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PD IV. Service Coordination
Competency 66:
Demonstrate respect and nonjudgmental attitudes toward clients in all
contacts with community professionals and agencies.
Knowledge
uX
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Behaviors appropriate to professional
collaboration.
Clients’ rights and responsibilities.
Skills
uX Establishing and maintaining nonjudgmental,
respectful relationships with clients
and service providers.
u Demonstrating clear, concise, accurate
communication with other professionals
or agencies.
u Applying confidentiality rules and regulations
when communicating with agencies.
u Transferring client information to other
service providers in a professional manner.
u Advocating with outside systems.
Attitudes
uX Willingness to advocate on behalf of the
client.
u Professional concern for the client.
u Commitment to professionalism.
Uses of The Competencies
The Florida Certification Board (FCB) used the national standards for substance abuse counseling
set forth in The Competencies to standardize the process of certification in the State of Florida
and elevate the level of professionalism in the substance abuse treatment field. In 2003 FCB used
this publication to develop Scopes of Professional Practice for three levels of addiction certification
in Florida. To enhance the three Scopes of Practice, FCB expanded the educational requirements
for certification. Using The Competencies to identify the specific educational content individuals
would need to become certified according to the new Scopes of Practice, the educational components
for certification were updated to include specific hours in each transdisciplinary foundation
and practice dimension. Providers of continuing education for FCB are now required to detail the
educational/training content on certificates to match the transdisciplinary foundations and
practice dimensions.
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