CORE CURRICULUM FOR CDAAC COUNSELING CERTIFICATE
Module 1: Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling
Assignment: Read Life Principle 1 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read chapter 16: The Good Counselor in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 2: Alcoholism
Assignment: Read Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Breaking Free and Staying Free by June Hunt Chapter 4, Pg.41 in the Counseling through your Bible Handbook; Read The Preface and Chapters 1 through 3 of The Good Book and The Big Book: AA's Roots in the Bible by Dick B; Read Life Principle 7 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read pages 19-21 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 3: Basic Pharmacology
Assignment: Read introduction and Chapters 1,2 and 3 in A Primer of Drug Action: A Concise, Non-Technical Guide to the Actions, Uses, and Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs by Robert M. Julien; Assignment: Read Appendix 55 pg 651-693 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4thEdition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 4: Addiction Intervention
Assignment: Read Life Principle 15 in the Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read Pgs 72-78 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 5: Breaking the Power of Shame
Assignment: Read pages 95-114 in Our Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee, Rapha Publishers; Read Chapter 22, Guilt: Getting Rid of Guilt for Good by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 24 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 6: Family Systems
Assignment: Read Christian Families in Recovery by Dr. Robert & Stephanie Tucker; Read Chapter 16 Dysfunctional Family: Making Peace with Your Past by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 7: Counseling Theories and Practice
Assignment: Read Life Principle 13 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapters 1,2 & 3 of Christ Centered Therapy by Neil Anderson, Ph.D. and Terry Zhelke, Ph.D.; Read Chapter 6, pages 79-99 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Read Chapter 1 Pg. 13 Counseling: How to Give Biblical Hope with Practical Help by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 8: Anger Management
Read Surviving in an Angry World by Charles Stanley; Assignment: Complete the Anger Workbook by Les Carter and Frank Minirith; Read Life Principle 14 Pg 846 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapter 5. Pg.51 Anger: Facing the Fire Within by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read appendix 32 pages 437-450 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4thedition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 9: Group Skills
Assignment: Read Life Principle 28 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapter 7 pages 101-122 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 10: Co-Occurring Disorders
Assignment: Read Life Principle 9 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapter 11 pages 157-195 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 11: Counseling Seniors
Assignment: Read Life Principle 12 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.Read chapter 17 in Christian Counseling 3rd Edition by Gary R Collins. Read pages 186 and 187 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 12: Domestic Violence
Read Chapter 15 Domestic Violence: Assault on a Woman’s Worth by June Hunt in Counseling Through the Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 8 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 13: God & Government
Read God & Government by Charles Colson, PhD, pgs. 313-318; The Relationship between Church & State – Assignment: Read Original Intent by David Barton pgs. 13-20; Read Life Principle 11&16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; visit www.aclj.org and explore the links dealing with current court decisions, issues and litigation. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 14: Mental Health & Psychiatric Counseling
Assignment: Read The Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer; Read Life Principle 16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles; Read Chapters 1,2 & 3 of Christ Centered Therapy by Neil Anderson, Ph.D. and Terry Zhelke, Ph.D.; Read Appendix 55 pg. 651 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage Publications. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 15: Counseling with Prisoners & Parolees
Assignment: Read Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out by Lennie Spitale, pgs. 3-12; Read Life Principle 2 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 16: Codependency
Read and complete The Christian Codependence Recovery Workbook: From Surviving to Significance by Dr. Stephanie Tucker; Read Life Principle 19 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 17: Law, Ethics, and Morality
Read the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors Code of Conduct. Read Life Principle 14 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read chapter 6 in Christian Counseling 3rdEdition by Gary R Collins. Read chapter 16 and Appendix #67 pg. 807 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 18: Non-Substance Addictions
Read chapters 23, 32, and 43 in Counseling through your Bible Handbook by June Hunt; Read Life Principle 27 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 19: Rejection and the Wounded Heart
Assignment: Read Chapter 40 Pgs. 340-348 Rejection: Healing a Wounded Heart by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 20: Crisis, Trauma and PTSD Counseling
Assignment: Read pgs. 387-408 in Caring for People God’s Way by Tim Clinton, Archibald Hart, and George Ohlschlager; Read chapter 38, 39 in Christian Counseling 3rdEdition by Gary R Collins. Read appendix 61,62 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson. Read Life Principle 12 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 21: Aptitude & Spiritual Gift Inventory
Assignment: Read Spiritual Gifts by David Hocking and take the spiritual gifts inventory. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 22: 12 Step / 8 Beattitude Therapy
Read Chapters 5 pg 131 through 175 in The Good Book and The Big Book: AA's Roots in the Bible by Dick B. Read chapter 9 pgs. 133-140 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 23: Discerning Spiritual Conditions & Spiritual InterventionThrough Prayer & Counseling in Breaking the Power of Addictions (Prayer Clinic)
Assignment: Read The Discerning of Spirits: The Objective, Biblical Means to Discern Spiritsby Bob DeWaay – ACADC Handout or http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue81.htm and write a 2 – 5 page essay entitled “Guidelines for Spiritual Discernment”; Read The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson; Read Life Principle 17 & 27 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 24: Communication Skills
Assignment: Read Life Principle 15 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read chapter 5 in Christian Counseling 3rdEdition by Gary R Collins. Read Appendix 13 Pgs. 301-305 in Chemical Dependency Counseling by Robert R Perkinson. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326 Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 25: Suicide Intervention
Assignment: Read Chapter 47 Pgs. 395-405 Suicide Prevention: Hope When Life Seems Hopeless by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read pages 331-360 in Caring for People God’s Way by Tim Clinton, Archibald Hart, and George Ohlschlager; Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326 Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 26: Operating Recovery Programs
Assignment: Read the California Code of Regulations Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8 found on Breining at www.breining.edu/CUCCMar312012Final.pdf Read Life Principle 4 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 27: Bonding, Relationships and Intimacy
Assignment: Read Chapter 39, Pgs.335-340 Reconciliation: Restoring Broken Relationships by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook. Read Chapter 13 pgs. 33-55 in Relationships in the Image of God by Donald M. Joy, PhD; Read Life Principle 25 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 28: Premarital Counseling
Assignment: Read Chapter 12 Pgs. 107-114 and Chapter 37 Pgs. 319-334 by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 26 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 29: Divorce & Separation
Assignment: Read Chapter 30 Pgs. 131-138 by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook. Read Preface and introduction in Love Must Be Tough by Dr. James Dobson; Read Life Principle 8 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 30: Financial Stewardship
Assignment: Read Chapter 19 Pgs. 167-176 Financial Freedom: The Dollar Dilemma by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 6 and 23 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 31: Parenting
Assignment: Read Chapter 33 Pgs. 287-293 Parenting: Steps for Successful Parenting by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 32: Gender Differences
Assignment: Read Chapter 26 Identity: Do you know who you really are? By June Hunt in Counseling through you Bible Hand Book. Women in Treatment chapters 5,6 by Breining Institute. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 33: Inferiority and Self-worth
Assignment: Read Chapter 42 Pgs. 357-364 Self-Worth: Discovering Your God-Given Value by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 29 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 34: Overcoming Attachment Disorders
Assignment: Read pgs. 3-15 in Attachments: Why You Love, Feel and Act the Way You Do by Tim Clinton, Ed.D. and Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.; Read pgs. 174-191 in Turn Your Life Around by Dr. Tim Clinton - Read Life Principle 18 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 35: Marriage & Family Counseling
Assignment: Read Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Marriages in Crisisby James Dobson;Read Life Principle 20 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles.Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 36: The Art of Submission
Assignment: Read Touching Godliness through Submission by K.P. Yohannon. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 37: Mid-Life Crises
Assignment: Read Life Principle 29 & 30 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read chapter 16 in Christian Counseling 3rdEdition by Gary R Collins. Take quiz and return to your instructor. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 38: HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Communicable Diseases
Assignment: Request all informational booklets pertaining to HIV / AIDS from the CDC - Center for Disease Control booklet @ www.cdc.gov ; Read Life Principle 5 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Read all scriptures listed under Life Principle 5. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 39: Multicultural Counseling
Assignment: Read the Book of Romans underlining every scripture indicating that unique treatment of members of various cultures is at odds with God’s plans for us. Read chapter 7 in Christian Counseling 3rdEdition by Gary R Collins.Take quiz and return to your instructor. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 40: Regulations governing the practice of Substance Abuse Counseling
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8, Counselor Certification Regulations.found on Breining at www.breining.edu/CUCCMar312012Final.pdf Read HIPAA Health Information Protection regulations found at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326 Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 41: Alternative Lifestyles
Assignment: Read Chapter 24 Pgs. 207-216 Homosexuality: A Case of Mistaken Identity by June Hunt in Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook; Read Life Principle 16 in Life Principles Bible in the New King James version edited by Dr. Charles Stanley and published by Nelson Bibles. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326 Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 42: Intimacy with God
Assignment: Read Intimacy with the Almighty by Charles R. Swindoll. Read Life Principle 1 in the Life Principles Bible edited and with commentary by Charles Stanley. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 43: 12 Core Functions, Tap 21 and DSM-IV
Read pgs.67-78, in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4thEdition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D., Sage publications. Take Assignment::Addiction Severity Index (ASI) Administration –Read all of Chapter 3 pages 31-51 in Chemical Dependency Counseling 4th Edition by Robert R. Perkinson, Ph.D.,Sage Publications.
http://health.hawaii.gov/substance-abuse/files/2013/05/csac-corefunctions1.pdf
Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399.
Module 44: The Art of Surrender
Assignment: Read Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender by Beth Moore. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Module 45: Intimacy with God & Practicing His Presence, being filled by Christ to battle Again
Assignment: Read Life Principal numbers 1, 6,7,9,11,15 and the scriptural references cited.(Module 45 requires studying scripture found in the 30 Life Principles in the front of the Life Principles Bible edited and with commentary by Dr. Charles Stanley)Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Module 46: Significant Issues for the field of Addiction Counseling
Assignment: Each student will interview a Recovery Professional of choice on current events pertaining to moral, social and/or legal issues; write a 2-5 page report on your findings.
Module 47: Dangerous Belief Systems & Practices
Assignment: Read The Steps to Freedom in Christ by Neil Anderson, Ph.D. (Module 47 requires studying the material found in the Steps to Freedom in Christ by Dr. Neil Anderson). Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Module 48: Living in the Sufficiency of God
Assignment: Read Living in His Sufficiency by Dr. Charles Stanley. Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Module 49: Conflict Resolution
Assignment: Read Introduction and Chapter 1 of Resolving Everyday Conflict by Ken Sande Take quiz and return to your instructor. If you are a distance-learning student, mail your quiz to ACADC, PO Box 326, Yucaipa, CA 92399
Module 50: Avoiding the Therapeutic Pitfalls of the Modern Clinician I:
Assignment: Read PsychoBabble by Richard Ganz and write a brief 2-5 page double spaced theme paper entitled, The Failure of Modern Psychology.
Module 51: Avoiding the Therapeutic Pitfalls of the Modern Clinician II:
Assignment: Read Deceptive Diagnosis by David M. Tyler, Kurt P. Grady and Ed Bulkleyand write a brief 2-5 page double spaced theme paper entitled, When Sin is Called Sickness.
Module 52: Professional and Spiritual Growth
Assignment: Visit www.christtheway.ca/search2.asp and order the DVD entitled, Psychology and the Church by Dave Hunt and T.A. McMahon. Write a 2 – 5 page essay entitled: Does the Bible and Psychology Mix? Why or Why not?
Rev. 06/16