Section 5-A: Entry-Level Specialized Practice Areas, Addiction Counseling

All entry-level students are enrolled in at least one specialized practice area. Students are expected to develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to address a wide range of issues in their specialized practice area in consideration of culturally sustaining practices across service delivery modalities. Counselor education programs must document where and in what manner each of the numbered standards listed for that specialized practice area is covered in the curriculum. The standards may be addressed in the foundational curriculum or in experiences specifically designed for each specialized practice area.

A. ADDICTION COUNSELING

neurological, behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects of psychoactive substances and addictive disorders on the user and significant others
risk and protective factors for substance use disorders
assessment for symptoms of psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal
strategies for enhancing client motivation to change, managing cravings, and preventing relapse
abstinence and harm reduction models of addiction recovery
evaluating and identifying individualized strategies and treatment modalities relative to substance use disorder severity, stages of change, or recovery
pharmacological interventions used to address substance use withdrawal, craving, and relapse prevention
substance use recovery service delivery modalities and networks within the continuum of care, such as primary care, outpatient, partial treatment, inpatient, integrated behavioral healthcare, and aftercare
recovery support tools and systems, to include vocation, family, social networks, and community systems in the addiction treatment and recovery process
culturally and developmentally relevant education programs that raise awareness and support addiction and substance use prevention and the recovery process
regulatory processes, continuum of care, and service delivery in addiction counseling
strategies for interfacing with the legal system and working with court-referred clients
third-party reimbursement and other practice and management issues in addictions counseling

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