- 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 Third Step, including the decision to turn one's will and life over to the care of a higher power.
- Identify the challenges clients face when working the Third Step, including issues of control, trust, and surrender.
- Explain how clients can develop a personal definition of a higher power that is meaningful and comfortable for their recovery.
- Apply workbook exercises to guide clients through the decision-making process of the Third Step.
- Describe the components needed for lasting change and how the Third Step supports the transition from awareness to action.
- Analyze the relationship between the Third Step and the development of trust in the recovery process.
- Explain how exploring additional viewpoints about spirituality and the unknown supports deeper engagement with Third Step work.
- Demonstrate facilitation techniques for helping clients work through resistance and fear associated with surrender and the Third Step.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Wisdom of the Twelve Steps – 3rd Step, written by David Walton Earle, LPC, is designed for addiction counselors who help clients work through the Third Step of the Twelve Steps. It covers the clinical aspects of the 3rd Step, including how clients can define a personal higher power they are comfortable with, understand the role of emotions in recovery, and recognize why external solutions do not resolve internal problems. The course also addresses common doubts that arise during this step and provides tools counselors can use to help clients explore broader perspectives on the concept of a higher power.
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)