse. Adolescent Substance Abuse Issues - Part II examines the role of the environment, including family, peers, school and the media, in influencing adolescent drug using behavior. In addition, information on commonly available drugs as well as the relatively new phenomenon of Club Drugs will be presented.
