- Credit Hours: 6 Hours
- Author: David Earle
- Price: $78.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the core concepts of the First Step, including admitting the presence of addiction and accepting powerlessness over the substance.
- Identify the obstacles clients face when working the First Step, including denial and resistance to acknowledging powerlessness.
- Explain why addiction is described as the only illness that tells the sufferer they do not have a disease and its implications for treatment engagement.
- Apply workbook exercises to help clients move through the process of admitting their addiction and accepting powerlessness.
- Analyze the relationship between denial, minimization, and the progression of addictive disorders.
- Describe strategies for helping clients embrace the concept of powerlessness as a foundation for recovery rather than a sign of weakness.
- Demonstrate facilitation techniques for guiding clients through First Step work in individual and group treatment settings.
- Explain how successful completion of the First Step prepares clients for subsequent steps in the recovery process.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Wisdom of the Twelve Steps – 1st Step examines the clinical and practical challenges clients face when working the First Step of the twelve-step recovery process, with a focus on the two core obstacles: overcoming denial and accepting powerlessness. It is designed for addiction counselors and other helping professionals who want to deepen their understanding of how clients engage with this step and why they sometimes struggle to move forward. The course explains why addiction functions as an external solution to internal problems and provides tools to help clients identify and address doubts, worry, and anxiety common in early recovery. Counselors will come away with resources and frameworks to support clients in developing personal recovery goals and building readiness for change.
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
David Earle
David Walton Earle, LPC combines his counseling skills with his twenty-plus-years of executive management experience into a powerful matrix called Business Coaching. Using this technique, Earle assist leaders to increase their leadership effectiveness through people skills. He is also a teacher, trainer, author, counselor, and alternative dispute professional. Earle earned a Master’s of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M and has held executive management positions in various fields including industrial construction, private investment banking, and corporate trouble shooting. He is now the president of the Earle Company, an organization dedicated to change.
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)