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Course Description
Specific attention will be given to psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and person-centred approaches, which will give students a fuller working knowledge and understanding of advanced counselling skills. Each module will include a section on how it specifically relates to addiction counselling, and there will be reflective activities for personal evaluation. In specialist counselling fields, these advanced skills are necessary in order to be able to recognise and deal with the complex range of client needs, together with being able to understand the origins of these particular emotions and possible physiological factors.
This course concentrates on the assessment and analysis of psychosocial factors relating to addiction, together with the appreciation of how addictive behavioural problems meet the challenges of therapy. The course will specifically address substance and alcohol addiction, although the theories, concepts and working models can be applied to most addictive behaviours and problems.
The course consists of 10 modules, each with an assignment to complete. Upon completion of the whole course there will be required to pass a 5000 word extended essay question.
This course can be completed online upon request - no paper materials will then be sent to the learner.
Previous Knowledge Required
This course is designed to follow on from, and compliment the basic or introductory counselling course.
Support
Tutor support is supplied for two years.
Assessment
Students will be required to complete a 5000 word extended essay at the end of this course and are also required to sit an online multiple choice examination.
Modules
- Introduction to addiction, discussion, and reappraisal of counselling skills
- The psychodynamic approach relevant to addiction therapy
- The cognitive behavioural approach relevant to addiction therapy
- The person-centred approach relevant to addiction therapy
- Client-counsellor relationships in addiction therapy
- Understanding addiction: part 1
- Understanding addiction: part 2
- Focusing on substance addiction
- Focusing on alcohol addiction
- Discussion on other addictions such as smoking, food and shopping
Awarding Body
Ascentis is a Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) approved national awarding body that designs user-friendly qualifications and supports these with the highest possible standard of customer service. Ascentis is therefore able to offer a comprehensive ladder of opportunities to centres and their learners, starting at Pre-Entry programmes and progressing to QAA-recognised Access to HE qualifications or professional Further Education Teaching Certificates.
