The Professional in Residence Program for the Spiritual Care Provider offers an intensive classroom and experiential training related to chemical abuse issues with an emphasis on the spiritual aspects of assessment, treatment, and ongoing support, as well as the experiential component on a primary rehabilitation unit observing therapy groups, grief groups, lectures, peer groups, unit staff meetings, treatment plan meetings, and meetings with spiritual care staff. This program is offered twice a year in June and October at the Center City campus of Hazelden. Financial aid is available. The program is designed primarily for physicians, psychiatrists and psychologists. However, other professionals including nurses, attorneys, EAPs and judges can benefit from participating in this program.
Participants experience the multi-disciplinary team treatment process.
The program offers a wide variety of more than 400 hours of course work designed to help students learn basic and specialty skills in chemical dependency counseling. Courses are open to all individuals interested in learning more about chemical dependency. See our training events calendar for a full listing of all offerings. The program is designed to provide quality chemical dependency counselor training to current and prospective counselors. ACT offers a wide variety of coursework designed to help students learn both basic and specialty skills.