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The MAT Counselor |
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Handbook for Certification of
Counselors working in a
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Setting
Breining Institute
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Breining Institute
228 pages
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Syllabus |
MA-1901P1:
MAT Counselor Education Course, Part 1 (10
hours)
Chapters 1 through 7
Includes primer on opioid addiction and treatment, history
of opioids and opioid treatment, science and
rationale for opiate agonist treatment,
pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, screening, admission,
assessment, and behavioral pharmacology of
methadone.
MA-1901P2:
MAT Counselor Education Course, Part 2 (15
hours)
Chapters 8 through 16
Includes counseling and referral, counseling services in MAT
programs, stages in MAT from a counseling
perspective, counseling issues in methadone
maintenance treatment, take home medication issues,
co-occurring mental health issues, working with
people with disabilities, and methadone and
pregnancy.
MA-1901P3:
MAT Counselor Education Course, Part 3 (15
hours)
Chapters 17 through 20, Appendix
Includes opioid maintenance, effectiveness of methadone as a
medical treatment for opioid addiction, a review of
outcomes in methadone treatment, and ethical
considerations in MAT. |
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Exam Questions and Answer Sheets |
The full 40-hour MAT Counselor Education
Course is divided into three parts. You do
not need to complete the parts in order, although it
is recommended that you do so. Select the link below
that corresponds to the exam questions that you wish
to answer after reviewing the related material in
the MAT Counselor text book.
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To
receive credit for the Course |
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Read and study the
Chapters identified in the Exam Questions
Packet for each Part.
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Answer the Exam Questions using the On-line Answer Sheet.
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You will not be
prompted to pay until after you have
successfully completed the exam with score of
70% or better.
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You will
automatically receive an e-mail that confirms
you passed the exam, as well as a Certificate of
Completion attached to the e-mail.
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On-line prices,
after you have passed the exam, for each Part:
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MA-1901P1:
MAT Counselor Education Course, Part 1: $29 ($39
if submit paper answer sheet)
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MA-1901P2: MAT Counselor Education Course, Part
2: $29 ($59 if submit paper answer sheet)
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MA-1901P3: MAT Counselor Education Course, Part
3: $29 ($59 if submit paper answer sheet)
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Continuing Education (CE) credit also available |
In addition to satisfying the MATC 40-hour education
course requirement, any or all parts of this course may be
completed for continuing education (CE) credit.
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MA-1901P1:
MAT Counselor Education Course, Part 1 (10 hours
CE credit)
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MA-1901P2: MAT
Counselor Education Course, Part 2 (15 hours CE
credit)
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MA-1901P3: MAT
Counselor Education Course, Part 3 (15 hours CE
credit)
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