Advanced Skills for Addiction Treatment Counselors, Certificate of Achievement
The Advanced Skills for Addiction Treatment Counselors Certificate of Achievement is intended for students who have completed the foundational courses of a CAADE (California Association of Alcohol/Drug Educators) approved program of at least 39 units and are either certified as a CATC-I or preparing to be. At Oxnard College, these foundational courses include: ADS R101, ADS R102, ADS R103, ADS R104, ADS R105A, ADS R113A, ADS R118, and ADS R124. This program will further develop group counseling skills and teach counselors to recognize and treat clients who have both substance abuse and mental illness or eating disorders, as well as victims of domestic violence or batterers. Students will be
Courses
- ADS R101 — Overview of Addiction
- ADS R102 — Case Management for Treatment
- ADS R103 — Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse
- ADS R104 — Addiction Counseling Theories and Techniques
- ADS R105A — Group Leadership I
- ADS R105B — Group Leadership II
- ADS R106 — Adult Children of Alcoholics
- ADS R107 — Alcohol/Drug Treatment of Adolescents
- ADS R111 — Management and Supervision in Alcohol Programs
- ADS R113A — Co-Occurring Disorders I
- ADS R113B — Co-Occurring Disorders II
- ADS R115 — Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders and Nutrition
- ADS R118 — Culture, Race and Gender Diversity in Treatment
- ADS R121 — Alcohol/Drugs and Domestic Violence
- ADS R122 — Reducing Binge and Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility
- ADS R123 — Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Trauma
- ADS R124 — Ethics and Confidentiality for Alcohol/Drug Studies
- ADS R125 — Treatment of Eating Disorders