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Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name five steps in the adjustment stage of family addiction.
-Name five aspects in the development of a protective persona.
-Identify four aspects of depression stage in addiction affected families.
-Name three ways addiction affects a couple.
-Name four things to consider when looking at the effect addiction has on children.
-Name three key steps family members of addicts make as they become ready to enter recovery.
-Identify ways in which family members can reframe their role to better help their own health and that of the addict.
-List three points to consider during the recovery stage of addiction affected families.
-Identify four aspects in the early stages of family recovery from addiction.
-Explain the CRAFT approach advises family members to do what when a loved one is under the influence.
-Explain what types of skills should be learned in each phase of treatment.
-Name in what three ways is involvement in the recovery activities critical not only to the addict but to the family members.
-Not all children living in drug-involved families suffer negative consequences such as abuse and neglect, particularly those who experience compensatory caregiving. Explain what these children often experience by the time they reach school age.
-Name the four core domains of the Nurturing Program.
-Name the three major challenges in parent training interventions with high-risk parents.
-Explain why are men 10 times more likely to enter treatment than women, have longer lengths of stay, and have greater rates of treatment completion.
-Name the six barriers to intervention with substance-abusing families according to Werner.
-Name four areas, which are primary developmental arenas for the adolescent and the family, organize MDFT (multidimensional family therapy) treatment.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."