Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Certification
Carthage offers Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) certification courses endorsed as an academically-based training program by the Wisconsin Certification Board, Inc. (WCB). Courses offered include:
Fundamental Aspects of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse -- 2 credits
A survey of current concepts of alcohol and other drug abuse in American society including historical perspectives, analysis of various cultural and social definitions as well as the social, economic and health status outcomes of chemical abuse.
Special Issues in Alcohol and Drug Abuse -- 2 credits
Selected topics and studies of the impact of alcohol and other drug abuse on special populations, especially youth, women, minorities and the elderly.
Intervention Counseling for the Chemically Dependent -- 2 creditsDevelopment of skills designed to identify persons in need of alcohol and other drug abuse services; intervention and motivation techniques and initial assessment skills necessary to move the individual to appropriate treatment. These techniques will include confrontive counseling approaches, court diversion and other support systems.
Prerequisite: Fundamental Aspects of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse or consent of instructor.
Family Intervention Therapy -- 2 credits
Development of skills to assist a family to define an alcohol or other drug-related problem, to break its own denial system, and to learn specific skills which it may apply in a family based intervention system.
Prerequisite: Fundamental Aspects of Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse or consent of instructor.
Adolescent Drug Abuse -- 2 credits
Fundamental aspects of adolescent drug use and abuse. Differentiation between experimentation, recreational use and dependence. An overview of prevention and intervention techniques.
Treatment Philosophies for Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse -- 2 credits
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the major philosophies governing various treatment approaches utilized with chemically dependent persons, from abstinence through systems approaches to exploration of controlled use.
These courses may also be applied toward a Master of Education.
For more information, call John Weiser at (800) 551-5343 or send him an email at e-mail