ADA 2563 - ADA Counseling Theory

Institution:

Sullivan County Community College

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Description:

This course introduces addiction counseling. Abstinence vs. Harm Reduction treatment strategies and goals are compared and contrasted. Basic counselor competencies of clinical evaluation, treatment planning; referral, case management, individual and group counseling, client, family and community education, and documentation are reviewed. The counselor-client relationship is explored more broadly in relation to professional ethics, legal requirements and documentation. Confidentiality, transference and counter transference, the penetration of denial, problems of cross-addiction, dual diagnosis, the use and abuse of therapeutic power, AIDS and sexually transmitted disease (STD) issues, intervention, confrontation, support, and relapse and relapse prevention are considered. The current treatment environment of managed care, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), block grants, private pay, insurance, and the role of government funding are introduced. Prerequisites: ADA 1510, ADA 1520, MHA 2502

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunysullivan.edu/

Phone Number:

(845) 434-5750

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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