If you are licensed or certified addiction counselor, does this make you more competent as a counselor? Provide insight from the readings this week as to how a counselor can maintain his/her professional competency.
The DQ response must be 150-200 words and have at least one citation and one reference in APA style.
Prior to answering this discussion question, please download and read the Code of Ethics from the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). This resource is located in your Course Materials for this week.
The NAADAC Code of Ethics must always be followed by addiction counselors. How can you compare spiritual versus non-spiritual recovery models? Locate one peer-reviewed journal article from each perspective (spiritual and non-spiritual).
The DQ response must be 150-200 words and have at least one citation and one reference in APA style.
Please take time to review the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) website to be able to respond to this discussion question.
What is the difference between state licensure and national credentialing? Can a counselor practice in their state with only a national credentialing? What is the purpose of national credentialing?
Read the Code of Ethics from the NAADAC website
URL:
https://www.naadac.org/code-of-ethics
Read ”’What Would You Do if You Were Me?’ Effects of Counselor Self-Disclosure Versus Non-Disclosure in a Hypothetical Genetic Counseling Session,” by Paine et al., from Journal of Genetic Counseling (2010).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2010-23785-005&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Graduate Field Experience Manual
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-center/documents/chss/Master%20of%20Science%20in%20Professional%20Counseling_Master%20of%20Science%20in%20Addiction%20Counseling_Master%20of%20Science%20in%20Christian%20Counseling.pdf
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Explore the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) website to learn more about national certification exams.
URL:
http://nbcc.org/
Read “Ethical Aspects of Spirituality in Counseling,” by Steen, Engles, and Thweatt, from Counseling & Values (2006).
URL:
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The Practice of Self-Compassion in Counseling: A Narrative Inquiry
Read “The Practice of Self-Compassion in Counseling: A Narrative Inquiry,” by Patsiopoulos and Buchanan, from Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (2011).
URL:
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