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
• Practice Guidelines and Standards for Peer Supporters
• National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist Code of Ethics

6 Hours – $100