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Intermediate Counselling Skills
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Intermediate Counselling Skills

Intermediate Counselling Skills builds on foundational theory to develop advanced motivational interviewing, cognitive‑behavioural interventions, trauma‑informed care, and boundary/ethical decision‑making tailored to Canadian addiction and recovery settings. Designed for counsellors, social workers, nurses, and allied clinicians, the course emphasizes practical techniques for assessment, relapse‑prevention planning, culturally safe engagement—including Indigenous, immigrant and rural populations—and measurable client outcomes.

Lifetime accessCertificate of completion16 lessonsMobile & desktop
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Informed CareCounselling SkillsCultural CompetencyIndigenous CommunitiesAssessment & ScreeningDocumentation & Ethics
Intermediate Counselling Skills
$80CAD
8 CEU hrs

What you'll learn

Advanced motivational interviewing (MI) techniques to elicit and strengthen change talk and manage sustain talk in complex addiction presentations.
Cognitive‑behavioural (CBT) relapse‑prevention strategies: functional analysis, coping skills, craving management and relapse signatures.
Trauma‑informed and culturally safe engagement, including Indigenous cultural safety, working with immigrant and rural populations, and adapting practice to local contexts.
Ethical decision‑making and boundary management aligned with Canadian codes and provincial regulatory guidance (e.g., CASW, CCPA, provincial colleges).

Professional Recognition

CACCF - Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation - Approved CEU Provider

Approved for 8 Continuing Education Hours from The CACCF

Eligible for professional development credit with:

CRPOCollege of Registered Psychotherapists of OntarioBCACCBC Association of Clinical CounsellorsOCSWSSWOntario College of Social Workers and Social Service WorkersBCCSWBC College of Social WorkersACSWAlberta College of Social WorkersCNOCollege of Nurses of OntarioBCCNMBC College of Nurses and MidwivesCRNACollege of Registered Nurses of AlbertaIC&RCInternational Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
Disclaimer
These bodies use self-directed professional development models and do not pre-approve CE providers or courses. Registrants are responsible for determining whether activities align with their individual learning goals. Certificate of completion provided for your professional development records.
Client assessment, selection of culturally appropriate outcome measures and measurable goal-setting tailored to Canadian addiction services (examples: AUDIT/ASSIST, BAM/TOP, ORS/SRS and client‑defined outcomes).
Integration of counselling approaches with harm reduction, pharmacotherapy pathways (per BCCSU/CAMH guidance), peer supports and community resources.
Practical skills for documentation, fidelity monitoring, supervision and interprofessional collaboration in Canadian service settings.

Requirements

  • Foundational counselling training or equivalent clinical experience (introductory MI/CBT recommended).
  • Current clinical role or affiliation (counsellor, social worker, nurse, allied clinician) and access to peers for role‑play practice.
  • Familiarity with basic screening tools (e.g., AUDIT, ASSIST) is helpful.
  • Access to local/regional guidance (provincial regulatory college policies, privacy legislation) for applied ethical decision‑making.

Who this course is for

  • Addiction counsellors and clinical counsellors
  • Social workers and clinical social workers
  • Registered nurses, nurse practitioners and mental‑health nurses
  • Allied clinicians working in addiction and recovery settings (OT, psychologists, clinicians)
  • Clinical supervisors, team leads and program coordinators in addiction services

Course Content

4 sections • 16 lessons • 8 hours total length

About this course

Intermediate Counselling Skills builds on foundational theory to develop advanced motivational interviewing, cognitive‑behavioural interventions, trauma‑informed care, and boundary/ethical decision‑making tailored to Canadian addiction and recovery settings. Designed for counsellors, social workers, nurses, and allied clinicians, the course emphasizes practical techniques for assessment, relapse‑prevention planning, culturally safe engagement—including Indigenous, immigrant and rural populations—and measurable client outcomes.