(Prerequisite is Ethical Practice in Addiction Treatment) This training addresses organizational ethics and practices, individual provider ethics and practices, and guidelines for setting up a private practice. Topics will include [...]
(Prerequisites are Advanced Motivational Interviewing & Clinical Supervision I) Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based tool used intentionally along the entire continuum of care from prevention through recovery, in the [...]
Training in pharmacology is a cornerstone of addiction counseling and a major part of what differentiates the professional field of addiction counseling from other mental health disciplines. This training will [...]
This training will provide a basic foundation for understanding how cultural competence, awareness, and sensitivity can improve quality of care and increase positive outcomes. The professional counselor has an obligation [...]
Drug and alcohol abuse can increase an individual’s susceptibility to contract and spread infectious diseases, including STDs and blood borne illnesses. Drug use is linked to risky behaviors such as [...]
Odyssey Training Request All Students to take this course due to very Important information that All students need to know. This course will introduce participants to the Colorado Certification Addiction [...]
Trauma Informed Care is a treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. The clinical shift is from “what’s wrong with you” [...]
Clinical supervision is the process by which the clinical practice provided by the counselor is evaluated and either modified or approved by the supervisor. Clinical supervision is a central organizing [...]
(Prerequisite is Pharmacology I) Neuroscience and genetic research on addiction continues to make significant progress toward understanding the changes in the brain that underlie drug use and behaviors. The research [...]
Along with Addiction Counseling Skills and Case Conceptualization and Documentation, Principles of Addiction Treatment is considered to be part of the “Core Curriculum” and basic to the foundational training of [...]
Master Addiction Counselor – MAC – prep course is designed for students preparing to take the MAC exam towards their LAC and requires students to have a Master degree. The [...]
(Prerequisite is Motivational Interviewing) This training of skill development will initially offer a brief review of the fundamental spirit, processes and skills of MI, and then focus intensively on clinical [...]