Content Area C2: Counseling Procedures and Strategies for SUD Treatment (8 CE Hours)
- 1 Section
- 10 Lessons
- 2 Quizzes
Course Content
- Course Overview & Introduction
- Section 2, Module 6: Building the Therapeutic Alliance Through PersonCentered Language
- Section 2, Module 7: Non-Verbal Attending and Advanced Active Listening
- Section 2, Module 8: Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Address Ambivalence
- Section 2, Module 9: Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Section 2, Module 10: Documentation of Clinical Services and Behavioral Writing
- Section 2, Module 11: Documentation of Clinical Services and Behavioral Writing
- Section 2, Module 12: Enhancing Competency and Mastering the Twelve Core Functions
- Section 2, Module 13: Enhancing Competency and Distinguishing the Twelve Core Functions
- References
- Post Test
- Program Evaluation
This 8-hour continuing education course is Content Area C2 for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistants, Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselors, and their respective clinical supervisors. Practitioners master the core counseling procedures required for daily clinical practice, including building therapeutic alliances using person-centered language, implementing Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, writing legally defensible SOAP and DAP progress notes, and executing the twelve core functions of addiction counseling within the CDCA scope of practice.
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