Basic Hero Component

Examines the challenges and opportunities in military-to-civilian transitions. Focuses on employment, education, housing, and community integration services for veterans. Addresses unique needs of different veteran cohorts (combat veterans, women veterans, etc.).

This 45-hour Core Educational workshop is designed to familiarize the participants with basic group theories and techniques of group counseling. Participants will study processes and dynamics of group theory, as well as techniques and methods of group counseling and facilitation.

This 30-hour Core Education course encompasses the study of the nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels from birth to death.

This 15-hour Core Education workshop is designed to address standards of conduct and professional behavior expectations for counselors. Participants will see a strengthening of ethical reasoning skills as related to substance abuse. Participants will discuss legal issues of the profession, including: client welfare, professional competence development, values, conflicts of interest, and professional boundaries.

In this 30-hour Core Education Workshop, participants will gain knowledge on cultural, social, lifestyle, spiritual, and economic factors relevant to the provision of competent and relevant counseling to varied populations applying and/or adapting traditional counseling theories and techniques. Understanding of the basic requirements for competent cross-cultural counseling, and development of strategies for addressing cultural issues with specific populations will be addressed. Populations to be discussed include: American Indians, African Americans, Hispanics, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender persons and others.

This 30-hour Core workshop is designed to address the process of collecting client data for making decision regarding alcohol/drug disorder diagnosis, level of care, placement, treatment and referral. Participants learn basic principles of measurement by examining a variety of instruments used in chemical dependency counseling settings. Analysis of sample cases will provide an active-learning approach for addressing the full range of services used in managing cases in an ethical and professionally effective manner.

This 45-hour Core workshop will focus on physical, psychological, and sociological aspects of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and dependence. Provides an opportunity for students to examine their belief system about drug and alcohol use and will review the processes of addiction/dependence/withdrawal; including the signs, symptoms, and behavior patterns. An overview of the basics of drug types (including alcohol) and pharmacology; reviewing the physiology and the effects of drugs and alcohol on the human body; alcohol and drug tolerance. Included will be the etiological, behavioral, cultural, and demographic aspects of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and addiction.

This 30-hour Core Workshop will address treatment issues specific to chemical dependency including denial, resistance, minimization, family dynamics, relapse, cross-addiction, co-occurring disorders, spirituality, and influences of self-help groups. The course will discuss alcohol/drug disorders, including dual diagnosis and the impact of physical and mental health disorders on treatment. Other treatment topics include genetic and generational influences; enabling and disease concepts; role of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other 12-step programs; and unique issues related to special populations. In addition, the course will study chemical dependency, clinical treatment needs of individuals taking into consideration gender, culture, and lifestyle.