Illinois Substance Abuse Certification

Topics covered include:

• Treatment Services for Women and/or their Families (15 hours)
• Treatment Services for Adolescents and/or their Families (15 hours)
• Professional Ethics and Responsibility (6 hours)
• Race and Equity (10 hours)
• Performance Domains (109 hours)
• AOD Specific Electives (70 hours)

225 Hours – $1800

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This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of adolescents in substance abuse treatment.

Topics covered include:

• Special issues and unique needs of adolescents in substance abuse treatment
• Patterns and prevalence of alcohol and substance use among adolescents
• Consequences of adolescent drug use
• Brain development and adolescent drug use
• Tailoring treatment to adolescents needs
• Addiction medication issues
• Special populations
• Legal issues and considerations

20 Hours – $140

This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of women in substance abuse treatment.

Topics covered include:

• Special issues and unique needs of women in substance abuse treatment
• Women’s biopsychosocial uniqueness
• Principles of gender responsive treatment
• Patterns and prevalence of alcohol/substance use among women
• Physiological effects of alcohol, drugs and tobacco on women
• Pregnancy and birth outcomes
• Screening and assessment issues
• Barriers to treatment
• Recovery management and special populations

30 Hours – $175

This course offers a conceptual framework for working with diverse cultural groups in a substance abuse treatment setting.

Topics covered include:

• Definitions and terminology
• General principles for delivering culturally competent treatment services
• Access to care issues and barriers to treatment
• Core competences and skills
• Self-assessment for individual cultural competence
• Behavioral health treatment for major racial and ethnic groups

10 Hours – $115

This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.

Topics covered include:

• Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
• Counselor-client relationships
• Transference/countertransference
• Boundary issues
• Clinical supervision and counselor competence
• Professional readiness
• Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
• The HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice

6 Hours – $100