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Performance Assessment Rubrics for the Addiction Counseling Competencies

43 pages. C. 2001 ( 1st edition). January 2001 . Unifying Research, Education, and Practice to Transform Lives. A companion document to TAP (Technical Assistance Publication) #21: Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice. TAP #21 identifies 123 competencies essential to the effective practice of counseling for psychoactive substance use disorders, and presents the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to become fully proficient in each competency, and this document is a companion product to the competencies, describing addiction counselor behavior at three different stages on a continuum of proficiency. The competencies are divided into two broad categories: four transdisciplinary foundations, and eight practice dimensions. Transdisciplinary foundations: understanding addiction, treatment knowledge, application to practice, and professional readiness. Practice dimensions: clinical evaluation, treatment planning, referral, service coordination, counseling, client and family and community education, documentation,and professional and ethical responsibilities.

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