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  #1 Fenger Pihl on 15 Nov 13

   

  Research and clinical practice has shown that co-occurring disorders (habits and mental health issues occurring together) would be the rule, not the exception. This leaves lots of people who were trained as mental health counselors, researchers and relationship and family therapists at a great disadvantage, both technically and professionally. Because habits counseling requires a different counseling method than most counselors use, they're in a clinical disadvantage. Professionally they're at a since many insurance companies, organizations and Medicaid are beginning to demand certification in addictions counseling to work well with clients who've addictions.
  
  So, what are the possibilities? Most of us don't desire to go back to college to get another level. The good thing is that getting your precertification instruction for addictions counseling is simple. You can take on the web courses including those presented at or head to conferences or take college courses. In most states, any addictions certification is sufficient. The National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) both provide national habits certifications. Your other option will be to get licensed in your house state. Many states will have as an addictions professional boards that provide certification. The problem to state certifications is should you move out of state that they do not move.
  
  But I am doing habits guidance today and am maybe not qualified. Why can I jump through all of those hoops? Well, there are lots of reasons: Ethics, success, earning potential. All professional codes of ethics suggest that you must be appropriately trained to offer services for your target population. Consequently, if you are registered or authorized in mental health or psychology, you are likely to get the extra knowledge required to effectively provide your population. When I mentioned earlier, habits guidance is far different than conventional Rogerian talk therapy. Should you hate to discover further on small blue arrow, there are many databases people can investigate. To be effective as an addictions counselor, you must understand the dependency, how it's become the individuals best fiend, why they do not want to give it up and solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral ways of help them make the change. Finally, making potential. Addictions qualifications open a whole new pair of employment opportunities. Moreover, several companies will probably pay more for someone with a habits accreditation, versus someone with just a mental health counseling license or no license at all.
  
  Within this age of the internet, drugs, eating conditions, gambling, addictive behavior: liquor and gender, it is very important that physicians can recognize and address addictive behaviors. In persons with co-occurring disorders, it's a lot more significant, because eating disorders and alcohol or drug abuse all effect the dosage and effectiveness of psychotropic medications. Visit NAADAC at: to learn more.The American Academy of Grief Counseling
  2400 Niles-Cortland Rd SE Suite # 4
  Warren Ohio 44484
  Phone: 330-652-7776
  Email: info@aihcp.org
  Site: www.aihcp.org

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Research and clinical practice has shown that co-occurring disorders (habits and mental health issues occurring together) would be the rule, not the exception. This leaves lots of people who were trained as mental health counselors, researchers and relationship and family therapists at a great disadvantage, both technically and professionally. Because habits counseling requires a different counseling method than most counselors use, they're in a clinical disadvantage. Professionally they're at a since many insurance companies, organizations and Medicaid are beginning to demand certification in addictions counseling to work well with clients who've addictions. <br /> <br /> So, what are the possibilities? Most of us don't desire to go back to college to get another level. The good thing is that getting your precertification instruction for addictions counseling is simple. You can take on the web courses including those presented at or head to conferences or take college courses. In most states, any addictions certification is sufficient. The National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) both provide national habits certifications. Your other option will be to get licensed in your house state. Many states will have as an addictions professional boards that provide certification. The problem to state certifications is should you move out of state that they do not move. <br /> <br /> But I am doing habits guidance today and am maybe not qualified. Why can I jump through all of those hoops? Well, there are lots of reasons: Ethics, success, earning potential. All professional codes of ethics suggest that you must be appropriately trained to offer services for your target population. Consequently, if you are registered or authorized in mental health or psychology, you are likely to get the extra knowledge required to effectively provide your population. When I mentioned earlier, habits guidance is far different than conventional Rogerian talk therapy. Should you hate to discover further on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.aeriagames.com/user/caplove1">small blue arrow</a>, there are many databases people can investigate. To be effective as an addictions counselor, you must understand the dependency, how it's become the individuals best fiend, why they do not want to give it up and solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral ways of help them make the change. Finally, making potential. Addictions qualifications open a whole new pair of employment opportunities. Moreover, several companies will probably pay more for someone with a habits accreditation, versus someone with just a mental health counseling license or no license at all. <br /> <br /> Within this age of the internet, drugs, eating conditions, gambling, addictive behavior: liquor and gender, it is very important that physicians can recognize and address addictive behaviors. In persons with co-occurring disorders, it's a lot more significant, because eating disorders and alcohol or drug abuse all effect the dosage and effectiveness of psychotropic medications. Visit NAADAC at: to learn more.The American Academy of Grief Counseling <br /> 2400 Niles-Cortland Rd SE Suite # 4 <br /> Warren Ohio 44484 <br /> Phone: 330-652-7776 <br /> Email: info@aihcp.org <br /> Site: <a href="http://www.aihcp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.aihcp.org</a></div>

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