Anyone who has experienced alcohol or substance addiction knows how devastating the disorder can be. Without help, addiction can destroy people’s lives and hold them back from good health and happiness — and it affects not just the person themselves, but also their family and loved ones.
Addiction counselling can play a crucial role in the treatment process, helping people get onto the road to recovery. An addiction counsellor works together with the client to create an individualised treatment plan that includes relapse prevention and aftercare strategies, and can help people with a wide range of addictions beyond drug and alcohol abuse.
What you will learn
- The main types of addiction and how every person is vulnerable to it
- How counselling provides unbiased support, and the difference between individual and group addiction counselling
- How to create the right setting and follow best practice for group sessions
- How to assess, understand and interpret your client’s requirements
- How to recognise warning signs, including physical, mental and behavioural symptoms that could indicate addiction problems
- How to ask the right questions to gather useful information that helps you support the client
The course contains 8 modules (around 3.5 hours of learning).
This course is part of our Care courses, and pairs well with our Mental Health & Wellness courses.
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