Counseling Functions: Working with Families - Guidelines and Techniques for the Substance Abuse Professional (15 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Formats This 15 hour course by John T. Edwards focuses on the skills and techniques of offering family counseling services. This course is the result of Dr. Edward's 25 years as a family professional. It will provide you an in-depth look at the skills and strategies needed to offer systems-based services. An excellent course for both beginning and seasoned counselors alike. Goals/Objectives By participating in this Distance Learning Course, the trainee will: Explore the fundamentals of recruiting families, doing the initial interview, and setting the stage for family counseling services; examine guidelines for working with various populations. Review a variety of foundations for working with family groups in a variety of settings. Identify the advantages of working systematically with families. Look at cultural issues related to family work. Investigate a variety of approaches to deal with special situations that occur when working