ADCS 102

Individual, Group and Family Counseling

50 HoursCertificate Program
Motivational InterviewingGroup Facilitation SkillsFamily Systems ApproachLive Role-Play Practice

Course Overview

This 50-hour module explores the dynamics of counselor-client relationships across individual, group, and family counseling modalities. Students gain practical experience through role-playing, live video breakout groups, and family group facilitations. The course covers evidence-based therapeutic approaches including Motivational Interviewing, Reality Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), Brief Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques — all applied specifically to substance use disorder treatment contexts.

What You'll Learn

The counseling relationship: helping clients mobilize resources to resolve problems and modify attitudes
Exploration of problems, examination of attitudes and feelings, and consideration of alternative solutions
Evidence-based therapeutic approaches: Reality Therapy, RET, Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
Cognitive distortions: identification and intervention strategies
Services to special populations: co-occurring disorders, disabilities, cultural differences
Family counseling relative to substance-abuse issues and family codependency
Techniques for motivating family involvement in the treatment process
Multi-family group counseling techniques and working with family therapists
Counselor identification of limitations relating to family issues
Group counseling: purpose, function, and types of counseling groups
Group techniques, stages of group development, and therapeutic factors
Group intervention patterns: expression, commitment, process groups, and didactic training
Practical applications through role-play in live video sessions with instructor and classmates
Personal Journal Outline based on TAP 21 (Treatment Improvement Protocol)

Part of the Full Certificate Program

This module is included in the full 635-hour SUD Counseling Studies certificate program. It is not available for individual purchase. Enroll in the complete program to access all modules and prepare for your IC&RC certification exam.

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