Addictions Counselor Certification: Why Should I Get-it? - 0 views

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  #1 Greve McConnell on 21 Oct 13

   

  Re-search and clinical practice has demonstrated that co-occurring conditions mental health problems and (habits occurring together) would be the rule, maybe not the exception. This leaves many people who were trained as researchers, mental-health counselors and marriage and family therapists in a great problem, both scientifically and professionally. Because habits counseling needs a different counseling method than most experts use, they're at a clinical disadvantage. Professionally they are at a disadvantage because many insurance companies, agencies and Medicaid are starting to require certification in addictions counseling to work with clients who've addictions.
  
  Therefore, what're the possibilities? Most of us don't want to return to school to have yet another degree. The good thing is that getting your precertification education for addictions guidance is straightforward. You are able to take online courses including those provided at http://www.allceus.com or http://www.last-homestudy.com, head to conferences or take college courses. In many 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 addictions qualifications. Your other option would be to get certified at home state. For different viewpoints, please consider looking at: tell us what you think. Many states now have boards that provide certification as an addictions professional. The down side to this to state qualifications is should you go out of state they do not shift.
  
  But I am doing addictions counseling now and am not qualified. Why must I jump through all those hoops? Well, there are lots of reasons: Ethics, performance, earning potential. All professional codes of ethics declare that you have to be properly trained to supply services for your target citizenry. Therefore, if you're registered or certified in mental health or psychology, you are likely to gain the education required to effortlessly provide your citizenry. Habits guidance is far different than conventional Rogerian talk therapy, as i said earlier. To work as an addictions counselor, you must understand the habit, how it's become the people best fiend, why they don't need to give it up and cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused ways of help them make the change. Eventually, earning potential. Habits qualifications start a whole new pair of employment opportunities. Furthermore, many agencies will probably pay more for someone with an addictions certification, versus someone with only a mental-health counseling license or no license at all.
  
  Within this age of addictive behavior: liquor, drugs, eating issues, gambling, the web and sex, it is very important that clinicians can identify and address addictive behaviors. In persons with co-occurring disorders, it is much more important, because eating disorders and alcohol or drug-abuse all impact the dose and effectiveness of psychotropic medications. Visit NAADAC at: http://naadac.org/documents/index.php?CategoryID=3 to find out more.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc.
  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">Re-search and clinical practice has demonstrated that co-occurring conditions mental health problems and (habits occurring together) would be the rule, maybe not the exception. This leaves many people who were trained as researchers, mental-health counselors and marriage and family therapists in a great problem, both scientifically and professionally. Because habits counseling needs a different counseling method than most experts use, they're at a clinical disadvantage. Professionally they are at a disadvantage because many insurance companies, agencies and Medicaid are starting to require certification in addictions counseling to work with clients who've addictions. <br /> <br /> Therefore, what're the possibilities? Most of us don't want to return to school to have yet another degree. The good thing is that getting your precertification education for addictions guidance is straightforward. You are able to take online courses including those provided at <a href="http://www.allceus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allceus.com</a> or <a href="http://www.last-homestudy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.last-homestudy.com</a>, head to conferences or take college courses. In many 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 addictions qualifications. Your other option would be to get certified at home state. For different viewpoints, please consider looking at: <a href="http://www2.dcc.ufmg.br/projetos/estradarealdigital/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=Earn_Your_Doctorate_From_An_Online_Nursing_PhD_Program" rel="nofollow">tell us what you think</a>. Many states now have boards that provide certification as an addictions professional. The down side to this to state qualifications is should you go out of state they do not shift. <br /> <br /> But I am doing addictions counseling now and am not qualified. Why must I jump through all those hoops? Well, there are lots of reasons: Ethics, performance, earning potential. All professional codes of ethics declare that you have to be properly trained to supply services for your target citizenry. Therefore, if you're registered or certified in mental health or psychology, you are likely to gain the education required to effortlessly provide your citizenry. Habits guidance is far different than conventional Rogerian talk therapy, as i said earlier. To work as an addictions counselor, you must understand the habit, how it's become the people best fiend, why they don't need to give it up and cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused ways of help them make the change. Eventually, earning potential. Habits qualifications start a whole new pair of employment opportunities. Furthermore, many agencies will probably pay more for someone with an addictions certification, versus someone with only a mental-health counseling license or no license at all. <br /> <br /> Within this age of addictive behavior: liquor, drugs, eating issues, gambling, the web and sex, it is very important that clinicians can identify and address addictive behaviors. In persons with co-occurring disorders, it is much more important, because eating disorders and alcohol or drug-abuse all impact the dose and effectiveness of psychotropic medications. Visit NAADAC at: <a href="http://naadac.org/documents/index.php?CategoryID=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://naadac.org/documents/index.php?CategoryID=3</a> to find out more.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. <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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