Dual Diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis                                                                                           12 hours

Objectives:  When you complete this course you will have a greater understanding of the diagnostic, treatment and outcome implications of treating the dually diagnosed client.  You will be better prepared to make a differential diagnosis, provide appropriate treatment and aftercare planning for such clients.

Text:  Dual Disorders: Counseling Clients w/ Chemical Dependency & Mental Illness by Dennis C. Daley, Howard Moss, & Frances Campbell ISBN: 1568388020

Dealing w/ Resistant Clients                                                                            14 hours

Objectives:  People resist change generally and clients frequently resist the change that may result from counseling/therapy.  This course will help you to better understand the source and the reasons for that resistance and how it effectively dealt with.

Text:   Compassionate Therapy, Working with Difficult Clients by Jeffrey Kottler ISBN: 1555424228

Client Diagnosis & Assessment                                                                          14 hours

Objectives:  Upon completing this course you will be better able to understand the process and the pitfalls in assessing and diagnosing clients enabling you to better lay out the future course of treatment.

Text:  Diagnosis Made Easier: Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians 2nd ed. by James Morrison ISBN: 9781462513352

Effective Therapeutic Strategies                                                                                                                     14 hours

Objectives:  This course helps you to better match a client’s diagnosis with it most effective mode of treatment.

Text:  Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive, Systematic Guide to Treating Mental Disorders, 4th ed. by Linda Seligman ISBN: 0470889004

Motivational Interviewing                                                                               12 hours

Objectives:  This course identifies strategies that develop a counseling relationship that develops greater counselor/client rapport and motivates the client to change.

Text:  Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd ed. by William K. Miller & Stephen Rollnick ISBN: 9781609182274

Physical Health & Mental Disorders                                                                     12 hours

Objectives:  The connection between a client’s physical illness and mental disorders is often ignored but this course explores that relationship enabling you to make a differential diagnosis and provide more effective treatment or referral for clients.

Text:  When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders by James Morrison ISBN: 1572305398

Counseling Clients w/ a Controversial Diagnosis                                                        14 hours

Objectives:  The counselor is provided with a greater understanding of the challenges and implications of treating clients who have controversial disorders.

Text:  A Clinician’s Guide to Controversial Illness by Renee R. Taylor, Ph.D., Fred Friedberg, Ph.D. & Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D. ISBN: 156887068X