ABOUT THE COURSE
YOUR CAREER IN DRUG AND ADDICTION SUPPORT
The Advanced Certificate in Drug and Addiction Support gives you comprehensive, thorough understanding on how substance abuse affects our behaviour and society, major theories, and best practices in supporting the addict.
You will also learn how to work effectively with clients suffering from complex addiction issues. Upon completion of all the course modules, you can confidently build a meaningful and impactful career in which you help people access essential services (counselling, healthcare, education etc.) to recover from drug addiction.
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 420 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD：
100% Online
START DATE:
Intake is open now.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Upon successfully finishing this course, you can explore career opportunities in a variety of fields. Please be aware that certain career paths may necessitate additional training or qualifications.
- Counselling
- Psychotherapy
- Psychology
- Health Professions
- Caring Roles
- Teaching
- Research
CORE MODULES
1. Psychopharmacology (Drugs & Psychology)
- Introduction: A history of the use and misuse of drugs in society
- Effects of drugs on the individual and society
- Legally restricted drugs: Stimulants and narcotics
- Legally restricted drugs: Hallucinogens and marijuana
- Legally restricted drugs: Steroids
- Legal drugs: Alcohol
- Legal drugs: Tobacco, caffeine, and solvents
- Prescription and over-the-counter drugs
- Sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs
- Prescription drugs for schizophrenia and affective disorders
- Treatment and preventative education
2. Managing Mental Health in Adults
- Introduction to mental health issues – Definitions of good mental health through understanding mental illness, causal factors, introduction to treatment options
- Depression and related conditions - bipolar disorder
- Anxiety and related conditions - phobias, OCD, PTSD
- Schizophrenia
- Antisocial personality disorders
- Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obesity
- Dementias
- Helping yourself with mental health issues
- Support options and services for mental health issues
3. Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Nature and Scope of Mental Health
- Childhood Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Tic Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Other Disorders
- Environmental Problems
- Problems of Adolescence
- Holistic and Alternative Approaches to Treatment
- Special Project
4. Criminal Psychology
- Introduction to Criminal Psychology
- Psychological approaches to understanding crime
- Psychology and understanding serious crimes
- Mental Disorder and Crime 1 – Learning disabilities and crime
- Mental Disorder and Crime 2 - Psychopathy
- Gender and Crime
- Youth and Crime
- Psychology and the Police
- Psychology in the Courtroom
- Psychology and Crime Prevention
5. Addiction Counselling - 20 hour unit. Enrolled after completing the above
ABOUT US
Courses4me
Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education.
Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.
IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED?
Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.
