Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor Initial Credential

Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor Curriculum

The curriculum only contains 110 credits because it assumes that you have taken the CDCA preliminary and renewable courses. If you have not taken any previous education, you may want to start with the two CDCA curriculum prior to taking these courses.

To view requirements visit the OCDPB website: https://ocdp.ohio.gov/Online

Course Sections

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  • Ending Discrimination Against People With Mental and Substance Use Disorders-Science of Communication and Ways to Reduce Address Stigma
  • Is the Concept of Compulsion Useful in the Explanation Or Description of Addictive Behavior and Experience
  • Free Will in Addictive Behaviors-A Matter of Definition
  • Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa) and Its Implications for the Opioid Epidemic
  • TIP 26- Overview of Treating Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults
  • Delay Discounting in Established and Proposed Behavioral Addictions
  • A Review of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance-use Disorders-adaptation for Underserved Populations Use of Experimental Technologies and Personalized Optimization Strategies
  • TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Stabilizing Change
  • TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Motivation Motivational Counseling and Brief Intervention
  • Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-occurring Substance Use
  • TIP 41-Substance Abuse Treatment-Group Therapy-Stages of Treatment and Training and Supervision
  • Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy
  • Special Issues for Women in Recovery Groups
  • Group Therapy and Substance Use Patients
  • Racial Ethnic Disparities in Mutual Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems
  • TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Screening and Assessment
  • TIP 57-Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services - Screening and Assessment
  • Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 1
  • LGBTQ Youth: Effective Trauma Assessment and Intervention
  • TIP 47-Substance Abuse-Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment Family Based Services
  • A Randomized Clinical Trial of Behavioral Couples Therapy Versus Individually-based Treatment for Drug Abusing Women
  • Family Therapy in SUD: Approaches Integration and Special Populations (TIP 39)
  • Quick Guide for Clinicians: Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy
  • What Are the Long Term Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use
  • Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Family Therapy-Working With Families and Influences of Misuse (TIP 39)
  • Alcohol-Focused Behavioral Couple Therapy
  • Family Based Interventions
  • A Randomized Clinical Trial of Group Versus Standard Behavioral Couples Therapy Plus Individually Based Treatment for Patients With Alcohol Dependence
  • Women With Alcohol Dependence-A Randomized Trial of Couple Versus Individual Plus Couple Therapy
  • The Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) on Parent Substance Use and the Association Between Parent and Adolescent Substance Use
  • The Effect of Significant-Other Involvement in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders:
  • Cocaine Hallucinogens and Dissociative Drugs
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (TIP 63)-Pharmacotherapy in OUD
  • Emerging Pharmacologic Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use-Challenges and New Directions
  • Marijuana
  • Methamphetamine
  • Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings: Systematic Review
  • Race Ethnicity and Racial Group Composition Moderate the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorder
  • A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Case Management for Substance Use Disorders-A Recovery Perspective
  • A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Seeking Safety Vs Relapse Prevention Training for Women With Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
  • Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  • The Good the Bad and Recovery: Adolescents Describe the Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Peer Groups
  • TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence-Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning
  • An Argument for Change in Tobacco Treatment Options Guided by the ASAM Criteria for Patient Placement
  • TIP 47 Substance Abuse: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment - Specific Populations and Diverse Populations
  • Drug Addiction: From Neuroscience to Ethics
  • Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling 6th Edition: Course 1

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