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Charting, Documentation and Billing for SUDs in a Post-ACA World

PB HLTH 1045

21629210

There is an increasing need for counselors who have the ability to document and accurately bill for services rendered. Learn how to effectively document client services and bill for Medi-Cal reimbursement. You review an update on the recently approved California Waiver that was approved by the federal government in August 2015. This historic legislation contains new information that can help you better prepare yourself a career in the addictions field.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you:

  1. Gain an understanding of creating treatment plans based on a Medi-Cal assessment
  2. Learn to link group notes to treatment plans
  3. Learn to link treatment and discharge planning and clearly summarize a client’s journey through treatment
  4. Learn the use of appropriate language for successful documentation and billing
  5. Gain an overview of the underpinnings of the historic California Waiver and what they need to know for their future in the field
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This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

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Required Courses (Level I)

  • Integrated Behavioral Pharmacology of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
  • Cultural, Social and Historical Overview of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
  • Introduction to Counseling Techniques in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
  • Psychological Foundations of Addictions

Required Courses (Level II)

  • Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Addictions Counseling
  • Career Preparation and Self-Care in Working With Individuals With Substance Use Disorders
  • Continuing Care and Case Coordination in Addictions Treatment
  • Diagnosis and Assessment of People With Substance Use Disorders
  • Environmental Strategies for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug-Related Problems
  • Family Recovery in Addictions Treatment
  • Group Process and Practice in Addictions Treatment
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Addictions Counseling

Required Courses (Level III)

  • Counseling Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
  • Field Experience in Addictions Counseling
  • Field Experience in Addictions Counseling--CADC Option

Electives

  • AA and Other Mutual Help Groups: How They Work
  • Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems in the Treatment of Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders
  • Charting, Documentation and Billing for SUDs in a Post-ACA World
  • Contemporary Perspectives in the Treatment of Addiction in Multicultural Populations
  • Co-Occurring Trauma and Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Harm-Reduction Perspective
  • Counseling Techniques for Relapse Prevention With a Forensic Population: Probation and Parole
  • Creative/Experiential Methods in Addictions Treatment
  • Drugs and the Brain: Biological Basis of Chemical Dependence
  • Evaluating and Treating Problematic Alcohol Use
  • Family Interventions in the Treatment of Addicts and Their Families
  • Implementing Social Model Principles in Recovery Programs
  • Integrating Mindfulness Into Your Professional Practice
  • Integrating Yoga and Mindfulness Into Complex Trauma Treatment
  • Introduction to Narrative Therapy
  • Launching Without Drugs Onboard: Preventing and Treating Adolescent/Young Adult Substance Abuse
  • Motivational Interviewing: A Hands-On Workshop for Addictions Counselors
  • Multicultural Mutual Help Strategies to Recovery
  • A Narrative Therapy Approach to Trauma and Addiction
  • Prescription Drug Abuse
  • Psychopharmacology Update
  • SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
  • Spiritual Dimensions of Chemical Dependency
  • Tomorrow's Drugs: Emerging Substances of Abuse
  • Treatment Models for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Women
  • The Use of Art Therapy in Addictions Treatment
  • Using Countertransference in Treating Co-Occurring Disorders

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Notes

Departmental contact: extension-alcoholdrug@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-1061

Accrediting Associations

  • American Psychological Association (APA) 6.0 hours 6.0 hours
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