Sponsored by Transformations Enterprises and using a cognitive/behavioral approach to relapse prevention, this 15-hour video-supported home study course helps alcoholism and substance abuse counselors in Illinois learn hands-on cue extinction techniques to help their clients more effectively deal with triggers and avoid relapse.

The course will include a process definition of relapse using the "Niagara Falls Metaphor," which compares the relapse process to a trip down the Niagara River and over the Falls. The course will also include:

1. An explanation and description of relapse cues and triggers
   
2. A description of how relapse occurs
   
3. How to interrupt relapse triggers using cue interruption techniques
   
4. Euphoric recall in the relapse process
   
5. The nature of compulsion in relationship to the relapse process
   
6. Application of cue extinction techniques to extinguish relapse cues

How to Complete the Course: Finish at your own pace!

1. Watch the video and complete the exercises in the video workbook.
   
2. Read the manual and complete the open-book exam.
   
3. Document application of the skills learned in the course with 10 clients.*
   
4. Send completed materials to Transformation Enterprises.
   
5. Transformations Enterprises reviews your materials immediately upon receipt, and sends your certificate by return mail, usually the next day.

* If you are not currently working with clients, you may document application of the skills with friends or colleagues.

Course Materials:

• 45-minute video with 15-page guidebook
  
• 40-page cue extinction skills manual
  
• Forms for documenting application of the skills
  
• Final exam

$60.00 for 15 hours (CEUs), plus shipping and handling.

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