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Diploma in addiction counselling at Arbour House, Cork

  • 18-09-2013 8:47am
    #1
    gmarty
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    Hey all , I have been trying to get some info on the net about this course but to no avail. I have also heard it meets IAAAC criteria, does anyone have any knowledge on this it would be a great help.


    Thanks!


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  • #2
    dar100
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    Most courses meet IAAAC criteria, standards are not especially high to become a member of this institution.


  • #3
    gmarty
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    Yes, most courses meet IAAAC criteria however not all of these courses are accepted by the IAAAC. I know a few institutes which i will not name market the courses as meeting IAAAC criteria, yet the IAAAC do not recognise them, i think there is a difference between meeting the "criteria" and actually being "recognised". I would like to know beforehand before parting with my hard earned cash, there is a bunch of cowboys out there offering all kinds of accreditation. Anyway back to my question on the Diploma in Arbour House, has anyone completed it and gained IAAAC accreditation after it.?


  • #4
    dar100
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    gmarty wrote: »
    Yes, most courses meet IAAAC criteria however not all of these courses are accepted by the IAAAC. I know a few institutes which i will not name market the courses as meeting IAAAC criteria, yet the IAAAC do not recognise them, i think there is a difference between meeting the "criteria" and actually being "recognised". I would like to know beforehand before parting with my hard earned cash, there is a bunch of cowboys out there offering all kinds of accreditation. Anyway back to my question on the Diploma in Arbour House, has anyone completed it and gained IAAAC accreditation after it.?

    Apologies, what I meant to say is, IAAAC will accept nearly any addiction course, once it's at diploma level.

    Off the top of my head, some of the courses included would be;

    Trinity College, Addiction Studies diploma (not running any more)
    Diploma in Community Drugs Work UCD
    Diploma in Counselling Skills and Drugs Interventions UCD
    Diploma in Alcohol and Drugs Studies University of Limerick
    Diloma in Counselling and Addiction Studies PCI

    There course you mention is also acceptable as far as I remember.
    You could just ask the service running the course, or contact IAAAC.

    I would suggest going to degree or post graduate level if you can, also if you would like to work clinically within the addiction field, go the counselling and psychotherapy route.

    Addiction training is very limiting

    As an after thought, I think IAAAC, may now be accrediting courses in line with the suggestions drawn up by the Psychological Therapies Forum. If this is the case, you will have to complete a 4 year level 8 degree with counselling at the heart of it, this may help
    http://www.counsellingdirectory.ie/pdfs/IAAAC_accreditation.pdf


  • #5
    Odysseus
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    The best bet is to contact the IAAAC or the ACI as they are now called. I would add that having worked in the area for over 15 years that I agree fully with the other post that suggest you go down the counselling and psychotherapy route, or even the psychology one. As also noted the standard of addiction training in Ireland is not up to a very high standard, IMO.


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