Counseling Approaches to Promote Recovery from Problematic Substance Use and Related Issues, Module 1 (3 hours)
- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe SAMHSA's working definition of recovery and its guiding principles as applied to counseling for problematic substance use.
- Identify multiple pathways to recovery, including abstinence-based, harm reduction, and moderation approaches.
- Explain the biopsychosocial model and its relevance to understanding substance use disorders and recovery.
- Distinguish between the concepts of recurrence and relapse as they are used in recovery-oriented counseling.
- Summarize the role of peer support services within a Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC).
- Analyze how the evolving service landscape and workforce changes affect the delivery of recovery-oriented counseling.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Counseling Approaches to Promote Recovery from Problematic Substance Use and Related Issues, Module 1 introduces counselors and other helping professionals to current frameworks for understanding and supporting recovery from problematic substance use. It covers how thinking about substance use has shifted from moral and disease models toward a biopsychosocial approach, and explains what recovery-oriented systems of care look like in practice across a range of settings. Participants will also learn about the role of peer support services, how to recognize warning signs that may precede a recurrence of use, and how recovery pathways can vary from person to person. The module reflects current changes in the service landscape and workforce, giving counselors a foundation for providing coordinated, long-term support to the people they serve.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
Provider Statement:
CEU Matrix, provider #2726, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2026-07/23/2027.