PSY621: Counseling for Substance Abuse & Addiction

Counseling for Substance Abuse & Addiction provides answers to the student regarding important questions about drugs and why people use them. The course includes a textbook and workbook. Counseling for Substance Abuse & Addiction teaches students that drug abuse is complex and no one has all the answers, however, this course is to be used as an introductory course to begin gathering some of those answers.

The primary goal of this course is to present fundamental principles, aiding the student in his or her work of counseling those who suffer from addiction.

Course Details

  • Course Title:
    Counseling for Substance Abuse & Addiction
  • Instructor(s):
    Steven VanCleave, MD
    Walter Byrd, MD
    Kathy Revell, MD
  • Prerequisite(s):
    Creation Therapy
  • Price:
    $275.00 [+ S&H]

Course Details

  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Estimated Time to Complete: 45 Clock Hours
  • Maximum Time Limit: 16 Weeks
  • Student must complete one final exam

Upon ordering the course, the student will receive course materials via hardcopy materials mailed to their address, or via online in their Student Center account.

advanced certification

This course leads to Advanced Certification in Substance Abuse & Addiction Therapy if the student completes this course along with the following courses:

  • Counseling Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Counseling for Problems of Self-Control
  • Counseling Those with Eating Disorders

This course leads to Advanced Certification in Domestic Violence & Intervention Therapy if the student completes this course along with the following courses and holds at minimum a Master of Arts degree:

  • Temperament Case Studies
  • Counseling Families
  • Counseling for Problems of Self-Control
  • Counseling & Self-Esteem

Order for Counseling Substance Abuse & Addiction