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LCDC Exam Review: Webinar on Youtube
Hello everyone,
I would like to invite you to my webinar
LCDC Exam Review
How to Prepare Effectively for the IC&RC ADC Exam
When: Saturday, January 11th, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm Central (Dallas time); the duration is from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: My Youtube channel
Go to Webinar | LCDC Exam Review
What to expect: I will be sharing with you tips on how to study more effectively, good resources you can use, available online for free, some highlights about my online study guide, and I will be addressing questions and comments from the audience.
***************Free event. Open to all CIs in substance abuse counseling **********************
The IC&RC ADC exam is also known as: LCDC exam; Addictions exam; Substance Abuse Counselor exam; CSAC (Certified Substance Abuse Counselor) Exam.
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LCDC Exam Review Blog: Make-over
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Come check out the new look and let me know what you think about the blog. Feel free to make suggestions to improve this site.
And to all of you who recently started following the blog: Welcome!!
Hope to hear from you all soon.
Samantha Delint-Neely
Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy – Albert Ellis
(ii.) Focus of rational emotive behavioral therapy. The here and now.
(iii.) View of human nature. Rational emotive therapy is based on the belief that people are born with the potential for rational or irrational thoughts. People learn irrational beliefs from significant others as children. Since these thoughts are learned, people have the power to change their thoughts and their behavior, as irrational thoughts can lead to self-destructive behavior.
(iv.) Goal of rational emotive behavior therapy. To assist clients to confront faulty or irrational beliefs with evidence they gather that contradicts those beliefs, and to assist clients to become aware of their automatic thought processes and to learn to change them.
(v.) Core beliefs that cause disturbances:
• It is necessary to be loved by all.
• One should be thoroughly competent.
• Things are awful if they are not exactly the way I want them to be.
• I must have approval from all significant people in my life.
• It’s easier to avoid dealing with life’s difficulties than to strive for more rewarding endeavors.
(vi.) Some of the results of irrational beliefs are:
• Self criticism
• Isolation
• Self abuse
• Avoiding relationships
• Never striving to reach potential
• Drug use, etc.
(vii.) Techniques of rational emotive behavioral therapy. Using a variety of cognitive, emotive, and behavioral methods, particularly the A-B-C approach, to help clients challenge and minimize their irrational beliefs, so that they are able to change.
(viii.)The A-B-C approach.
• Activating event (something occurs)
• The individual’s belief about the event (if the person is thinking irrationally, his/her view is often distorted)
• Emotional and behavioral consequence of the belief, often a painful consequence
(ix.) Example.
• Client calls his mom on the phone. His mom says, “I have to go; I’ll talk to you later.” She quickly hangs up the phone. (Activating event)
• (Client’s irrational belief) “I am unlovable; my own mom hates me.”
• (Emotional consequence of the belief) The client goes to a tavern and gets drunk.
(x.) The therapist helps clients change irrational beliefs, using the following:
• Disputing and challenging irrational beliefs. The following are
methods of challenging irrational beliefs:
− Detecting irrational beliefs (Clients are helped to see that words
such as “ought,” “should,” “must,” “always,” or “never” lead to
irrational beliefs.)
− Clients are helped to dispute irrational beliefs by paying attention
to the exception to the rule. (Client statement: “I am stupid.”
Therapist: “When is that not true?”)
− To argue themselves out of the belief.
− To search for evidence that the belief is not true.
− Homework. Give clients assignment to check on assumptions.
(“Instead of assuming that your mother hates you, ask why she
did not stay on the phone long.”)
• The client arrives at an effective philosophy, which is rational. The
new philosophy replaces irrational thoughts with rational thoughts.
(xi.) Other therapist techniques.
• Help client stop thinking irrationally.
• Help client eliminate self-defeating habits and behavior.
• Help client accept self and others (Corey, 2005).
(xii.) Addiction counseling and rational emotive behavioral therapy. Addicted
clients have many irrational beliefs, which contribute to their continued
drug use, such as the following:
• “I am a terrible person.”
• “I am unlovable.”
• “I mess up everything.”
• “I am a loser.”
The self-help community calls these thoughts “stinkin’ thinkin’.”
Counselors often help clients recover by helping them challenge these
beliefs.
Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam | Improved Online Review
Hello everyone,
Just a quick post to give you an update on the improved online review for the IC&RC/LCDC exam for substance abuse counselors. First of all, you can join the class at any time; all you need to do is register and you will gain access within 24 hours from the moment you submit your payment. You have three options to choose from:
One-week subscription
This option is for those of you who have been studying and preparing for the test for at least three months and just need a quick comprehensive review before taking the test. This is also a good option for those of you who have failed the exam once, but your score was pretty close to the passing score.
Three-week subscription
This is a good option for those of you who have been in the field as substance abuse counselor interns for many years, but have never attempted to take the certification exam. If you graduated 5+ years ago and need a refresher on the theories of counseling, pharmacology of addiction –drugs of abuse and their effects on the body– motivational interviewing, etc., this is a good option for you. It will give you plenty of time to review all the concepts that you already learned back when you were in college and will help you to relate the theory with the practice.
Five-week subscription
This is a good option for those of you that have failed the exam more than twice. If you are on your last opportunity to take the exam, it might be a sign that you need to to prepare better for the test and really focus on what is included in the exam. Remember that we can only take the exam four times and it must be completed within five years from the date of registration for LCDC I status. If you are starting to develop anxiety about failing the exam again and it just seems more confusing every time, this subscription will provide you with the guidance and practice that you need.
New! Five-week Subscription + Download PDF Notes (No Shipping)
Get access to the online materials: Video-lessons, learning objectives checklist, slideshow presentations, and more, PLUS access to my blog posts on the topics for the certification exam in PDF format for you to download and print, so you can make your own notes and highlight key concepts.
What this online review is.
This online review is a self-study online class where you access the materials at your convenience and study at your own pace. Registered participants have the option to schedule a coaching lesson with me and together we can review specific material. This online review was created in a virtual learning system very similar to Blackboard, Canvas, and Coursera. Participants have the option to interact with other registered users through the discussion forum.
What this online review is not.
This online review is not a traditional online class with video-lectures, assignments, grades, quizzes, attendance, etc. This online review does not offer a certificate of completion nor CEUs.
Why you have to pay for it.
Unlike the blog, this online review was carefully put together after I took and passed the LCDC exam. Although it includes many of the articles published and shared for free on my blog, it also includes notes and material exclusively for the exam; before taking the exam I studied and read all kinds of information that I thought was going to be part of the exam and, at the same time, forgot to cover some material that was included on the exam. After taking the exam I learned the difference between important information, but irrelevant for the exam, and important information that was relevant and totally included on the LCDC exam. I also take the time to maintain the online review material by replying to comments, answering questions about the material, and improving the content for more clarity, based on the participants feedback.
This online review is that, a review. It is not an official study guide and that is why you pay an affordable price. The official study guides as well as the workshops could be not only expensive and inconvenient, but also packed with information that is not useful or clear. When you subscribe to the online review, you have access to the information 24/7 during your subscription, and you can access it from any computer (as long as you have your access code); you can print out some of the information, and you can contact me for feedback and coaching on some of the materials, including the Case Study.
If you think this online review is a good option for you…
Register Today!
8 Practice Domains and 12 Core Functions: Online Review
The next two-week session stars on June 24.
LCDC Exceptional Counselor Study Guide: IC&RC/LCDC Exam Review Online Class.
Substance Abuse Counselor Exam: Online Preparation Class and Tutoring Lessons!
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I Passed The IC&RC/LCDC Exam. Get Ready For The Test With Me!
Hello everyone!
I am very excited to share such good news with you all! I finally took the IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor on May 29th (2013) and passed it. I started preparing for the exam in October of 2012, when I created this blog. I studied all my notes every day; I did not purchase any study guides and I only used free resources mainly from SAMHSA.
One thing I can tell you; it was a wonderful experience preparing for this test and creating the blog and all of that, but I feel so much better now that I got that requirement out of the way. I feel relieved!
But I am sure many of you want to know about the actual test and not so much about my experience 
. Ok, the exam was not difficult but it really tests your knowledge in the subject. I mean, guessing is not recommended because, even though the questions are not tricky, you have to choose the BEST answer. There might be more than one correct answer and you have to choose the best one! Ok, this is only achievable if you know this stuff very well so that you can apply the “Umbrella Principle” (choosing the answer that includes all the other answers).
My Advice?
You really want to prepare for this exam. I don’t recommend taking the exam unless you have studied for at least 4 months. I was told to prepare for it for 4-6 months. I did it for 6 and I am glad I followed the advice. No study guide guarantees a passing score; it does not matter how expensive or popular it is. You will pass the test if you are well prepared, and being well prepared will reduce your test-taking anxiety. Some people suggest to “practice by taking multiple-choice practice quizzes.” It sure helps, but keep in mind that you might be practicing with quizzes that offer 1 correct answer and 3 distracters. The problem with this is that you get used to looking for the correct answer, while in the real test there might be more than 1 correct answers and you have to choose the BEST.
“Study guides are not good on their on. Bad study guides are for bad students; good study guides are for good students. Get it?”
“When you can identify the answer that includes all the other answers, aka Best Answer, then you know that you have the knowledge and the skills to pass this test. Choosing the Best Answer is a measure of your Competencies.”
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