C4M - Advanced Certificate in Drug and Addiction Support
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Learn the Essential Skills to Help People Recover from Drug Addiction

Study the Advanced Certificate in Drug and Addiction Support from $25 per week on a Flexible Payment Plan 100% Online from the comfort of your own home.

Study 100% Online From Anywhere in Australia.

Self-paced. Study When You Want.

Payment Plans Starting From $25 Per Week.

Fully-Endorsed by The International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC).

Course Details

Qualification

Advanced Certificate in Drug and Addiction Support

Duration

This course is approximately 300 hours to complete, but you have lifetime access to suit your self-paced learning.

Delivery

Study this course 100% online from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in Australia.

Start Date

Start Anytime

Payment Options

Upfront Payment or a Flexible Payment Plan starting from $25 per week.

Institute
Modules
  1. Introduction
  2. Effects of Drugs on the Individual and Society
  3. Legally Restricted Drugs: Stimulants and Narcotics
  4. Legally Restricted Drugs: Hallucinogens and Marijuana
  5. Legally Restricted Drugs: Steroids
  6. Legal Drugs: Tobacco, Caffeine, and Solvents
  7. Legal Drugs: Alcohol
  8. Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs
  9. Sedatives and Anti-Anxiety Drugs
  10. Prescription Drugs for Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders
  11. Treatment and Preventative Education
  12. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy I - Freud, Erikson, Jung
  13. Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy II - Adler
  14. Humanistic/Existential Approaches I - Gestalt Therapy; Fritz Perls
  15. Humanistic/Existential Approaches II - Person-Centered Counselling; Carl Rogers
  16. Rational Behavioural Therapy - Albert Ellis
  17. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Aaron Beck
  18. Behavioural Therapy
  19. Solution-Focused Counselling
Career Outcomes
  • Counselling
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychology
  • Health Professions
  • Caring Roles
  • Teaching
  • Research
Course Fees Include
  • All the required study materials and course notes.
  • Unlimited tutor support for all of your course and career questions and guidance needs.
  • The course is fully endorsed by The International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC).
  • A certificate officially recognising your successful completion of the course.
  • Includes case studies, quizzes and written assessments that are marked with personalised feedback.

Understand Drugs and Substance Abuse to Effectively Work with Future Clients Suffering from Complex Addiction Issues

Want to make a difference in your community by helping people with complex substance addiction issues recover and have a second chance in life? Do you want to gain a thorough understanding of the effects of substance abuse on our behavior and society, and the best practices to support your potential client?

Then the Advanced Certificate in Drug and Addiction Support will help you take the first step towards a career in counselling, social work, community services, psychotherapy, health, or psychology where you can make a difference to people affected by substance abuse.

This industry-recognised advanced course includes modules carefully hand-selected by industry experts to provide you with comprehensive learning and understanding about the effects of legally and illegally restricted drugs on human behavior such as how addiction works in the brain, alcohol effects, sedative effects, stimulant effects, hallucinogens, heroin, LSD, narcotics, ecstasy, PCP forms and dangers, psychological effects of drugs, and more.

You will also be educated about the proper treatment and preventive approaches to people suffering from complex addiction issues such as detoxification, behavioral therapies, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, gestalt therapy, rational behavioral therapy, therapeutic techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused counselling, behavioral therapy, and the like.


Study from $25 Per Week
Want to study this course but can't afford to pay upfront? No problem! This course comes with a super affordable payment plan option. Simply pay as low as $25 per week towards your course until the course is paid off and stress less.

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