Two Options

 

CDAAC / RAS CERTIFICATION

The assignments for option 1 consist of reading the text material assignment pages given in each module description below, completing the quiz for each module, and completing the state exam (the Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS Exam) for which you will read an exam preparation book with a DVD tutorial.  This option will award you a dual CDAAC/RAS certification which will qualify you with both the biblical and secular certifications.

BACHELORS DEGREE WITH CDAAC / RAS CERTIFICATION 

To earn both our Bachelor of Ministry degree in Drug, Alcohol and Addictions Counseling including the CDAAC Certification, a theme paper (following ACADC Institute Theme Paper Guidelines) must be written on each textbook. These assignments for option 1 are suspended for Bachelors Degree candidates because of the requirement to read all textbooks in their entirety as their counseling library is developed from the required textbook list that is included in the student packet you will receive upon enrollment.

 

CDAAC I

Module 1:  Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling – Assignment:  Read Introduction: “What Makes an Effective Counselor?“ and Chapter I in the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, Ph.D.; Read Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Breaking Free and Staying Free by June Hunt Chapter 4, Pg. 41 in the Counseling through your Bible Handbook; Read pages 3-63 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 1 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read chapter 15: The Good Counselor in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 2: Alcoholism - Assignment:  Read The Preface and Chapters 1 through 3 of The Good Book and The Big Book:  AA's Roots in the Bible by Dick B. Read pages 656-680 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 7 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read pages 21-23 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition  by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.   Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 3:  Basic Pharmacology – Assignment:  Read  A Primer of Drug Action: A Concise, Non-Technical Guide to the Actions, Uses, and Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs by Robert M. Julien; Assignment:  Read Chapter VI in the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD; Read pages 24-33 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375. 

Module 4:  Addiction Intervention – Assignment:  Read Chapter V in the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD; Read Life Principle 15 in the Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 5:  Breaking the Power of Shame – Assignment:  Read pages 83-96 in Our Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee, Rapha Publishers; Read Chapter 23, Pg.199 Guilt: Getting Rid of Guilt for Good  by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 24 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 6:  Family Systems – Assignment:  Read Chapter 17 Pg. 147 Dysfunctional Family: Making Peace with Your Past by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 7:  Assessment & Evaluation - Assignment::Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Administration – Study Appendix F of the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD;  Read all of Chapter 1 pages 1-17 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 8:  Counseling Theories and Practice – Assignment:  Read pages 63-82 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 13 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles;  Read Chapters 1,2 & 3 of Christ Centered Therapy by Neil Anderson, Ph.D. and Terry Zhelke, Ph.D.; Read pages 89-112  in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Read Chapter 1 Pg. 13 Counseling: How to Give Biblical Hope with Practical Help by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 9:  Anger Management – Assignment: Complete the Anger Workbook by Les Carter and Frank Minirith; Read Life Principle 12 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapter 5. Pg.51 Anger: Facing the Fire Within by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read pages 138-141 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.  

Module 10:  Group Skills – Assignment:  Read pages 79-80 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 11 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles;  Read pages 113-136 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 11:  Co-Occurring Disorders   Assignment: Read Life Principle 9 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Read pages  633-655 in  Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read pages 179-214 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 12:  Counseling Seniors – Assignment:  Read Pages 291-314 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 12 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 13:  Domestic Violence – Assignment:  View ACADC Institute DVD on Domestic Violence; Read Chapter 16 Pg. 139 Domestic Violence: Assault on a Woman’s Worth by June Hunt in Counseling Through the Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 8 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 14:  Social Services, Government Agencies and Public Policy - Assignment:  Read God & Government by Charles Colson, PhD, pgs. 313-318;  Read Drug Courts Program  Office  Fact  Sheet,  published  by  the  US  Dept  of  Justice,  Office  of Justice Programs, Drug Courts Program Office, found at http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojp/fs000265.pdf.  The Relationship between Church & State – Assignment:  Read Original Intent by David Barton pgs. 13-20; Read Life Principle 10 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; visit www.aclj.org  and explore the links dealing with current court decisions, issues and litigation. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 15:  Mental Health & Psychiatric Counseling – Assignment: Read The Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer; Read Life Principle 16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles;  Read Chapters 1,2 & 3 of Christ Centered Therapy by Neil Anderson, Ph.D. and Terry Zhelke, Ph.D.; Read pgs. 69-87 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 16:  Counseling with Prisoners & Parolees – Assignment:  Read  Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out  by Lennie Spitale, pgs. 3-12;  Read Life Principle 2 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375. 

Module 17:  Prayer & Counseling in Breaking the Power of Addictions (Prayer Clinic) Assignment: Read The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson;  Read Life Principle 17 & 27 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 18:  Codependency – Assignment:  Read Chapter 8, Pgs. 77-86 Codependency: Balancing an Unbalanced Relationship by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 19 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 19:  Ethics  – Assignment:  Read Chapter V in the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD; Read the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors Code of Conduct. Read Life Principle 14 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 20:  Counseling Non-Substance Addictions – Assignment: Read The Definition of Addiction found on the home page of www.acadc.org.  Read Life’s Healing Choices by John Baker; Read Life Principle 28 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 21:  Rejection and the Wounded Heart – Assignment:  Read Chapter 40 Pgs. 339-346 Rejection: Healing a Wounded Heart by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 22:  Crisis, Trauma and PTSD Counseling – Assignment:  Read Chapter VIII in the Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD; Read pgs. 387-410 in Caring for People God’s Way by Tim Clinton, Archibald Hart, and George Ohlschlager; Read Life Principle 12 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 23:  Aptitude & Spiritual Gift Inventory -  Assignment:  Read Spiritual Gifts by David Hocking and take the spiritual gifts inventory.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 24:  12 Step / 8 Beattitude Therapy – Assignment: Read Chapter II Handbook For Christ-Centered Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors by Michael Belzman, PhD; Read Chapters 4 through 7 of The Good Book and The Big Book:  AA's Roots in the Bible by Dick B. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 25:  Discerning Spiritual Conditions & Spiritual Intervention – Assignment:  Read The Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson; Read Life Principle 1 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 26:  Communication Skills  - Assignment: Read page 335 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers. Assignment:  Read Life Principle 15 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 27:  Suicide Intervention – Assignment:  Read Chapter 47 Pgs. 393-403 Suicide Prevention:  Hope When Life Seems Hopeless by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read pages 331-360 in Caring for People God’s Way by Tim Clinton, Archibald Hart, and George Ohlschlager; Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 28:  Operating Recovery Homes, Sober Living Homes, and Christian Discipleship Homes - Assignment:  Read the California       Code of Regulations Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8 found on the CA Dept of Alcohol and Drug Programs website at www.adp.ca.gov   Read Life Principle 4 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 29:   Bonding, Relationships and Intimacy – Assignment: Read Chapter 39, Pgs.333-338 Reconciliation: Restoring Broken Relationships by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read pgs. 3-13 in Bonding:  Relationships in the Image of God by Donald M. Joy, PhD; Read Life Principle 25 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 30:  Dating and Premarital Counseling – Assignment:  Read Chapter 12  Pgs. 107-114 Dating: The Delights and Dangers of Dating and Chapter 37 Pgs. 317323 Premarital Counseling: Are You Fit to Be Tied? by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 26 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 31:  Divorce & Separation – Assignment:  Read Chapter 15 Pgs. 131-138 Divorce: Will You Be a Pair or Apart? by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Love Must Be Tough by Dr. James Dobson; Read Life Principle 8 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 32:  Financial Stewardship -  Assignment:  Read Chapter 20 Pgs. 175-184 Financial Freedom: The Dollar Dilemma by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook;  Read Life Principle 6 and 23 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 33:  Parenting – Assignment:  Read Chapter 33 Pgs. 285-291 Parenting: Steps for Successful Parenting by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 34:  Gender Differences – Assignment:  Read pgs 143-164 in Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray, Ph.D.   Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 35:  Inferiority and Self-esteem – Assignment:  Read Chapter 42 Pgs. 355-362 Self-Worth: Discovering Your God-Given Value by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read pgs. 425-440 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers; Read Life Principle 17 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 36:  Overcoming Attachment Disorders -  Assignment:  Read pgs. 3-15 in Attachments: Why You Love, Feel and Act the Way You Do by Tim Clinton, Ed.D. and Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.; Read pgs. 174-191 in Turn Your Life Around by Dr. Tim Clinton - Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 37:  Family Counseling – Assignment:  Read pgs. 587-606 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers. Counseling Unequally Yoked Partners; Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read Life Principle 16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 38:  Surrendered and Submitted - Assignment:  Read Life Principle 21 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 39:  Mid-Life Crises - Assignment:  Read Life Principle 29 & 30 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 40:  HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Communicable Diseases – Assignment:  Request all informational booklets pertaining to HIV / AIDS from the CDC - Center for Disease Control booklet @ www.cdc.gov  ; Read Life Principle 5 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Read all scriptures listed under Life Principle 5.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 41:  Multicultural Counseling - Assignment:  Read pgs. 100-118 in Christian Counseling: A comprehensive Guide (Third Edition) by Gary Collins, Thomas Nelson Publishers.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 42:  Regulations governing the practice of Substance Abuse Counseling - California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8, Counselor Certification Regulations - Look for link to current regulations at www.adp.ca.gov.  Read HIPAA Health Information Protection regulations found at  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 43:  Alternative Lifestyles – Assignment:  Read Chapter 25 Pgs. 215-224 Homosexuality: A Case of Mistaken Identity by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook;  Read Life Principle 16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 44:  Evangelism and Authentic Salvation – Assignment:  Read to Evangelism Explosion 4th edition by James Kennedy.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 45: Documentation and Case Management -  Read pgs. 75-87, in Chemical Dependency Counseling 3^rd Edition  by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications.  Take quiz and return to your instructor.  If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA  92375.

Module 46:  The Art of Surrender - Assignment:  Read Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender by Beth Moore.

Module 47 through 53:  Assignment – Read and discuss the 30 life principles contained in the Life Principles Bible edited by Dr. Charles Stanley. Read Steps to Freedom in Christ by Dr. Neil T. Anderson.  Read it prayerfully.  Upon completion of all the steps take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA 92375.

Module 54 through 56 (To be done as distance learning): Assignment:  Read Living in His Sufficiency by Dr. Charles Stanley.  Read PsychoBabble by Richard Ganz and write a brief theme paper entitled, The Failure of Modern Psychology. Read Deceptive Diagnosis by David Tyler & Kurt Grady and write a theme paper entitled, When Sin is called Sickness. 

 CDAAC II

The following modules adds 295 hours of advanced training and will bring your training hours up to over the 450 hours required for the ACADC advanced professional certification CDAAC II and meets all state training requirements.

Module 1:  Counselors Survey of the Old Testament - Assignment:  Read the 39 books of the Old Testiment; Exam:  List all scriptures of each book that apply to counseling and write them out.

Module 2:  Counselors Survey of the New Testament  - Assignment:  Read the 27 books of the New Testiment; Exam:  List all scriptures of each book that apply to counseling and write them out.

Module 3: Counselors Survey of Psalms - Assignment:  Read all 150 Psalms;  Exam:  List all scriptures found in each Psalm that apply to counseling and write them out.

Module 4:  Counselors Survey of Proverbs - Assignment:  Read all 31 Proverbs; List all scriptures that apply to counseling and write them out.

Module 5:  The Secular and Biblical Worldviews of Counselor Competency - Assignment:  Read Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 21; Read the 123 Counselor Competencies and Develop major headings that you feel would reflect the Biblical Model of Counseling.

Module 6:  Clinical Practicum - Counseling in the Holy Spirit

Module 7:  Counselor Effectiveness in light of Faith Based Counselor Competencies and TAP 21 Counselor Competencies:  Where they meet, where they diverge, and the spirit behind them.

Module 8:  TAP 21 & TAP 21 A:  The following courses fulfill the TAP 21 AND TAP 21A requirements for state certification and may be fulfilled by completion of the following textbooks to be read in preparation for the State Exam: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELING by Robert Perkinson, ADDICTION COUNSELOR COMPETENCIES published by Michael Breining, and THE COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR published by Michael Breining.  The following topics found in the textbooks listed above will also prepare the student for the final Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) exam: History of the Field of Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling,  Modalities of Treatment, Mental and Emotional Health & Development, Denial, Prevention, Intervention and Education, The Politics of Professionalism, Legal Issues, Social Model Concept of Addiction, Disease Model Concept of Addiction, Withdrawal and Detoxification, Fetal Alcohol and Drug Syndromes, Treating Smoking Addiction, Treating Eating Disorders, Treating Compulsive Gambling, Treating Sexual Addictions, Role/Responsibility of the Counselor, Adolescent Counseling, Personal Growth, Professional Growth, Relapse, Prevention, and coming back, Counselor Burn-out, Impaired Counselor Issues, The DSM-IV, Advanced Issues in Case Management, Twelve Core Functions, Written Case Presentation, The Emerging Field of Drug, Alcohol & Addiction Counseling.

 

 MDAAC