Chemical Dependency and the African American: Counseling Strategies and Community Issues (3 hours)

About This Course Your Course Instructor Course Formats This 3 hour course by Peter Bell is intended to provide need-to-know information about counseling strategies and issues for working with African American populations.  This course is based on the books, by the same name, first published by Hazelden in 1990.  Goals/Objectives By participating in this Distance Learning Course the trainee will: Review and understand various theories of addiction and their cultural relevance. Understand culture's impact on the incidence of alcohol and other drug abuse. Learn about the impact of alcohol and other drug abuse on the black community. Examine community-based program issues and solutions. Explore and investigate clinical issues in working with black chemically dependent people. Peter Bell was co-founder and executive director of The Institute on Black Chemical Abuse, located in Minneapolis, from October 1975 to March 1990. Mr. Bell has served on the Board of Directors of the Johnso