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specialised provider of distance and online learning courses and qualifications, Open Polytechnic NZ
New Zealand's specialised provider of distance and online learning courses and qualifications, Open Polytechnic NZ
Zealand's specialised provider of distance and online learning courses and qualifications, Open Polytechnic NZ
This online course introduces the concept of counselling and the different disciplines in which counselling operates including addiction. It provides a foundation for understanding counselling skills, theory and practice. This includes knowledge of key counselling theoretical perspectives, counselling process and micro-skills, whaiora-counsellor relationship, codes of ethics, addiction referral processes, supervision, and self-reflection.
This online course will enable learners to emerge as competent beginning practitioners in the addiction recovery and wellbeing field. Students will build on theoretical models of recovery and wellbeing, along the DSM5 continuum for substance and non-substance use disorders and apply assessment planning and intervention skills in supervised practice with peers and clients.