CDC-210 Field Experience Practicum I
One hundred and fifty hours of field experience will be spent in a rehabilitation or treatment facility for alcoholics or addicts. The student will enter the facility under terms laid down by said facility. The facility will provide direct supervision and the FLCC field coordinator indirect supervision for the student. In addition to discussing internship experiences, classroom topics will include evidence-based programs and counseling techniques, treatment planning, group skills, case presentation, and further experiential practice with evaluation and group skills.
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Course Description
One hundred and fifty hours of field experience will be spent in a rehabilitation or treatment facility for alcoholics or addicts. The student will enter the facility under terms laid down by said facility. The facility will provide direct supervision and the FLCC field coordinator indirect supervision for the student. In addition to discussing internship experiences, classroom topics will include evidence-based programs and counseling techniques, treatment planning, group skills, case presentation, and further experiential practice with evaluation and group skills.
Credit Hours
4Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate therapeutic group techniques in simulated group sessions.
- Reflect on their role as counselor of a simulated group and identify their own strengths and weaknesses.
- Demonstrate professional behavior.
Topic Outline
- Evidence-based practices
- Theory and application
- Learning styles and reaching methods for client education
- Life Skills education
- Vocational
- Multiple rehab needs
- Stress management
- Mindfulness based relapse prevention
- Communication
- Assertiveness and refusal skills
- Crisis management
- Case management and service coordination
- Community resources
- Time management
- Clinical Documentation
- Practicum
- Issues/concerns
- Reflective journals