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Addictions Counseling
A reading path through related lessons. Shared lessons can appear in more than one path. View curriculum coverage and limits →
What this path helps you do
- Practice supported here
- Examine substance-use context, co-occurring concerns, recovery goals, and a collaborative change conversation.
- Preparation
- Review screening, functional context, and motivational interviewing before selecting a response.
- Where to go further
- No detoxification protocol, medication prescribing guidance, or independent withdrawal management is supplied.
Substance use, function & recovery context
Build an assessment question without moral judgment.
Motivational interviewing & ambivalence
Distinguish evoking motivation from arguing for change.
Screening is not diagnosis
Distinguish a screen, a diagnostic assessment, and a case formulation.
Build a collaborative learning case plan
Distinguish a broad goal from a measurable objective.
Responding to a return to use without shame or abandonment
Sequence immediate safety, engagement, and a functional review after renewed substance use.
Harm reduction and recovery goals: a collaborative conversation
Distinguish reducing immediate harm, treating a substance use disorder, and supporting a person’s broader recovery goals.
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