This course provides the foundational counselling concepts and practice skills required when supporting individuals in the field of addiction. The focus will be on applying communication skills within the stages of interviewing. Emphasis will be placed on how to engage clients and to cultivate the helping relationship. A basic model of crisis intervention will be examined for a variety of crisis situations that are common in the field of addiction work. Through use of experiential learning and audiovisual demonstrations, students will practice counselling skills using frameworks such as TTM and MI. With the integration of counselling concepts and techniques, students will develop a personal counselling approach.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, May 6 - July 14 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Carolyn Plater-Zyberk
Notes:
Instructors
Carolyn Plater-Zyberk
Carolyn Plater-Zyberk works on an emergency crisis team at Mackenzie Health Hospital and Trillium Mississauga Hospital. She also operates a private counselling practice specializing in addictions and mental health with a focus on youth and young adults. She is a member of the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and the Ontario Association of Social Workers. Carolyn holds a B.A. in Psychology from York University, an Addiction Careworker Diploma from McMaster University, and a M.S.W. from the University of Toronto.
