Intermediate
Family Therapy Approaches for Addiction
This course equips Canadian counselors and healthcare professionals with evidence-based family therapy models for addiction (MFT, CRAFT, systemic, structural and narrative) and skills in engagement, boundary-setting, relapse prevention planning, and culturally safe interventions for Indigenous and diverse families. Participants will practice assessment, conjoint sessions, treatment planning and measurable family-focused outcomes to enhance retention and recovery in Canadian clinical settings.
Lifetime accessCertificate of completion16 lessonsMobile & desktop
Family TherapyCounselling SkillsFamiliesIndigenous CommunitiesAssessment & Screening
$80CAD
8 CEU hrs
What you'll learn
Implement evidence-based family therapy models for addiction (MDFT/MFT, CRAFT, systemic, structural and narrative), adapting interventions for youth and adults in Canadian clinical contexts.
Conduct family-focused assessment and conjoint sessions, co-create measurable relapse prevention plans, and select appropriate family outcome measures to monitor retention and recovery.
Deliver culturally safe, trauma- and equity-informed family interventions in collaboration with Indigenous-led and diverse community services and integrate program-level outcome measurement and supervision supports.
Requirements
- Professional qualification or active registration/licensure as a counsellor, social worker, nurse, psychologist or allied health professional working with substance use
- Foundational training or competency in addictions basics and individual counselling skills (e.g., motivational interviewing, basic risk assessment)
