This course is held over a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. both days.  Currently, this course is only offered in Texas.  The course is held 2 to 3 times per year in correspondence with the ICRC scheduled exams.

If you would like to print out an order form, click here.

If you are a former ICDS student and are eligible to take the course for free, click here.

Location - 2510 Electronic Lane Suite 904 75220 (Click here for map).

Course - Dallas	Price	Enroll
Written Prep Course - 7-12-2008	$95.00
Oral Prep Course - 7-13-2008	$95.00
Both	$175.00

Review & Prep is Free to Graduates of the Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies 570 Training Course (ICDS students must present a copy of their transcript)

The ICDS staff polls the student body for expressed needs and concerns, and the lecture will focus on these expressed needs.  The manual is yours to keep after enrolling in the course, and includes the following information:

• The Twelve Core Functions
• Candidate Guide
• Studying for the Exam
• Approaches to Exams, Studying
• How to Survive Exam Weeks
• Reach Out: Fact Sheet
• ICRC / Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc.
• Study List
• Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-IV)
• Multiaxial Classification
• Commonly Abused Drugs
• Intervention with the Culturally Diverse
• Treatment Planning
• Addiction & the Family
• Women & Alcohol
• Stages of Socio-Emotional Development in Children & Teens
• Impact of Chemical Dependency on Adolescent Development
• Human Development
• Counseling Practice & Skills
• Relapse Prevention
• Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
• Suicide Assessment, Intervention & Prevention
• HIV Counseling & Prevention
• Diverse Populations in Addiction Treatment
• Dual Disorders
• Counselor Characteristics
• Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Program Modalities
• Theoretical Base of Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Client Evaluation
• Client, Family & Community Education
• Motivational Interviewing
• Counselor Burnout
• Glossary of Relevant Terms
• ICRC Written Test Preparation Practice Exams
• Test #1
• Test #2
• Appendix A: NAADAC Code of Ethics
• Appendix B: The Twelve Steps of AA, AA Traditions