This course will provide information and skills for counselors to help clients effectively break through their denial, increase their motivation to stop the use of alcohol and other drugs, and avoid relapse by staying engaged in the recovery process. At the end of the home study training, participants will be able to:

(1) Help clients process the dynamics of denial and addiciton at deeper levels.
(2) Help clients get in touch, emotionally, with the consequences of past chemical use.
(3) Help clients become more consciously aware of the consequences of continued drug or alcohol use.
(4) Help clients stay more consciously aware of how they will benefit by maintaining their recovery.

Finish at your own pace!
(1) Read the manual and complete the open-book exam.
(2) Document application of the skills learned in the course with 10 clients.*
(3) Send completed materials to Transformations Enterprises.
(4) Transformations Enterprises reviews your materials immediately upon receipt, and sends your certificate by return mail, usually the next day.

* If you are not currently working with clients, you may document application of the skills with friends or colleagues.

• Manual
• Forms for documenting application of the skills
• Final exam