Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name the three tools addicts use to control the people in their lives.
-Explain the danger of the "threaten, punish, and relent" cycle.
-Name the three main reasons families of addicts are resistant to trying new methods of dealing with their situation.
-Name the four basic roles children of addicts adopt to connect with their families.
-Name three steps are required for the “Build Up Your Courage Muscles” exercise.
-Name the three main purposes of anger in the families of addicts.
-Name two powerful life forces control a caretaker.
-Name the three rules in the families of addicts.
-Explain by what age do most children develop accurate perceptions of the role of alcohol and other drugs in their parent’s lives.
-Name the three methods family members use for coping with substance abuse.
-Explain how are children in the families of addicts placed into an “impossible situation”.
-Explain the biggest risks to the children of addicts.
-Name the three important issues a family must confront to help them obtain treatment.
-Explain “unilateral family therapy”.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."