Drug and Alcohol Counselling (Level 3 Certificate)

The Level 3 Drug and Alcohol Counselling course is divided into nine units:

Unit 1: Introduction

• General introduction
• Understanding social use
• Social Drinking and Drug Abuse
• Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
• Alcohol and Drug Use Management
• Drugs imported into the UK and the rest of the European Union

Unit 2: The A-Z of drugs, effects, risks and the law

• Introduction
• The effects of drugs
• The risks associated with drugs
• The law relating to drugs

Unit 3: Alcohol Abuse

• Introduction
• Binge Drinking
• The NHS Guidelines.
• The effect of Alcohol on the body
• Alcohol and Crime

Unit 4: Why people use Drugs and Alcohol

• Introduction
• Attitudes about drugs
• Drug Prevention and Awareness

Unit 5: Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Awareness

• Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programmes in the UK

Unit 6: The Basics of Counselling

• What is counselling?
• Who is a counsellor?
• When is a counsellor not ready to counsel?
• Who needs counselling?
• Ten steps to counselling
• Guidelines for good practice and care

Unit 7: Traditional Counselling Styles

• What are the different types of traditional counselling?
• Individual Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Who goes to counselling?

Unit 8: Counselling for Alcohol Problems

• What are alcohol problems?
• What causes alcohol problems?
• Identifying alcohol problems
• When a client may seek counselling
• The aims of alcohol problems counselling
• Treatment strategies
• The therapeutic approach to treating alcohol problems
• The sessions
• Relapse prevention
• Conclusion

Unit 9: Counselling for Substance Misuse

• What is substance abuse?
• What causes substance abuse?
• Identifying substance abuse
• When a client may seek counselling
• The aims of substance abuse counselling
• Treatment approaches
• Tools of the counsellor
• The therapeutic process
• The sessions
• Other considerations for the substance abuse counsellor