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Addiction Counseling Competencies
Competency 76:
Facilitate the client’s engagement in the treatment and recovery process.
Knowledge
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Theory and research related to client
motivation.
Alternative theories and methods for
motivating the client in a culturally
appropriate manner.
Theory, research, and evidence-based
literature.
Counseling strategies that promote and
support successful client engagement.
Stages-of-change models used in
engagement and treatment strategies.
Skills
uX Implementing appropriate engagement
and interviewing approaches.
u Assessing the client’s readiness for change.
u Using culturally appropriate counseling
strategies.
u Assessing the client’s responses to
therapeutic interventions.
Attitudes
uX
Respect for the client’s frame of reference
and context.
Competency 77:
Work with the client to establish realistic, achievable goals consistent with
achieving and maintaining recovery.
Knowledge
uX Assessment and treatment planning.
u Stages of change and recovery.
u Strategies to support recovery.
Skills
uX Formulating and documenting concise,
descriptive, and measurable treatment
outcome statements.
u Facilitating the client’s ability to determine
goals and formulate action plans.
u Knowing one’s limitations with respect to
the therapeutic relationship.
Attitudes
XX Appreciation for the client’s resources and
preferences.
uX Appreciation for individual differences in
the treatment and recovery process.
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