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Family Counseling Skills

COM HLT X 470.10

This course presents an overview on assessing and implementing the basic counseling skills needed for treating substance use disorders in family systems.

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Summer
Live Online
Starting at $850.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Explore not only the theoretical, but also the practical aspects of treating substance use disorders
  • Apply skills from this course by tracking behavior patterns in your own family of origin
  • Assess the impact of substance use disorders upon the entire family system, not just the addict
  • Understand evidence based methods to treat substance use disorders

About this course:

This course provides a brief overview of the theoretical and practical methods of assessing and implementing the basic counseling skills for treating substance use disorders in family systems. Information is presented through lectures and interactive discussions. Students are expected to acquire a knowledge base to apply treatment models in counseling, supporting interventions and collaborating with other professionals. The course inspires students to connect their own experience with family systems by tracking behavior patterns in their own family of origin and the relationships they have inside and outside of the family.
Prerequisites

COM HLT X 470.5 Introduction to Counseling and the 12 Core Functions, COM HLT X 470.7 Individual Counseling Skills, COM HLT X 470.9 Group Counseling Skills.

Winter 2025 Schedule

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Thursday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
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Instructor: Berenice D. Rosillo
400842
Fee:
$850.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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Notes

Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate. Restricted course. Web enrollments automatically generate a "Permission to Enroll" request.

Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: January 15, 2025. Materials required. . 

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to mentalhealth@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 22, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Chemical Dependency Counseling
ISBN 9781544362359
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Thu Jan 9, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jan 16, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jan 23, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Jan 30, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Feb 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Feb 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Feb 20, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Feb 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Mar 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Mar 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
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Thu Mar 20, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

Contact Us

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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling
alcohol and drug about counseliing
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