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Addiction Counseling Competencies
Competency 36:
Document assessment findings and treatment recommendations.
Knowledge
uX Agency-specific protocols and procedures.
u Appropriate terminology and
abbreviations.
u Legal implications of actions and
documentation.
u How to apply confidentiality rules and
regulations and clients’ rights to privacy.
Skills
uX Providing clear, concise, and legible
documentation.
u Incorporating information from various
sources.
u Preparing and clearly presenting, in oral
and written form, assessment findings to
the client and other professionals within
the bounds of confidentiality rules and
regulations.
Attitudes
uX
Recognition of the value of accurate
documentation.
Uses of The Competencies
The Competencies has been used as a training standard for the Licensed Chemical Dependency
Counselor credential in Texas. The competencies were infused not only into academic course work,
but also into three levels of supervised work experience. A companion evaluation tool was
developed to monitor mastery of the competencies.
In addition, a number of colleges and universities across Texas have infused the knowledge, skills,
and attitudes from The Competencies into their addiction counseling coursework and curricula.
Many have changed course descriptions, learning outcomes, and course objectives.
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