Addiction and the Family: An Online Course for Faith Leaders is designed to especially for faith leaders to provide you with basic information about alcoholism and drug dependence, and also give you practical approaches to help those people in  your congregation and your community who are suffering from the imapct of these diseases.  

The course contains the following modules:

• Module 1  - Introduction
• Module 2  - Recognizing Addiction
• Module 3  - Spiritual Care of Addicted Persons and Families
• Module 4  - Understanding the Impact of Addiction on Oneself and the Community
• Module 5  - The Role of the Community in Recovery

There will be a short quiz after each module.  Upon successfully competion of the course you will be able to print out a certification of completion. The course will provide three (3) contact hours of education.

 

 

 

Course Map

1. Introduction
   1. Clergy's Role
   2. Core Competencies for Clergy
   3. Module Quiz
2. Recognizing and Treating Addiction
   1. Definitions of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
   2. Genetic Vulnerability
   3. Denial
   4. Behavioral Indicators of Addiction
   5. Additional Signs of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
   6. Family Dysfunction, Mental and Physical Health
   7. Stigma
   8. The Recovery Process
   9. Detoxification
   10. Recovery and Treatment Settings and Treatment Prof
   11. What Clergy Can Do
3. Spiritual Care of Addicted Persons & Families
   1. Erosion & Blocking of Spiritual Development
   2. Spirituality and Recovery
   3. Important Attitudes of Faith Leaders
   4. Pastoral Interactions
   5. Action Steps to Help Families and Children
   6. Communicating with Children of Addicted Parents
   7. What You Should Do to Help a Child
   8. The Seven Cs
4. Addressing Addiction in the Community
   1. Addressing Values, Issues and Attitudes
   2. Case Studies
   3. Prevention Strategies and the Larger Community
   4. Recovery Month
5. The Role of Community in Recovery
   1. Shaping and Educating a Caring Congregation
   2. Benefits of Early Intervention
   3. The Family System
   4. The Affected Children
   5. Adverse Childhood Experiences
   6. Developmental Stages & the Impact of Addiction
   7. Recovery and the Family
   8. Assisting Families
   9. Professional Treatment Resources
   10. Recovery Support Services