Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
A quantitative survey study was conducted to assess counselor perceptions of competence to counsel clients with substance use disorders based on educational experiences. The 31 participants included counseling graduates from two North Alabama universities, one with Council for Accrediting of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) certification and one without, and Alabama members of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. There were no significant differences found in perceptions of competence to counsel between CACREP and non-CACREP certified graduates. However, a positive correlation was found between participants’ understanding of addiction and perceptions of readiness to counsel clients with substance use disorders.
Publication Date
2018
Recommended Citation
Brothers, Keli M., "Alabama CACREP and Non-CACREP Graduate Students' Perceptions of Readiness to Counsel Clients with Substance Use Disorders" (2018). Counselor Education. 1.
https://roar.una.edu/counseloreducation/1
