Addiction Counselling Level 2 Award

Addiction Counselling Course Level 3 Award – QLS

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    Description

    This addiction counselling Level 3 course online enables students to understand that addictions vary massively. Addictions can be anything from gambling to drinking, and drugs to sex addiction. The list of addictions doesn’t just stop there. Millions of individuals suffer from some kind of addiction. However, the number of qualified professionals available to assist them fall short.

    Addiction counselling is a specialised form of therapy focused on helping individuals who are struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs) or behavioural addictions. The primary goal of addiction counselling is to support individuals in achieving and maintaining sobriety, improving their mental and physical health, and enhancing their overall quality of life.

    If you have an interest in advising and assisting individuals with an addiction, then addiction counselling course online could be the course for you. If you have a naturally caring, compassionate nature then progression into the counselling sector may provide you with a path to a future that you thoroughly enjoy.

    You may also want to consider our Drug & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Level 3 Course

    Qualification: Addiction Counselling Course Level 3  Award – QLS
    Support: 1-year support included 
    Start Date: Anytime – We enrol 365 days a year

    Course Syllabus

    Learners will complete 6 units of study in total as listed below.

    6 tutor marked assignments to complete

     

    UNIT 1: COUNSELLING SKILLS AND APPROACHES (PART 1)
    • Core skills and competencies of counselling
    • Aims and objectives of counselling
    • Key theoretical principles that underpin counselling
    • Scope of counselling
    UNIT 2: COUNSELLING SKILLS AND APPROACHES (PART 2)
    • How to establish and maintain the counselling relationship
    • Importance of relationship boundaries in addiction counselling
    • Ethical principles and how they apply to counsel contexts
    • Concepts and processes of transference and countertransference
    UNIT 3: COUNSELLING SKILLS AND APPROACHES (PART 3)
    • Theoretical principles for each approach
    • Clients each approach is suitable for
    • Specialist skills required for each approach
    • Key similarities and differences between each approach
    UNIT 4: UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION
    • The physiology of addiction
    • The psychology of addiction
    • Predisposition to addiction
    • Processes of relapse linked to physiological and psychological changes
    UNIT 5: TYPES OF ADDICTION
    • Substance and alcohol addiction
    • Common features of addiction
    • How counsellors need to adapt their approach for each type of addiction
    • Challenges of each addiction with regard to social, family and wide-ranging impacts
    UNIT 6: CLIENT AND SUPPORT ISSUES IN ADDICTION COUNSELLING
    • Explain the challenges of co-occurring diagnoses
    • How stereotyping and labelling affects the counselling process
    • Challenges of denial and ambivalence
    • Social and family support systems and how these impact recovery

     

    Entry Requirements

    There are no previous qualifications required. However, students looking to enrol onto this course should meet the following criteria:

    Be aged 16 Years or above
    Possess a solid knowledge of the English language
    Have access to a PC and the internet for the duration of the whole course
    Basic computer skills: e.g. Word processing, emailing, uploading documents etc
    Have a genuine desire to succeed

    Course Duration

    This course comes with 12 months of support included:

    Guided Learning Hours (GLH) – 80 Hours
    Total Qualification Time (TQT) – 100 Hours

    On average, learners will complete this course within 6 months.

    Course Outcome

    ABC Quality License Scheme – Certificate of Achievement

    At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the details all of the units you have completed as part of your course).

    The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards’ Quality Licence Scheme & is offered in partnership with Open Study College (OSC). This means that OSC has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet certain quality criteria.  The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future.

    The unit summary can be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.  To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by OFQUAL, to indicate the depth of study and level of difficulty involved in successful completion by the learner.

    The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ and /or employers requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. Abc Awards & Cert awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

    ABC Awards & Certs Awards have long-established reputations for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards & Certa Awards combine over 180 years of experience combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.

    Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards & Certs Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14: all are developed with the support of the relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.

    Regulated qualifications refer to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual/CCEA/Qualification Wales

    Assessment

    Learners will be required to complete a series of tutor-marked assignments ( normally 1 after each unit) as they progress through this course. Each assignment will contain a variety of tasks/questions. These assignments are assessed by your tutor to monitor progress. You will be provided with constructive feedback to help you in completing each unit to the required standard.

    There is no examination to complete as the course is completed using continual assessment.

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    *NUS/TOTUM Student cards are only available to students who are studying a fully recognised RQF/QCF course of 120 study hours or more. £12 fee per year applies.

    Tutors & Support

    All learners have access to a qualified tutor via email for the stated support period. In addition to this, you are able to speak to our support team via telephone with any query you may have relating your course.

    Our tutors and support team have years of experience in delivering online and distance learning courses. If you require help, then we are only a phone call away.

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