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Group Counseling Skills

COM HLT X 470.9

This course trains students in core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs.

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

  • Develop skills to manage groups in early recovery
  • Facilitate group demonstrations and didactic presentations
  • Identify trouble areas, transference, and countertransference so groups can run smoothly
  • Overview of individual, group, and family counseling

About this course:

Students learn the core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs. Using group demonstrations along with didactic presentations, students are provided an opportunity to develop skills to manage groups in early recovery.
Prerequisites
Completion of the following with a grade of "C" or better: COM HLT X 470.5 and COM HLT X 470.7.

Spring 2025 Schedule

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Tuesday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Erin Franco
402100
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: April 6th, 2025. Internet access 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
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Schedule
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Tue Apr 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Apr 8, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 15, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Apr 22, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Apr 29, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue May 20, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue May 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Jun 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jun 10, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

Contact Us

Speak to a program representative. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
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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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