Addiction Counselor Course
The Academy for Addiction Professionals offers Florida Certification Board Approved addiction professional credential courses including Certified Addiction Professional, Certified Addiction Counselor, Certified Addiction Specialist, and Certified Behavioral Health Technician classes. Our new certification course schedule begins on June 29. We are also proud to announce a new online class for those with existing certifications, looking to renew with FCB approved CEUs. For more information, please click here: Online Addiction Course
CAP: Certified Addiction Professional
CAC: Certified Addiction Counselor
CAS: Certified Addiction Specialist
CBHT: Certified Behavioral Health Technician
The approved courses include required HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence curricula. Also, included are topics such as Human Sexuality, Pharmacology, Psychology of Addiction, and Personality Disorders. The addiction courses we offer are meant to increase your understanding of the addiction field and further your career while you earn credits and CEUs toward your certification. Following is the course schedule:
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
| Course # | Course Description |
| AP004-C | Counseling(50 hours) 17 classes. Part I, will provide the knowledge and skills of various addiction models from current research and best-practice literature for counseling. In the conclusion, Part II, application of these models and balancing counselor attitudes will be learned in didactic exercises.December 14, 2011 to February 15, 2012 (no classes December 26 and 28) |
| AP005-CFC | Client, Family and Community Education (15 hours) 5 classes. This course will provide the resources and skills necessary for client, family, and community education on the prevention and treatment of substance addiction.February 20, 2012 to March 5, 2012 |
| AP006-D | Documentation(15 hours) 5 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for the accurate record keeping of all client-related data within the treatment process from the client’s initial screening to the discharge summary.March 7, 2012 to March 21, 2012 |
| AP007-PER | Professional and Ethical Responsibilities(30 hours) 10 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for administrative, clinical, and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing, and enhancing counselor performance specific to the treatment of addiction in the role of supervision.March 26, 2012 to April 25, 2012 |
| AP008-UA | Understanding Addiction (40 hours) 13 classes *Includes Gambling & Eating Disorder This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment of addiction. Terms and concepts related to historical context, theory, research, and practice will be reviewed.April 30, 2012 to June 13, 2012 (no class May 28) |
| AP009-TK | Treatment Knowledge (40 hours) 13 classes *Includes Personality Disorders. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment of addiction and the knowledge needed to have in depth understanding of theory and practice.June 18, 2012 to August 1, 2012 (no class July 4) |
| AP010-APR | Application to Practice (40 hrs) 13 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills which meet the obligations of an addictions counselor to adhere to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and continuing professional development as related to Application to Practice. Understand the established diagnostic criteria within the continuum of care.August 6, 2012 to September 24, 2012 (no class September 3 and 17) |
| AP011-PR | Professional Readiness (40 hrs) 13 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills which meet the obligations of an addictions counselor to adhere to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and continuing professional development.October 1, 2012 to November 14, 2012 (no class October 31) |
| ***No Class November 19th & 21st*** | |
| AP012-SUP | Supervision (20 hrs) 5 classes – expanded hours. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for administrative, clinical, and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing, and enhancing counselor performance specific to the treatment of addiction in the role of supervision.November 26, 2012 to December 12, 2012 |
| AP013-PH | Pharmacology(20 hours) 6 classes. This course will provide an overview of the physiological functioning of the human anatomy, with special emphasis on the brain and central nervous system.December 17, 2012 to January 14, 2012 |
| AP001-CE | Clinical Evaluation(35 hours) 10 classes. This course will provide a concise definition of intake, screening and assessment, including the necessary skills and tools for completion.January 16, 2013 to February 25, 2013 (no class January 21 or February 18) |
| AP002-TP | Treatment Planning(20 hours) 6 classes. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment planning of chemically dependent clients. Terms and concepts related to theory, research and practice will be reviewed. This class will discuss and explore the formulation of treatment plans from the assessment process and the review of plan and re-assessment of clients.February 27, 2013 to March 18, 2013 |
| AP003-RSC | Referral Service and Coordination(10 hours) 3 classes. This course will provide a concise definition and professional skills for best practice of case management (service coordination) specific to the treatment of addiction.March 20, 2013 to April 1, 2013 (no class March 25) |
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
| Course # | Course Description |
| AP010-APR | Application to Practice(40 hrs) 13 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills which meet the obligations of an addictions counselor to adhere to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and continuing professional development as related to Application to Practice. Understand the established diagnostic criteria within the continuum of care.January 19, 2012 to March 6, 2012 (no class February 14) |
| AP011-PR | Professional Readiness (40 hrs) 13 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills which meet the obligations of an addictions counselor to adhere to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and continuing professional development.March 8, 2012 to April 19, 2012 |
| AP012-SUP | Supervision(20 hrs) 5 classes – expanded hours. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for administrative, clinical, and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing, and enhancing counselor performance specific to the treatment of addiction in the role of supervision.April 24, 2012 to May 10, 2012 |
| AP013-PH | Pharmacology(20 hours) 6 classes. This course will provide an overview of the physiological functioning of the human anatomy, with special emphasis on the brain and central nervous system.May 15, 2012 to May 31, 2012 |
| AP001- CE | Clinical Evaluation(35 hours) 10 classes. This course will provide a concise definition of intake, screening and assessment, including the necessary skills and tools for completion.June 5, 2012 to July 12, 2012 (no class July 3 & July 5) |
| AP002-TP | Treatment Planning(20 hours) 6 classes. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment planning of chemically dependent clients. Terms and concepts related to theory, research and practice will be reviewed. This class will discuss and explore the formulation of treatment plans from the assessment process and the review of plan and re-assessment of clients.July 17, 2012 to August 2, 2012 |
| AP003-RSC | Referral Service and Coordination(10 hours) 3 classes. This course will provide a concise definition and professional skills for best practice of case management (service coordination) specific to the treatment of addiction.August 7, 2012 to August 14, 2012 |
| AP004-C | Counseling(50 hours) 17 classes. Part I, will provide the knowledge and skills of various addiction models from current research and best-practice literature for counseling. In the conclusion, Part II, application of these models and balancing counselor attitudes will be learned in didactic exercises.August 16, 2012 to October 11, 2012 |
| AP005-CFC | Client, Family and Community Education(15 hours) 5 classes. This course will provide the resources and skills necessary for client, family, and community education on the prevention and treatment of substance addiction.October 16, 2012 to October 30, 2012 |
| AP006-D | Documentation(15 hours) 5 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for the accurate record keeping of all client-related data within the treatment process from the client’s initial screening to the discharge summary.November 1, 2012 to November 15, 2012 |
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**NO CLASSES NOVEMBER 20 & 22** |
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| AP007-PER | Professional and Ethical Responsibilities(30 hours) 10 classes. This course will provide the knowledge and skills for administrative, clinical, and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing, and enhancing counselor performance specific to the treatment of addiction in the role of supervision.November 27, 2012 to January 8, 2013 (no class December 25 & 27, January 1) |
| AP008-UA | Understanding Addiction (40 hours) 13 classes *Includes Gambling & Eating Disorder This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment of addiction. Terms and concepts related to historical context, theory, research, and practice will be reviewed.January 10, 2013 to February 16, 2013 (no class February 14) |
| AP009-TK | Treatment Knowledge (40 hours) 13 classes *Includes Personality Disorders. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the treatment of addiction and the knowledge needed to have in depth understanding of theory and practice.February 28, 2013 to April 11, 2013 |
