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Unlock Your Professional Potential with ICPS Professional Diploma in Addiction Studies Starting February 12th and April 30th (2 Cohorts)- Last Places

Updated: 3 days ago

Addiction affects millions worldwide, and mental health professionals play a crucial role in supporting recovery. For counsellors, psychotherapists, doctors, nurses, and other mental health practitioners, gaining specialised knowledge in addiction can enhance your skills and career opportunities. The Institute for Counselling & Psychotherapy Studies (ICPS) offers a Professional Diploma Addiction Studies designed to meet this need.
With two start dates available due to high demand—12th February and 24th April—this course provides a flexible, comprehensive path to deepen your expertise in addiction therapy.



Why Choose the ICPS

Professional Diploma in Addiction Studies?


This Professional Diploma in Addiction Studies is tailored for professionals seeking an accredited addiction qualification that fits alongside busy schedules. The course runs for 10 weeks, every Monday from 6 pm to 9 pm, allowing you to balance work and study effectively. The diploma awards a total of 60 CPD credits, making it an excellent choice for continuing professional development in addiction. This course involves a vast amount of Psychoanalytic material which delves right into the rhelm of the Unconscious


The course content covers a wide range of essential topics, including:


  • Substance misuse training and drug and alcohol course fundamentals

  • Relapse prevention course techniques and motivational interviewing training

  • Understanding dual diagnosis course and co-occurring disorders training

  • Trauma informed addiction course approaches

  • Evidence-based therapies such as CBT for addiction training and person-centred addiction therapy

  • Family and group therapy methods with family therapy addiction training and group therapy addiction course

  • Specialized areas like gambling addiction training, sex addiction training, and adolescent addiction training


This breadth ensures you gain a solid foundation in addiction recovery training and clinical addiction course skills, preparing you for diverse client needs.


Who Should Enroll in This Addiction Studies Professional Diploma?


The diploma is ideal for:


  • Counsellors and psychotherapists looking to expand their addiction studies in the field of counselling & Psychotherapy

  • Mental health professionals such as psychologists, doctors, and nurses seeking mental health and addiction training

  • Students and early-career therapists aiming for an addiction qualification or addiction training for students

  • Experienced practitioners wanting advanced addiction knowledge or addiction supervision training

  • Any member of the public can do this course. There are NO entry requirements


The course supports professionals at all stages of their career, offering both foundational and advanced insights into addiction treatment training.


What You Will Learn


The ICPS diploma emphasizes practical skills and theoretical knowledge. You will develop competencies in:


  • Screening and assessment addiction tools to identify substance misuse and behavioural addictions

  • Applying DSM 5 addiction criteria course and ICD addiction training for accurate diagnosis

  • Managing complex cases with addiction relapse management and working with complex addiction

  • Ethical practice through ethics in addiction counselling and ethics and boundaries addiction

  • Integrating neuroscience with neuroscience of addiction training and pharmacology via addiction pharmacology course

  • Supporting recovery with harm reduction training, 12 step facilitation training, and medication assisted treatment training


The course also covers addiction intervention training, brief intervention training, and addiction case management course to equip you with tools for effective client support.


Flexible Learning and Accreditation


The professional diploma is offered as a part time addiction course with Live-Online classes that are lecturer led. This flexibility allows you to study from anywhere while maintaining your professional commitments.


ICPS is a recognised provider listed on the CPD Standards Office, The Professional Development Consortium & the ICPA, ensuring the course meets high standards for addiction continuing education and addiction certification program requirements. The fee for the full course is €695, a competitive price for a professional addiction qualification that offers 60 CPD credits.


How This Course Enhances Your Practice


Completing the ICPS addiction counselling course will:


  • Improve your ability to deliver evidence based addiction therapy and integrative addiction counselling

  • Enhance your understanding of addiction and trauma CPD and addiction and family systems

  • Equip you with skills for addiction group facilitation and peer support addiction training

  • Prepare you to use addiction assessment tools training effectively in clinical settings

  • Support your career growth through addiction career development and addiction continuing professional development


This professional diploma is a valuable investment for therapists committed to improving client outcomes in addiction recovery.


How to Register and Get More Information


Due to high demand, places are limited. The next course sessions start on:


  • 11th February 2024

  • 24th April 2024


Both cohorts run from 6 pm to 9 pm for 10 weeks. To secure your place or learn more about the course, visit the official ICPS course page at https://www.icps.ie/addiction-cpd , check the CPD Standards Office listing at https://directory.cpdstandards.com/providers/institute-for-counselling-psychotherapy-studies/ or the ICPA at https://www.icpa.ie



 
 
 

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