Latino Addiction Counselor Education (LACE) Program
ADCARE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Inc., 255 Park Ave. Suite 600 Worcester MA 01609
TRAINING TOPICS: 300 TOTAL HOURS
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120 Hours in Drug and Alcohol Specific Studies:
- Historical Perspective and Attitudes about Addiction – 8
- Introduction to Substance Use Disorders (SUD’s): Disease Model and Holistic Approach – 4
- Understanding Recovery – 8
- Recovery Capital and Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC’s) – 8
- Strength-Based Approaches to Recovery – 4
- Multiple Pathways of Recovery – 8
- Treatment Modalities – 8
- Pharmacology of Drugs, Including Alcohol – 8
- Neurobiology and SUD’s – 8
- Re-Occurrence and Recovery – 8
- Counselor Wellness and Burn Out Prevention – 4
- Latina Women, SUD’s and Recovery – 8
- Latino Men, SUD’s and Recovery – 8
- Latino Young People, SUD’s and Recovery – 8
- LGBTQ Latinos, SUD’s and Recovery – 8
- Non-Latino Populations, SUD’s and Recovery – 8
- Mutual Help Models: 12 Step Fellowships (AA, NA, GA, CA, etc.), Rational Recovery, Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS), Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART). – 4
120 Hours in Counseling Techniques:
- 12 Core Functions of a Counselor – 8
- Basic Counseling Skills – 8
- Advance Clinical Methods in Counseling – 8
- Theories of Counseling: Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Behavioral, Rational Emotive, Client Centered, Gestalt, Existential, Transactional, Reality, Adlerian, Cognitive Behavioral) – 20
- Trauma Informed Care – 8
- Co-Occurring Disorders (SUD’s, Mental Health, and Physical Health) – 8
- Assessment and Treatment Planning – 8
- Utilizing the DSM-V-TR – 4
- Utilizing the ASAM Criteria (American Society of Addiction Medicine) – 4
- Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) – 4
- Transference and Counter Transference – 4
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) – 4
- Stages of Change (Trans-Theoretical Model) – 8
- Family Systems Theory – 4
- Group Treatment: Techniques and Facilitation – 8
- Crisis Intervention – 4
- Consultation and Clinical Supervision – 4
- Termination of Counseling – 4
50 Hours in Behavioral Sciences:
- Drugs: Alcohol, Depressants, and Stimulants – 8
- HIV/AIDS – 4
- Viral Hepatitis A, B and C – 4
- Gambling – 4
- Tobacco – 4
- Harm Reduction and Opioid Overdose Prevention and Intervention – 8
- Wellness and Recovery – 4
- Legal Issues: Criminal Offender Records (CORI) – 4
- Professional Development for Counselors – 10
10 Hours in Ethics and Boundaries:
- Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries – 3
- Confidentiality (42CFR) and Duty To Warn (Mandated Reporters) – 3
- Clinical Scenarios (Ethical Decision Making) – 4