- 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 Sixth Step, including the process of becoming entirely ready to have character defects removed.
- Identify character defects commonly addressed in Sixth Step work and explain their relationship to addictive and compulsive behaviors.
- Explain the difference between intellectual willingness and emotional readiness as they apply to the Sixth Step process.
- Apply workbook exercises to help clients examine their character defects and develop readiness for change.
- Describe the concept of using external solutions for internal problems and how the Sixth Step redirects clients toward internal growth.
- Analyze how resistance to letting go of familiar character defects can impede progress in the recovery process.
- Demonstrate facilitation techniques for helping clients move from awareness of character defects to genuine readiness for their removal.
- Explain how the Sixth Step builds on the self-knowledge gained in the Fourth and Fifth Steps to prepare clients for continued spiritual growth.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Wisdom of the Twelve Steps – 6th Step covers the Sixth Step of the Twelve Steps, designed for addiction counselors and other helping professionals who guide clients through the recovery process. Professionals will deepen their understanding of how clients engage with this stage of step work across a range of addictive and compulsive behaviors, including substance use, gambling, eating disorders, and other maladaptive patterns. The course draws on the perspective that these behaviors share common roots in dysfunctional coping and the use of external solutions for internal problems. Counselors will come away better equipped to support clients navigating the challenges and changes inherent in Twelve Step recovery.
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)
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.