Counseling Approaches to Promote Recovery from Problematic Substance Use and Related Issues, Module 4 (4 hours)
- Credit Hours: 4 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $52.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the four domains of recovery — health, home, purpose, and community — and explain how each supports long-term recovery outcomes.
- Identify best practices in recovery housing, including transitional, permanent supportive, and Housing First models.
- Explain how developing a sense of purpose through employment, education, and meaningful activities supports sustained recovery.
- Describe how supportive relationships and social networks contribute to community engagement and recovery maintenance.
- Distinguish between a recovery plan and a treatment plan and demonstrate how person-centered, strengths-based care is reflected in recovery planning.
- Outline the key steps in implementing a recovery-oriented counseling program, including reviewing policies, training staff, and aligning the organizational mission.
- Evaluate methods for monitoring program progress and identifying solutions to challenges in implementing recovery-oriented services.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Counseling Approaches to Promote Recovery from Problematic Substance Use and Related Issues, Module 4 is designed for counselors and behavioral health professionals working with clients in recovery from problematic substance use. It covers the role of healthy lifestyle, stable housing, social support, and sense of purpose in sustaining long-term recovery, and examines how counselors can address each of these areas in their practice. The module also explains how organizations can shift toward recovery-oriented systems of care, including adopting strengths-based and person-centered approaches, integrating people with lived experience into staffing and treatment planning, and connecting clients to community resources beyond a single program or center. Practical guidance is provided on reviewing organizational policies, aligning workforce development with recovery-oriented principles, and monitoring progress when implementing or restructuring programs.
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.
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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.