This course will provide a thorough description of the process of addiction counseling (individual, group & family), the qualities of a professional addiction counselor, therapeutic interventions, multicultural sensitive counseling practices and more. This course will give explicit examples of therapeutic techniques and interventions as well as the theoretical perspective they come from. Lastly, but most importantly (as in other courses as well), this course will explain and guide the counselor in how to establish the therapeutic alliance – the foundation from which therapy/counseling works. 