Agnostics, Atheists, and

Choosing a Higher Purpose

 

 

Two Hours, $15.00

Written by Ken Montrose
Taking this course will help you help your clients use Twelve Step programs despite their concerns about spirituality, God, and/or religion. Choosing a Higher Purpose encourages clients to keep an open mind, find a purpose that involves other people, and “work the program.” After taking this course you should be able to challenge your agnostic/atheist client to explore what she believes and why, be useful to herself and others, and take stock of her recovery.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Text $ 15.00

 

Soft-cover copy of Narcotics Anonymous (the Basic Text)
We offer a soft cover edition of the Basic Text of NA (Narcotics Anonymous) for $15. If you plan to take the course, but don't have a copy, you can order one here. You may also get a copy in most libraries, bookstores, or online book outlets

 

 

 

 

Changing Addictive Thinking:

Slogans,analogies, & parables

Three Hours, $25.00
Written by Ken Montrose
This course teaches professionals to use slogans, analogies, and parables to address addictive thinking. It focuses on common cognitive distortions and how particular slogans can be used to change this type of thinking.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477
NBCC #6352

 

 

 

 

 

Ethics in the Helping

Professions

 

Three Hours, $25.00
Written by Ken Montrose
This course explores why good counselors go bad, why you shouldn’t use that hot stock tip you got from a client, and why dinner and a movie is a bad idea if it involves your client’s cousin. It also reviews an ethical code, setting appropriate boundaries, and the basic principles that define ethics in the helping professions.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477
NBCC #6352

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helping Clients in

Early Recovery

 

Six Hours, $50.00

Written by Ken Montrose
Based on the workbook Hauling it to the Curb: Cleaning up your life in early recovery, this course describes addiction in simple terms. It addresses denial and outlines ways to survive early recovery. The first five steps of Twelve Step programs and the accompanying slogans, are covered in detail. Relapse prevention, surviving a slip, and getting the most from AA, NA, and other Twelve Step programs are also covered

Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477
NBCC #6352

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helping Clients with

Dual Disorders

 

Eight Hours, $75.00

Written by Ken Montrose
This course includes a copy of Celebrating Small Victories: A counselors manual for treating chronic mental illness and substance abuse. This text provides an overview of treatment stragies for helping the mentally ill, substance abusing client. Chapters cover teaching coping skills, using Twelve Step slogans, assessment, taking medications, dealing with relapse, overcoming cravings, family issues, and other nuts and bolts approaches to helping clients with dual recovery.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477
NBCC #6352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Well Do You Know

the Basic Text?

 

Four Hours, $25.00
Written by Ken Montrose
Narcotics Anonymous, the Basic Text of NA, gives an overview of the whole recovery process. Knowing the Basic Text strengthens the treatment professionals understanding of the common ground over which each one's path to recovery lays. By reading the first 83 pages, and answering thirty-two questions about the text, you can strengthen your understanding of recovery, and obtain four hours of accredited education in the process. $25 (If you do not have a copy of the Basic Text, you can order one from this website for an additional $15.)
Accredited or Accepted in the following states:

 

 

Alaska Arizona Arkansas California (CAADAC & CAADE) Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas

Kentucky Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington State Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

 

 

Other States:

Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study.
For information visit http://www.iowabc.org/

Vermont accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
For information call 802.651.1550.

National Boards:

NAADAC #477
NBCC #6352

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Well Do You Know

the Big Book? $Free

 

A primer on alcoholism and recovery from the original source!

Why take this home-study course? Alcoholics Anonymous, the Big Book of AA, is the cornerstone of the recovery movement. Knowing what the Big Book really says is vital for anyone working in the recovery field. By reading the Preface through the first 164 pages, and answering thirty-one questions about the text, you can strengthen your understanding of this recovery primer, and obtain four hours of accredited education in the process. $25 (If you do not have a copy of the Big Book, you can order one from this website for an additional $10.) Accredited or Accepted in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connnecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washginton State, West Virginia, Wyoming.

-NAADAC Provider #477

-Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study. For information visit www.ibsac.org.
-Vermont (for information call 802.651.1550) accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.

- We are a CAADE approved provider, #CP10 776 H 0209

Check back, we have many accreditations pending and we will be adding new courses soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sexual Addiction: Part I
$ 100.00
Twelve Hours

Sexual addictions, ‘real life’ and web-based, often go untreated because of stigma and shame. This course represents a first step in learning about sexual addictions and how to help your clients overcome this often undiagnosed issue. The text for this course is Patrick Carnes’s landmark Out of the Shadows: Understanding sexual addiction.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.
--CAADE #CP10 776 H 0209
-NAADAC #477
-NBCC #6352
-Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study. For information visit www.ibsac.org.
-Vermont (for information call 802.651.1550) accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.
Check back, we have many accreditations pending and we will be adding new courses soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standing on the

Same Step: $ 15.00

 

Meeting dually diagnosed clients where they are , and helping them move ahead.

TWO HOURS:
This course provides a brief overview to Prochaska & DiClemente’s stage theory, and how it applies to dually diagnosed clients. This introductory training also discusses treatment strategies and relapse prevention. A sampling of group exercises is included in the text.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

-NAADAC Provider #477

-Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study. For information visit www.ibsac.org.
-Vermont(for information call 802.651.1550) accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.

-We are a CAADE approved provider, #CP10 776 H 0209

Check back, we have many accreditations pending and we will be adding new courses soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying Clean, Taking

Medications $ 15.00

 

by Ken Montrose

Staying Clean, Taking Medications outlines ways for people in recovery who take medications to stay clean and sober. Completing this course will help you help your clients take medications as part of a contract, use a five step approach for taking medications properly, and incorporate taking necessary medications into their recovery.

Accredited or Accepted in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, , Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State,Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.

-NAADAC Provider #477

-Iowa requires a fee from counselors to review courses, but accepts home-study. For information visit www.ibsac.org.
-Vermont (for information call 802.651.1550) accepts home-study courses, but does not pre-approve them.

Check back, we have many accreditations pending and we will be adding new courses soon.