ACP – Complete Addiction Counsellor Package

The ACP Complete Addiction Counsellor Package is ACCSA’s full international addiction counsellor certification curriculum. This comprehensive package combines all four level packages — Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Specialist — into one complete learning pathway for students wanting to build a broad, structured, and professional foundation in addiction counselling.

The ACP Package is designed for students who want to work toward international addiction counsellor certification, as well as addiction treatment staff, trainee counsellors, recovery assistants, peer supporters, wellness professionals, and helping professionals who want comprehensive addiction-specific education.

This package covers the full progression of addiction counselling training, beginning with the foundational knowledge and ethical responsibilities of the addiction counsellor, then progressing into psychology, co-occurring disorders, family work, crisis intervention, behavioural addictions, treatment modalities, group therapy, case management, evidence-based counselling approaches, relapse prevention, and specialist areas of addiction treatment.

The ACP Complete Package includes the following four level packages:

BACC – Basic Addiction Counsellor Package Introduces the foundation of addiction counselling, including the 8 Practice Dimensions of an Addiction Counsellor, Ethics and Legal Responsibilities, Addiction Theory / Overview, and Counselling Techniques.

IACC – Intermediate Addiction Counsellor Package Builds on the basic level by covering Psychology Theory in Addiction Counselling, Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders, Crisis Intervention, Substance Abuse Family Therapy, Process and Behavioural Addictions, and Treatment Modalities.

AACC – Advanced Addiction Counsellor Package Develops more advanced addiction counselling knowledge through modules such as 12 Step Treatment, Substance Abuse Group Therapy, Comprehensive Case Management, Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours, Cultural Competence, CBT, DBT, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, DSM-5 Overview, Brief Interventions, and Relapse Prevention.

SACC – Specialist Addiction Counsellor Package Expands into specialist addiction treatment areas including Addiction Pharmacology, Detoxification, Clinical Supervision, Prevention and Intervention, Online Addiction Counselling Services, Medication Assisted Treatment, Matrix Outpatient Model, Substance Abuse in Schools, Substance Abuse in the Workplace, HIV/AIDS, Neurobiology of Addiction, Primary Care, Buprenorphine Guidelines, Peer Recovery Coaching, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Eating Disorders, Depression in Early Recovery, Disabilities, Adolescents, Trauma Informed Care, and Gender Responsive Treatment for Women.

The ACP Complete Package is the recommended option for students who want the most comprehensive and cost-effective route through ACCSA’s addiction counsellor training curriculum. It provides the addiction-specific education component required for students intending to pursue international addiction counsellor certification, subject to also meeting the required supervised work experience and certification examination criteria.

Students complete the course through online self-study, allowing them to work through the material at their own pace and request examinations when they are ready.

Package Includes: 44 Course Modules BACC, IACC, AACC and SACC Level Packages 300+ CEU/CPD Hours of Addiction-Specific Education Online Self-Study Access Certificate of Completion International Certification Curriculum Pathway

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