Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been extensively researched and has solid empirical support as an evidence-based treatment for addictions. CBT is structured, goal-oriented, and focused on the immediate problems faced by [...]
Trauma Informed Care for Diverse Populations 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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
Along with Principles of Addiction Treatment and Addiction Counseling Skills, Case Conceptualization and Documentation, is considered to be part of the “Core Curriculum” and basic to the foundational training of [...]
National Certified Addiction Counselor – NCAC I & II Prep course is designed for students preparing to take NCAC I exam towards their CAC II or take the NCAC II exam [...]
National Certified Addiction Counselor – NCAC I & II Prep course is designed for students preparing to take NCAC I exam towards their CAC II or take the NCAC II exam [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
