Discuss the impact on treatment and patients when using undefined terms, jargon, and folklore terms that lack professional consensus in the addiction counseling professions the importance of using correct, consistent terminology that is defined and generally accepted by professionals the screening/assessment process and importance of using reliable, validated tools the misconceptions you had about individual and/or group counseling theories and techniques how specific counseling approaches might be applied to the treatment of people with substance use disorder limitations of over-reliance on group therapy/counseling and inadequate use of individual counseling, case management, medication, or other adjunct therapies which specific counseling approaches best fit with patient needs and your own style and personality challenges you might expect or currently experience when working in the addiction counseling field recognize areas where you may have biases and need to become more self-aware; and areas to develop more in-depth knowledge and skills to work in addiction counseling
