JTR Clinical Training Center
Self-paced clinical training for counselors
Eight courses on the concerns counselors see most in substance use and co-occurring care, all open now. Read each course or listen to it, check what you learned, and finish with a certificate of completion.
How a course works
Every course runs the same way, so once you have finished one you know how the next one goes.
Work through the modules
Read each module, or press Listen and hear the whole thing narrated. The teaching follows realistic client situations, and each module ends with practice questions that give instant feedback. They are not graded.
Pass the final knowledge check
Each course closes with a knowledge check on its core content. In Course 1 that is 20 questions, and 16 correct passes. If you fall short, review the material and take it again.
Download your certificate
Enter your name and credentials, and your certificate of completion saves as a PDF with the course, the date, your score and the training hours, ready for a supervisor or employer.
The courses
Eight courses, starting with the concerns you see most
The order follows how often each concern comes up in substance use and co-occurring programs. Each course draws on the Journey to Recovery resources counselors already assign for those concerns.
Substance Use Disorder Fundamentals
Science, assessment, withdrawal safety and whole-person recovery.
Open Course 1 Course 2 Open nowRelapse Prevention
Relapse risk and recovery instability.
Open Course 2 Course 3 Open nowDepression in Co-Occurring Care
Major depression, persistent depressive disorder, helplessness and hopelessness.
Open Course 3 Course 4 Open nowAnxiety Disorders
Generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, chronic worry and rumination, avoidance and behavioral withdrawal.
Open Course 4 Course 5 Open nowAnger Management
Anger, irritability and aggression.
Open Course 5 Course 6 Open nowCBT Skills for Thinking Patterns
Thinking patterns and cognitive distortions, low self-esteem, perfectionism, self-sabotage and core beliefs.
Open Course 6 Course 7 Open nowTrauma-Informed Care
Post-traumatic stress symptoms, complex trauma history and acute trauma reactions.
Open Course 7 Course 8 Open nowMotivation and Engagement
Motivation as a changing state, low motivation and engagement problems, and the spirit and skills of motivational interviewing.
Open Course 8All eight courses are open now, each with its own page.
For supervisors and training coordinators
One curriculum for new counselors, interns and in-service training
Taken in order, the eight courses are planned as a first year of in-service training, or a semester curriculum for interns.
Send it as a link
Nothing to install and no roster to manage. Each counselor works on their own device, at their own pace.
Built on the lessons you assign
The courses teach with the Journey to Recovery lessons counselors already give clients, so training and practice use the same material.
A record for the training file
Each counselor finishes with a certificate showing the course, the date, the score and the training hours.
What the certificate covers
Training hours, documented
The certificate of completion lists the course, your name and credentials, the date, your final score, the training hours and the clinical author.
Saved to your account
When you pass a course, your certificate is saved to your Journey to Recovery account, so you can download it again any time.
Your progress stays on your device
Your place in a course is saved in the browser you use. Come back on the same device and browser to pick up where you left off.
Start with Course 1
Course 1
Substance Use Disorder Fundamentals
Substance use disorder is the presenting concern most counselors in addiction and co-occurring programs see first and most often. This course gives new counselors, interns and practicum students a shared foundation, from diagnosis and severity to withdrawal safety, medications, co-occurring conditions and building the treatment plan.
- 8modules
- 3training hours
- 2 hrsof narration
The eight modules
- What Addiction Is
- Diagnosis and Severity
- Withdrawal and Detox Safety
- Medications for Substance Use Disorders
- The Whole Person
- Change, Motivation and Recovery Capital
- Family, Planning and Assigning Resources
- Finishing the Course
Module 8 holds the final knowledge check and your certificate of completion.