Addiction Counselling Course

Interested in helping addicts? Keen to learn about counselling? Then this would be an excellent course for you.

It covers everything from an exploration of addiction to understanding the different types of addiction like drink, drugs, gambling, shopping and sex. It also covers diagnosis, medication and legislation. This course will be particularly valuable to anyone working in or planning to work in addiction counselling.

Start Learning courses are all split into bite sized sections which makes studying easy to fit into your busy day. You will also have your tutor available to help every step of the way. So Start Learning today!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements 

There are no entry requirements.
At Start Learning we believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further.  Therefore we do not have strict entry requirements; we take factors such as, experience, enthusiasm, self motivation etc into consideration.  Students will be given plenty of resources to help them overcome obstacles.  Start Learning tutors will also aid our students and answer queries.      

Recommended hours of Study

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Course Contents

Addiction Counselling consists of the following:

• What is an Addiction?
• Drug Addiction
• Drug Classifications
• Alternative Names
• Alcohol Addiction
• Effect of Drinking
• Gambling Addiction
• Shopping Addiction
• Sex Addiction
• Causes of Addiction
• Diagnosis
• Treatment: Medications
• Legislation
• Associated Conditions
• Working as an Addiction Therapist
• Addiction

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Start Learning Certificate

Assessment

As you work through this course you are required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments, which you can then send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments; however you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.

Language of Course

English