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ADDICTION STUDIES CERTIFICATE

   

  An Addiction Studies Certificate requires successful completion of 45 Quarter units in the core Addictions Studies coursework, which includes Alcohol and Drug Studies courses approved by the State of California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, and satisfies the educational requirements for RAS certification.  The coursework includes:
  • Introduction and history
  • National and local program approaches
  • Review of family systems
  • Development of personality and denial
  • Cultural and lifestyle differences in CD
  • Prevention, Intervention and Education
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Legal and Confidentiality Issues
  • Self Help Groups/Twelve Step Therapy
  • Disease Concept of Addiction
  • Physiology and Pharmacology
  • Withdrawal and Detoxification
  • Fetal Alcohol and Drug Syndromes
  • HIV / ARC / AIDS
  • Smoking Addiction
  • Eating Disorders
  • Compulsive Gambling
  • Sexual and other Behavioral Addictions
  • CoDependency
  • Gender and Sexuality issues
  • Role/Responsibility of the Counselor
  • Individual Counseling Techniques
  • Chemically-dependent Groups
  • Family Counseling
  • Adolescent Counseling
  • Personal and Professional Growth
  • Relapse and Burn-out Issues
  • Impaired Counselor Issues
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Review of the DSM-IV
  • Therapeutic Approaches
  • Assertiveness Training
  • Case Management
  • Twelve Core Functions
  • Supervised Field Practicum
  • Written Case Presentation
     
   
 

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