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Certificate in Addiction Counselling (SCQF credit rated)
Course Code: CR350
Course Fee: £374.00
You can pay the full price or pay a deposit of £85.00 (0% APR), followed by 4 monthly payments of £72.25

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Addiction Counselling is one of the fastest growing counselling services in the UK. The Certificate in Addiction Counselling course is your opportunity to gain a qualification that will enhance your career and counselling practice. This course is credit rated at second year BA/BSc level with 20 SCQF credits at level 8 and are transferrable to degree program from participating UK Universities.

This Certificate Course is designed for those interested or involved in either healthcare, social care, pastoral care and those dealing with vulnerable groups affected by various addictions.


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Syllabus for Certificate in Addiction Counselling (SCQF credit rated)

Certificate in Addiction Counselling has five Units:

  • Nature of addictions.
  • Drug & alcohol addiction.
  • Gambling, food and spending addiction.
  • Sexual addiction and Internet addiction.
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to treat addictions.
  • CBT in action - case studies.
  • Support for families, referral networks and resources.


Materials supplied with this course

This course has 5 Units that include practice exercises and 4 tutor marked assignments. Information given includes current research, a note of recommended textbooks and websites.


Linkages to Other Courses

An option to this course are the Diploma in Addiction Counselling (CR350) course, which is ACCPH accredited and the Diploma in CBT (CR100) course, which is also ACCPH accredited.


Accredited

This course is accredited by the ACCPH. The ACCPH are an independent professional body and register.


Credit Rated or CPD

The Certificate in Addiction Counselling is credit rated with 20 academic credits. Your Certificate will state the level and credits gained, successful candidates are also awarded a "Certificate of CPD" for their portfolio that states the number of study hours.

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Course Code: CR350
Course Fee: £374.00
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