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Drug, Solvent & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Diploma Level 4
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Addiction to alcohol and drugs is a widespread illness made even more serious because it is so often concealed.
This substance abuse counselling course sets out in simple form the essentials for understanding alcohol and drug problems in order to make individual assessments, give appropriate help within one’s own competence and to make referrals to the relevant agencies where necessary. The course aims to enable the student to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to help the suffering individual and their family members into recovery.
Syllabus
Introduction
The qualities needed to counsel others in the therapeutic setting. The first part of the course will concentrate on drugs, addiction, counselling and the rehabilitation process. Towards the end of the course we will cover this in relation to alcohol addiction, counselling and the treatment process.
Assignment one:
The emotional factors in dependency and addiction
Getting the basic data from the client.
Assignment two:
Basic Counselling Skills
Basic Interview Skills
Assignment three:
The counselling relationship
Motivational skills
Assignment four:
Counselling the addicted
Drugs and the Law
Assignment five:
Comprehensive information on drugs
Recognition
Identity
Effects
Assignment six:
Continuation of information on drugs
Glue, gases and aerosols
Anabolic Steroids
Assignment seven:
Coping with cravings
Coping with boredom
Warning signs of a relapse
Planning a change
Assignment eight:
Detoxication and rehabilitation of the user
Assignment nine:
What you should now about addiction to alcohol
Effects of alcohol to the body
Effects of alcohol to the family
Assignment ten:
Conducting the diagnostic interview
Assignment eleven:
Counsellors assessment and diagnosis of the problem
Assignment twelve:
Creating a treatment plan in relation to alcoholism
Assignment thirteen:
Treating the individual
Assignment fourteen:
Patient/Client programmes
Introduction
The qualities needed to counsel others in the therapeutic setting. The first part of the course will concentrate on drugs, addiction, counselling and the rehabilitation process. Towards the end of the course we will cover this in relation to alcohol addiction, counselling and the treatment process.
Assignment one:
The emotional factors in dependency and addiction
Getting the basic data from the client.
Assignment two:
Basic Counselling Skills
Basic Interview Skills
Assignment three:
The counselling relationship
Motivational skills
Assignment four:
Counselling the addicted
Drugs and the Law
Assignment five:
Comprehensive information on drugs
Recognition
Identity
Effects
Assignment six:
Continuation of information on drugs
Glue, gases and aerosols
Anabolic Steroids
Assignment seven:
Coping with cravings
Coping with boredom
Warning signs of a relapse
Planning a change
Assignment eight:
Detoxication and rehabilitation of the user
Assignment nine:
What you should now about addiction to alcohol
Effects of alcohol to the body
Effects of alcohol to the family
Assignment ten:
Conducting the diagnostic interview
Assignment eleven:
Counsellors assessment and diagnosis of the problem
Assignment twelve:
Creating a treatment plan in relation to alcoholism
Assignment thirteen:
Treating the individual
Assignment fourteen:
Patient/Client programmes
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Accreditation
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards’ Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Online Academies have undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet certain quality criteria.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.
Assessment
At the conclusion of each module there is a simple multiple choice question assessment. This will help you remember the main points of the lesson and act as a check that you have retained the essential knowledge and understanding of that particular section. The results can be seen instantaneously and you can correct wrong answers. When the result is satisfactory you can progress to the next module.
Having succeeded with the last module’s multi choice review you will be able to take the final online test. When completed it is automatically sent to your tutor for assessment. If you have passed, then notification is sent to you along with PDF’s of your awards and certificates.
If not, you can re-sit this final test as many times as you like.
Course Outcomes
Once you have successfully completed all the modules and the final assessment paper you will become the proud owner of:
A Level 4 Certificate of Achievement issued by ABC Awards
A Diploma issued by Online Academies
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