Counselling Interventions in Addictions and Co-Existing Problems

BHW708

  • Level 7
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 10 hours per week
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This online course will allow learners to develop practice in therapeutic interventions and strategies for working with addiction and Co-Existing Problems (CEP) service users, and be able to critically evaluate and reflect on their own counselling practice in these contexts.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  • Demonstrate critical knowledge of individual and whānau-centred therapeutic interventions and strategies when working with people with co-existing addictions and mental health problems.
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct best practice therapeutic interventions approaches in mental health and addictions contexts.
  • Demonstrate therapeutic group facilitation and process skills in an addictions and co-existing problems (CEP) context.
  • Critically evaluate and reflect on own counselling practice and align with professional competencies and national practice standards and guidelines.

 

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed 

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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