The Basic Addiction Counseling Certificate program serves as the foundational stage for enhancing one’s proficiency, expertise, and understanding in the domain of addiction counseling. The comprehensive BACC curriculum imparts essential knowledge and principles integral for every addiction counsellor, with a commitment to delivering superior care to our primary concern: the client.

Curriculum Overview:

• Eight Core Competencies in Addiction Counseling

• Ethical Standards and Legal Obligations

• Fundamental Theories of Addiction

• Effective Strategies in Addiction Counseling

The program commences with an in-depth exploration of the Eight Core Competencies in Addiction Counseling, encompassing the full scope of responsibilities and services required by professionals in various settings, including agencies, organizations, and private practice. A synopsis of prevailing and recognized addiction theories provides a framework for understanding the nature of addiction and its potential manifestations.

Subsequent to the theoretical foundation, the course delves into Effective Strategies in Addiction Counseling, elucidating fundamental concepts, principles, and practical techniques, along with their application in real-world settings.

Concluding the program is a critical examination of Ethical Standards and Legal Obligations. It is crucial for addiction professionals to uphold high standards of conduct and to be cognizant of the dynamics of power within the counseling relationship. Our overarching goal is the well-being of the client, necessitating that counselors be acutely aware of their ethical and legal duties to prevent causing detriment to those they serve.