COUN 7710 - Treatment Plan Collab & Refer

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to equip students with knowledge of the treatment planning process and counseling strategies to guide addiction recovery and reduce relapse. Students learn about assessment and collaboration with the client, relapse prevention groups for co-occurring disorders, resources for the family, community resources to support recovery, rationale for a referral, client advocacy to facilitate continuity of care, relapse prevention therapies, case management activities for service coordination, documentation, and multiple pathways of recovery in treatment planning and referral. The knowledge and skills outlined in the treatment planning, collaboration, and referral domain of the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) for the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and the Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) and relapse prevention counseling are the primary focus of this course. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACPREP) Standards for the addiction counseling specialty area are also addressed.