CERTIFIED ALCOHOL ABUSE TREATMENT SPECIALIST (CAATS) - (32 CE)

Course overview

The AATBS Certification for Alcohol Abuse Treatment Specialist is a self-paced home-study course that provides 32 hours of instruction. This certification program trains therapists and counselors who work with adults and adolescents in treating their problems associated with the abuse of alcohol. This course provides a practical guide in how to detect, assess, diagnose, and treat clients presenting with a range of drug-related problems. This course explores the impact of alcohol-related problems on couples and families, and introduces an "alcohol problems framework" and its implications for alcohol treatment and intervention. Specific attention is given to implementing effective strategies for changing the culture of drinking among underage and college-age drinkers. Course Curriculum * • Text: Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinicians Guide By National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism * • Text: Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification & Intervention By National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism * • Text: Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice By Arnold M. Washton and Joan E. Zweben * • DVD: Drug and Alcohol Abuse By William Richard Miller * • Text: Screening for Drug Use By National Institute on Drug Abuse * • Text: Surgeon General: Preventing & Reducing Underage Drinking By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * • Text: College Drinking: A Call to Action - Assessment and Treatment Issues By National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism In addition to becoming a Certified Alcohol Abuse Treatment Specialist, you also receive 32 credit hours for continuing education. These certification courses are appropriate for professionals in the mental health field. This includes psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, substance abuse counselors, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists and other qualified professionals with mental health training.