Recommended DLCAS.com Curriculum

Most states require a minimum of 270 hours or education in order to be eligible for their credentialing exam. Certificates of completion are provided upon the successful completion of each of the courses.

The following is our recommended curriculum for 270 hours of training for counselors in Ohio. These courses have been designed to not only prepare you with the information you'll need to become an effective counselor, but also to assist you in passing your written credentialing examination. When registering for coursework, our staff will work with you to make course recommendations should you already have some training hours and do not need an entire 270 hours of training. In states where the educational requirement is higher, we will also recommend other coursework to add to this curriculum design

We also offer discounts for multiple courses/hours of training. Contact our business office at 866 471-1742 for more details.

Course	SKU #	Hrs
Theories of Addiction
Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling	DLB006	15
Understanding the Addictive Process	DL007	3
Addiction: A Biopsychosocial Model	DL054	3
Integrating Spirituality into Therapy	DL055	3
Total Content Hours:		24
Counseling Procedures and Strategies with Addicted Populations
Counseling Functions: Individual Counseling Skills	DLB007	15
Trauma and Its Relationship to Substance Abuse	DL065	9
Total Content Hours:		24
Group Process and Techniques Working with Addicted Populations
Counseling Function: Group Counseling Skills	DLB008	12
Group Drug Counseling	DL056	6
Counseling the Chemically Dependent Woman	DL058	3
Counseling Alcohol and Drug Dependent Men - Insights and Interventions	DL063	3
Total Content Hours:		24
Assessment and Diagnosis of Addiction
Diagnosing Substance Abuse and Dependence: Using the DSM Structure	DL066	10
Dual Diagnosis Information for Addiction Professionals	DLB006	12
ASAM 101 - Basics on Understanding and Using ASAM Patient Placement Criteria, Revised Second Edition	DL059	3
Total Content Hours:		25
Relationship Counseling with Addicted Populations
Counseling Functions: Working with Families - Guidelines and Techniques	DLB004	15
Diagnosing and Treating Co-dependence	DL037	6
Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence: Batterers	DL013	3
Total Content Hours:		24
Pharmacology
Basic Pharmacology	DLB001	15
Alcohol the Chemical	DL001	3
Total Content Hours:		18
Prevention Strategies
Principles and Practices of Substance Abuse Prevention	PREV001	3
Mentoring: Effective Programming for Substance Abuse Prevention	PREV002	3
Coalition Development and Sustainability	PREV004	3
Cultural Competency and Community Prevention Coalitions	PREV005	3
Total Content Hours:		12
Treatment Planning
Counseling Functions: Treatment Planning and Documentation	DLB011	10
Confidentiality Requirements for AOD Professionals	DL057	9
Total Content Hours:		19
Legal and Ethical Issues Pertaining to Chemical Dependency
Basic Ethics for Addiction Professionals	DLB002	12
Total Content Hours:		12
Electives
Detoxification: Identification of Need and Therapeutic Interventions	DL003R.1	6
Drugs and the Brain: The Neurobiology of Addiction	DL017	3
Hepatitis C - Information for Counselors	DL051	3
HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases	DL052	3
Treating HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse	DL012	6
The Minnesota Model	DL045	6
Treating Anger and Aggression in Early Recovery	DL075	6
Counseling Functions: Case Management and Referral Services	DLB003	12
Counseling Functions: Screening and Patient Placement for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	DLB005	15
Creating Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment	DL072	15
Chemical Dependency and the African American	DL023	3
Chemical Dependency and the Asian/Pacific Islander - The Population and the Problem	DL025	3
Chemical Dependency and the Chicano/Latino - The Population	DL027	3
Substance Abuse and Older Adults: The Population and the Problem	DL060	3
Sexuality and Intimacy in the Recovery Process	DL064	3
Total Elective Hours:		90
Curriculum Total		272