Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Tap 21)

Counselors who treat people with substance use disorders do life-changing work on a daily basis, amid difficult circumstances that include staff shortages, high turnover, low salaries, and scant program funding. Counselors come to this important work by various paths and with vastly different skills and experience. The diversity of backgrounds and types of preparation can be a strength, provided there is a common foundation from which counselors work. This publication addresses the following questions: What professional standards should guide substance abuse treatment counselors? What is an appropriate scope of practice for the field? Which competencies are associated with positive outcomes? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Ksas) should all substance abuse treatment professionals have in common? Workforce development is essential to the field of substance use disorder treatment.

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• Global Criteria The 12 Core Functions of the Substance Abuse Counselor (Sixth Edition)
• Becoming a Helper
• Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information
• Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective (Substance Abuse)
• Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs, 7th Edition
• The Addiction Treatment Planner: Includes DSM-5 Updates
• Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (Tap 21-A)
• Uppers, Downers, and All Arounders 8thEd