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  • 3.00 Credits

    Students learn basic communication and counseling skills for one on one interaction. The course allows experiential learning. The course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce the student to theories and concepts of group dynamics. An emphasis is placed on the groups and exercises most often utilized in the treatment of addictions. The student will have the opportunity to participate in a group as a group member and to act as group leader in order to practice leadership styles. The course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will acquaint the student with the process of client management in the field of addiction counseling. The course will demonstrate how to provide case management services in a variety of settings and in a variety of areas. The intent is to provide instruction for students seeking to be professional addiction counselors. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Prerequisites: APS 101 and APS 102 or consent of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will acquaint the student with various special problems and needs in the treatment of chemical dependency with identified targeted populations. This may be an introductory course for some students. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will learn basic concepts about client ethics and confidentiality issues. The intent is to provide instruction for students seeking to be professional addiction counselors. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Students will obtain a working knowledge of pharmacology issues. The intent is to provide instruction for students seeking to be professional addictions counselors. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Students will learn concepts of medical high risk issues. The intent is to provide instruction for students seeking to be professional addiction counselors. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Students will learn characteristics, cultural factors, support issues, confidentiality and facilitation of discussions concerning family involvement in addictions counseling. The intent is to provide instruction for students seeking to be professional addiction counselors. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A supervised field experience consisting of 200 clock hours in an appropriate agency setting provides the student an opportunity to integrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes learned in the classroom to actual practice. It is expected that students will have met prerequisite competencies in addictions studies and supporting topics such that they can gradually be given responsibilities similar to those of paid entry-level positions in the agency, thereby contributing to overall agency functioning. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing to meet minimum standards for AAPS licensed treatment facilities in the State of Kansas and the requirements for Registered Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselor through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Prerequisites: APS101, APS102, APS103, APS104, APS105, APS106, APS107, APS108, APS109, PSY230 or consent of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to prevention strategies associated with alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse in families and society. Topics include an overview of abuse, assessment and diagnosis, effects of substance abuse with special populations, as well as approaches and techniques recognized as effective in substance abuse prevention and intervention. Barriers to effective prevention and an emphasis on healthy behaviors will be included as part of instruction. Students will become familiar with the Strategic Prevention Framework Model, the Social Development Strategy, models of addictions, emerging ATOD trends and the history of prevention. The intent is to provide instruction for student's seeking to be professional prevention specialists in the addiction and prevention profession.
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