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154-Hour Curriculum for the
Florida Certified Addictions Professional through Licensure (CAP
through Licensure) Credential
The CAP through Licensure requirements for
licensed helping professionals seeking their addiction credential is based on obtaining
145-hours of addiction specific training. The following is a recommended curriculum
for 154-hours of training. These courses have been designed to
not only prepare you with the information you'll need to to work
with chemically dependent clients, but also to assist you in passing your
written credentialing examination. You are always free to take
any coursework from our catalog, and our staff will be happy to work with you to make
course recommendations should you already have some training hours
and do not need an entire 145-hours of training.
For a copy of this curriculum, CLICK HERE.
| Course | Hrs |
| Pharmacology Series | |
| Basic Pharmacology | 15 |
| Detoxification: Identification of Need and Therapeutic Interventions | 3 |
| The Science of Addiction: Drugs and the Brain | 3 |
| Treatment and Addiction Counseling Series | |
| Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling | 15 |
| Counseling Functions: Screening and Patient Placement for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders | 15 |
| Counseling Functions: Working with Families - Guidelines & Techniques | 15 |
| Confidentiality Requirements for AOD Professionals | 9 |
| Group Drug Counseling | 6 |
| Hepatitis C - Information for Counselors | 3 |
| HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 3 |
| The Minnesota Model | 6 |
| Relapse Prevention Services | 3 |
| 12 Step Information for Treatment Professionals | 6 |
| Counseling Functions: Treatment Planning and Documentation | 10 |
| Understanding the Addictive Process | 3 |
| Ethics Series | |
| Basic Ethics for Addiction Professionals | 12 |
| Multicultural Issues and Special Populations Series | |
| Chemical Dependency and the African American | 3 |
| Chemical Dependency and the Asian/Pacific Islander – Skills and Strategies for Counseling Asian Americans with Substance Abuse Problems | 3 |
| Chemical Dependency and the Hispanic/Latino - The Population | 3 |
| Native American Prevention | 6 |
| Substance Abuse and Older Adults: The Population and the Problem | 3 |
| Counseling the Chemically Dependent Woman | 3 |
| Family and Intervention Series | |
| Diagnosing and Treating Co-dependence | 6 |
| TOTAL CURRICULUM HOURS: | 154 |
All coursework for this recommended curriculum fall under the guidelines of the Transdisciplinary Foundations as identified by TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice