New Hampshire LADC Certification

This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Topics covered include:

• Epidemiology
• Transmission and disease progression
• Testing and diagnosis
• Risk factors and risk reduction techniques
• Medical complications
• Special populations
• Barriers to treatment
• Prevention and treatment issues

10 Hours – $115

This course focuses on confidentiality laws and regulations for alcohol and other drug treatment.

Topics covered include:

• The purpose and scope of federal alcohol and drug confidentiality regulations
• Patient consent for release of confidential information
• Exceptions to confidentiality rules
• Restrictions on redisclosure
• Court orders
• Communicable disease reporting
• Child abuse mandated reporting procedures and requirements
• Confidentiality and privacy issues when using technology-based therapeutic tools

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