This topic introduces the foundations of addiction counseling and recovery. Students will learn how substance use affects individuals, families, and communities. The course explores different approaches for understanding and addressing addiction. It also introduces the counselor’s role in supporting recovery and healthy change.
Students will read and examine how alcoholism is a serious and complex condition. Along with its physical, emotional, social, and behavioral effects. The course material explores patterns of alcohol dependence and recovery and introduces counseling strategies that can support individuals seeking sobriety.
Basic pharmacology introduces how drugs interact with the body and brain. Students will learn the basic concepts involving drug classifications, effects, and absorption. Understanding pharmacology helps counselors recognize how substances can influence behavior and functioning. It also provides knowledge for safer and more informed counseling practices.
Addiction intervention focuses on recognizing addiction and responding appropriately. Students will learn how interventions can encourage individuals to consider treatment. The material emphasizes communication, preparation, support, and appropriate boundaries, the course also explores ways families and professionals can participate constructively.
Examine how shame can affect emotions, relationships, and recovery. Students will learn to recognize unhealthy shame and its consequences. The course material emphasizes forgiveness, acceptance, accountability, and personal growth. Students will find ways individuals can develop healthier beliefs about themselves.
Family systems introduce the idea that individuals are influenced by their family relationships. Learn about how family roles, communication patterns, and boundaries can affect behavior. This course explores how unhealthy patterns may contribute to emotional or relational difficulties.
This topic introduces major theories used in counseling. Students will learn in detail how different approaches explain behavior, emotions, and personal development. The course material connects theoretical concepts with practical counseling techniques. By the end of the course material, students will develop a foundation for selecting appropriate approaches for different clients.
Anger management is one trait often overlooked in people with addiction symptoms. Students will explore anger, its causes, and its effects on behavior. Students will also learn how to recognize triggers and early warning signs. The course material introduces healthier ways to express and manage anger.
Group skills teaches fundamental skills for working effectively with counseling groups. Learn about group communication, participation, leadership, and boundaries. The course material explores how counselors can create safe and productive group environments.
Co-occuring disorders examines situations where substance use and mental health concerns occur together. Students will learn how these conditions can interact and complicate recovery. The course material emphasizes assessment, communication, and coordinated approaches to treatment which also highlights the importance of addressing the whole person.
Counseling considerations for older adults. Learn about issues such as aging, loss, isolation, health changes, and life transitions. The course material emphasizes respect for individual experiences and personal strengths.Students will be able to explore ways counselors can support emotional well-being and meaningful living.
Many people suffer from domestic violence, but do you know it's patterns and impact on individuals and families? Students will learn about warning signs, safety concerns, trauma, and accountability. The course material emphasizes that abusive behavior requires responsibility and appropriate intervention.
Explore different perspectives on faith, government, authority, and civic responsibility. Examine how spiritual beliefs can influence a person’s understanding of leadership and social responsibilities. Students will be able to encourage thoughtful consideration of faith within the broader society.
Common mental health conditions and psychiatric concerns. How emotional, behavioral, and psychological difficulties may affect daily functioning. The course material discusses assessment, treatment considerations, and collaboration with mental health professionals.
Examine counseling considerations for individuals involved with the correctional system. Learn about rehabilitation, accountability, reentry, and behavioral change. The course material explores challenges faced by prisoners and people returning to their communities.
Students in this course will explore unhealthy patterns of dependence within relationships. Students will also learn how boundaries, self-worth, control, and caretaking can become problematic. Examine how individuals can develop independence while maintaining supportive connections.
The legal and ethical responsibilities of counselors. Students will learn about confidentiality, professional boundaries, informed consent, and client rights. Students will also learn about the legal requirements from personal and professional moral responsibilities.
Addictive behaviors that do not involve drugs or alcohol. Non-substabce addiction can include behavioral patterns involving activities such as gambling, technology, or other compulsive behaviors. This course also considers underlying emotional and psychological factors. By the end of the course, students will have learned different counseling approaches that support healthier choices and recovery.
How rejection can influence emotional well-being and relationships. Painful experiences may contribute to insecurity, mistrust, or unhealthy behaviors. The course material emphasizes healing, self-worth, forgiveness, and healthy relationships.
Introduduction to counseling responses to crisis and traumatic experiences. Students will learn how trauma can affect thoughts, emotions, behavior, and relationships. The course material discusses trauma-informed support and recognizing symptoms associated with PTSD. This course also emphasizes safety, stabilization, appropriate referrals, and compassionate care.
Learn the tools for identifying personal abilities and spiritual gifts. How assessments can help individuals recognize their strengths and interests. Students are encouraged to have a thoughtful reflection rather than relying solely on assessment results.
This topic introduces concepts associated with twelve-step recovery and the Beatitudes. The course material emphasizes humility, honesty, responsibility, forgiveness, and dependence on God. This course combines recovery principles with faith-based reflection and personal growth.
Students will examine spiritual perspectives on addiction and recovery. Students will also learn how beliefs, values, behaviors, and spiritual struggles may affect a person’s recovery process.
Develop the skills for communicating clearly and effectively with others. How active listening, empathy, questioning, and appropriate responses are necessary to develop an understanding of people. These communication skills can help counselors build trust and strengthen therapeutic relationships.
The approaches for recognizing and responding to suicide risk. Students will learn about warning signs, risk factors, protective factors, and appropriate intervention. The course material emphasizes taking concerns seriously and connecting individuals with immediate support. The course also highlights safety planning, professional responsibility, and crisis resources.
Examine organizations and the day-to-day operation of recovery programs. Students will learn about program structure, client support, documentation, and daily responsibilities. The course material considers how effective programs can promote stability and long-term recovery. Students will learn to develop consistency, accountability, leadership, and appropriate professional practices.
Explore how people develop emotional connections and meaningful relationships. The course material examines factors that strengthen or weaken relational bonds.
The counseling approaches for couples preparing for marriage. Learn how couples can discuss expectations, communication, finances, values, and conflict. The course material encourages honest conversations before marriage. The course content may help students taking the course identify their strengths and areas that may require additional attention.
The emotional and relational challenges associated with divorce and separation and how these transitions can affect individuals, children, and families. The course material addresses grief, communication, adjustment, and co-parenting concerns. Students will learn about respectful decision-making during difficult transitions.
The responsible management of financial resources. The topics in this course include: budgeting, planning, saving, giving, and responsible spending. The course material connects financial choices with personal values and responsibilities.
Think being a parent is easy? Explore the responsibilities and challenges of raising children. Learn how communication, discipline, emotional needs, boundaries, and encouragement are needed to create a safe and supportive family environment. Students will also explore parenting approaches that promote healthy development and responsible behavior.
Explore differences that may influence communication, behavior, and relationships. Difference to consider which include biological, social, cultural, and individual factors. The course material encourages avoiding assumptions based solely on gender.
See how negative self-perceptions can affect behavior and relationships. The course material in this module emphasizes developing healthier perspectives about personal value.
Learn about the difficulties that can develop when healthy attachment is disrupted. Identify how early experiences can influence trust, relationships, and emotional regulation. The course material explores supportive approaches for developing healthier attachments.
Explore the different counseling approaches for couples and family relationships. This course explores strategies for improving understanding and cooperation. Students will learn about creating healthier and more supportive family systems which can transition into better outcomes for individuals in their counseling sessions.
Submission within a faith-based framework of relationships and responsibility. Learn how concepts such as humility, respect, service, and mutual responsibility are presented. The course material considers the importance of understanding submission within healthy relational boundaries.
Examine the challenges that may arise during significant mid-life transitions. How changes involving identity, relationships, career, family, and personal goals can all contribute to a mid-life crises. The course material encourages reflection and healthy adaptation to changing circumstances and students will be able to find ways individuals can find renewed purpose and direction.
The important and delicate information about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and communicable diseases. Students will learn about transmission, prevention, education, and responsible health practices. The course material emphasizes reducing misinformation, stigma, and preventable transmission. This course also highlights appropriate education, referrals, and support for affected individuals.
Explore how culture influences identity, communication, values, and counseling relationships. Students will learn to recognize cultural differences without making assumptions about individuals.
The many regulations affecting substance abuse counseling practice. Students will learn about professional requirements, documentation, confidentiality, and legal responsibilities. Students will learn about practicing within established standards and professional boundaries. Students will also learn about the importance of staying informed about applicable regulations.
This topic explores different relationship structures, family arrangements, and lifestyles. This course encourages counselors to provide services without allowing personal assumptions to interfere with professional practice.
Students will learn about developing a deeper spiritual relationship with God. Learn about prayer, Scripture, worship, trust, and spiritual reflection. How spiritual practices can influence personal growth and daily life.
The professional competencies and diagnostic concepts relevant to addiction counseling. The 12 core functions and the competencies described in TAP 21. The course material also introduces the DSM-IV framework for understanding mental and substance-related disorders. Together, these concepts provide historical foundations for assessment and professional counseling practice.
This topic explores surrender as a spiritual concept involving trust and dependence on God. Students will learn how surrender can involve releasing unhealthy control and accepting responsibility. With an emphasis on humility, faith, and obedience, it encourages individuals to approach challenges with trust while still taking appropriate action.
Learn to focus on developing an ongoing awareness of God's presence. The course material emphasizes allowing faith to influence everyday thoughts, choices, and relationships. This course presents spiritual growth as an ongoing process of connection and transformation.
This topic examines important challenges facing addiction counseling. Students will learn about the changing patterns of substance use, treatment needs, professional responsibilities, and recovery concerns. The course material encourages counselors to remain informed and adaptable. Students will be able to distinguish between ethical practice, evidence-informed approaches, and attention to changing client needs.
This topic examines how beliefs systems and practices can contribute to harmful behaviors or unhealthy relationships. Students will explore how distorted beliefs can influence choices, emotions, and interactions. The course material encourages critical self-examination and accountability.
Explore faith in God's provision and sufficiency. How spiritual dependence can influence confidence, contentment, and decision-making.
Develop skills for addressing disagreements in healthy ways. Students will learn about listening, communication, compromise, boundaries, and problem-solving. This course module teaches approaches for reducing escalation and working toward constructive solutions.
The common problems that can interfere with effective counseling. Students will learn about boundaries, assumptions, communication errors, and inappropriate professional behaviors. This course module will help clinicians to recognize potential problems before they negatively affect clients.
This topic continues examining challenges that counselors may encounter in professional practice. How personal biases, burnout, boundary problems, and ineffective techniques can affect counseling. How clinicians are to remain accountable and focused on client welfare.
Learn that effective counseling requires ongoing education and self-reflection. The course material encourages developing integrity, humility, compassion, and responsible professional skills. By the end of the course, students will learn about maintaining healthy boundaries while continuing to grow personally and spiritually.