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PROGRAM MISSION

The Chemical Dependency Program at Rio Salado College is designed to train practitioners in the field of chemical dependency.  The program’s focus is on offering education to persons seeking to become licensed or certified chemical dependency professionals. 

PROGRAM COMPETENCIES

• Describe roles assumed by individuals in the chemically dependent family.
• Describe Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol effect.
• Summarize the variations of language, gender and age specific issues, and major pattern variations of chemical use among diverse populations.
• Identify transcultural communication/counseling styles.
• Describe the recovery process.
• Describe the relapse process.
• Describe client's relapse triggers.
• Compare and contrast different treatment approaches in treating clients with co-occurring disorders.
• Identify group stages and tasks.
• Describe group intervention.
• Demonstrate methods for dealing with problematic behaviors which occur with clients.
• Demonstrate case management skills.
• Describe ethical issues facing the chemical dependency counselor.
• Determine and summarize personal counseling style and philosophy.
• Demonstrate record keeping and documentation skills.
• Describe chemical dependency counseling skills and techniques.

For the complete alignment of program competencies visit Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation (CCTA).

Assessments in the individual courses are tied to lesson objectives as well as course competencies. They include both subjective and objective assessments that challenge students to demonstrate their skill level. Summative assessments (midterm and final exams) are designed to have students apply their knowledge and understanding of key concepts and think critically about how those concepts can be applied to real-life situations.

For the CCL in Chemical Dependency Level II, final assessments/projects for CHD275, considered to be equivalent to a “capstone” course, were pulled from RioLearn/Perception, Rio's online grading tool. Of all students in the program who earned CCL degrees during Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010, the overall final exam/project pass rate was 97.08%. 

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