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AC 510 is offered during the 2nd session each Fall Semester

This course fulfills 30 hours of the “counseling” criteria for licensure as an Addictions Counselor in Montana through the Montana Board of Behavioral Health. This course includes techniques, skills, and interventions of addictions counseling. Students in this course develop knowledge and skills in addictions counseling practice as it relates to various clinical settings.

  1. Describe the relationship between trauma and addiction
  2. Analyze the role of motivation in the process of behavior change
  3. Demonstrate motivational interviewing knowledge and skills to enhance client motivation to change
  4. Evaluate their Motivational Interviewing knowledge and skills by identifying their strengths and areas for growth in skill application.

This is an 8-week course that includes 45 hours of instruction delivered online in an asynchronous format through 4 modules. Each module is approximately 2 weeks in duration. This means that you can work at your own pace to meet your learning objectives while adhering to the weekly posted due dates.  

This course is taught online. Course participants login and participate at a time of day that is convenient for them. It is recommended that participants login at least 4 to 5 times per week and plan on spending 16 to 18 hours per week (combination online and offline) for 7.5 weeks to successfully complete this 3-credit course.  If you are unfamiliar with this field of study and/or method of delivery, you may require more time.

Restricted to Montana State University students in the Addiction Counseling Certificate  and Health Sciences Programs.  

Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change (3rd ed.). Guilford Press

 

Bennett, M. (2017). Connecting paradigms: A trauma informed and neurobiological framework for motivational interviewing implementation. Bennett Innovation Group.