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£25
£25
On-Demand course
1 hour 53 minutes
All levels
Addiction is a curse for human society. It can ruin a whole society easily. The Psychology and Therapy of Addictions course is designed for the people who want to help the addicted people and their family.
Throughout the course, you will explore the techniques of counselling and therapy for people with addictions. You will learn about the Alcoholic parents and their children and how to deal with them. As the course proceeds, you will be familiarised with the treatments for drug addiction. The course also illustrates how to become a 'substance misuse worker'. You will know about co-dependency and relapse.
By finishing the course, you will be able to start your counselling career and ready to help addicted people to their recovery.
Work as a 'helper' who specialises in alcohol- and drug addictions
Help someone they know who is struggling with their addiction
Have an interest in helping to people with addictions
Internet connection for taking this cours
A beginner with an interest in 'Addiction therapies' or 'Addiction psychology'
No previous academic experience is required, only genuine desire to learn!
About | |||
Introduction: About instructor & the course | FREE | 00:02:00 | |
Theories of Addiction | |||
The Moral Model | FREE | 00:06:00 | |
The Psychological Model | FREE | 00:07:00 | |
The Medical / Disease Model | 00:09:00 | ||
The Socio-Cultural Model | 00:05:00 | ||
Addiction Treatments | |||
Pharmacotherapy | 00:03:00 | ||
The Minnesota Model | 00:04:00 | ||
Counselling and Therapy | 00:07:00 | ||
Harm Reduction Model | 00:05:00 | ||
Treatments in Practice | 00:05:00 | ||
Addiction in Society | |||
Drug policies, Legislation and Decriminalisation | 00:09:00 | ||
Community change, Outreach, Harm Reduction or Abstinence | 00:06:00 | ||
Alcohol and Drug education | 00:06:00 | ||
Alcohol- and drug related issues in the workplace | 00:05:00 | ||
Addiction in Families | |||
Codependency, Children of alcoholic families, parenting styles, family factors | 00:08:00 | ||
Relapse for families, 'letting go', dependent attitudes and dependent behaviours | 00:05:00 | ||
Al-Anon | 00:05:00 | ||
The Intervention Approach | 00:05:00 | ||
Working with Addiction | |||
Why be a 'helper' | 00:03:00 | ||
'Helper' qualities and attitudes | 00:04:00 | ||
Counselling / 'helping' skills | 00:04:00 |
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