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Week 1 Learning Resources

Perkinson, R. R. (2012). Chemical dependency counseling: A practical guide (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

. Chapter 1, “The First Contact”  Focus on the descriptions of client perspectives in the “Treatment Works” and “How to Develop the Therapeutic Alliance” sections and how these descriptions relate to the codes of ethics and principles addictions professional should follow (see this week’s Discussion area). Also focus on the information on treatment facilities and group practice to learn more about the need for multidisciplinary teams for your Assignment.

. Chapter 14, “The Clinical Staff” Focus on the various types of professionals that might need to be included in the multidisciplinary team.

· American Psychological Association. (2013). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from  http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx Focus on the Preamble, which provides a rationale for following codes of ethical principles and standards. Focus also on the General Principles, which sets the stage for other information on ethics violations.

· The Association for Addiction Professionals. (2013). NAADAC code of ethics. Retrieved from  http://www.naadac.org/resources/codeofethics Focus on the standards listed in the section titled “The Counseling Relationship” for an excellent overview of expected behavior on the part of counselors. 

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