Addiction Counseling Competencies

This course explores the skills, understanding, & knowledge needed to provide effective, ethical & person-centered substance use counseling

This course is designed to familiarize the participant with the eight practice dimensions necessary for effective performance as an addiction counselor:

• clinical evaluation
• treatment planning
• referral
• service coordination
• counseling
• client, family and community education
• documentation
• professional and ethical responsibilities.

These dimensions along with their associated 12 core competencies, as defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are the established national standards for addiction counseling practice.

These standards are also utilized by state and national addictions counselor certification/license examinations. In this course, the student will develop entry level knowledge and skills across the eight practice dimensions that will help ready them to enter the addictions counseling field.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify and describe the eight practice dimensions of addiction counseling

• Identify three service challenges and three potential service opportunities of each dimension

• List one skill associated with each dimension

• Describe how each dimension has at least one link to another dimension for the continuity of care.

CEU Information:

This course provides 6 CEU’s. CEU’s are Category 1 CEU provided by Indiana State statute 839IAC 1-6-2(F)(86)

This course meets education hours required for all the ICAADA CADAC credentials. More information on ICAADA CADAC and ACIT credential requirements can be found here: https://icaada.org/credentials-2/ .

(This should not be taken by anyone wanting education related to a recovery support role.)

Registration information provided as part of this course may be used by MHAI for various purposes, including reporting to state agencies and other accreditation and/or funding sources.