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Addressing the Specific Needs of Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include patterns and prevalence of alcohol and substance use among adolescents, consequences of adolescent drug use, brain development and adolescent drug use, tailoring treatment to adolescents, evidence-based approaches to treating adolescent substance use disorders, addiction medication issues, special populations, recovery support services, legal issues and considerations.
20 Hours – $125
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Addressing the Specific Needs of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of women in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include: women’s biopsychosocial uniqueness; principles of gender responsive treatment; patterns and prevalence of alcohol/substance use among women; physiological effects of alcohol, drugs and tobacco on women, pregnancy and birth outcomes; screening and assessment issues; barriers to treatment; special issues and needs of women in substance abuse treatment; recovery management and special populations.
30 Hours – $145
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Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course offers substance abuse counselors a four-step process for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include the link between substance abuse and suicidality, risk and protective factors, warning signs, demographic correlates, techniques and procedures for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment, safety plans, documentation and confidentiality issues.
20 Hours – $125
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Alcohol Use and Abuse: Physical, Psychological, Pharmacological Effects of Alcohol
This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of alcohol on the human body and on the human condition. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of alcohol use in the United States today, the pharmacology of alcohol, tolerance and withdrawal issues, predisposing risk factors, misconceptions about alcohol use, short- and long-term behavioral effects, health consequences and medical complications of alcohol abuse.
20 Hours – $125
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Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Topics covered include epidemiology, transmission, disease progression, testing and diagnosis, risk factors, risk reduction techniques, barriers to treatment, medical complications, special populations, prevention and treatment issues.
10 Hours – $115
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Communicable Diseases: Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, STDs
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of tuberculosis,viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases. Topics covered include epidemiology, transmission, testing and diagnosis, risk factors, risk reduction techniques, barriers to treatment, disease progression, medical complications, prevention and treatment issues.
30 Hours – $145
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Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the various case management functions within the substance abuse treatment continuum. Topics covered include models and principles of case management, case management skills and competencies, application of case management to substance abuse treatment, coordinating client services, advocacy issues, case management in criminal justice settings, and case management for clients with special needs.
30 Hours – $145
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Confidentiality of Patient Records
This course focuses on confidentiality laws and regulations for alcohol and other drug treatment. Topics covered include the purpose and scope of federal alcohol and drug confidentiality regulations, patient consent for release of confidential information, exceptions to confidentiality rules, restrictions on redisclosure, court orders, and communicable disease reporting requirements.
10 Hours – $115
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Clinical Supervision for Addiction Professionals
This course focuses on supervisory issues and techniques in substance abuse counseling. Topics covered include principles of clinical supervision, guidelines for clinical supervisors, models of clinical supervision, developmental stages of counselors and supervisors, cultural and contextual factors, monitoring performance, methods of observation, practical issues in clinical supervision, methods and techniques of clinical supervision, and ethical and legal considerations.
6 Hours – $100
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Clinical Supervision in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on supervisory issues and techniques in substance abuse counseling. Topics covered include supervisory skills and competencies, counselor development, models of clinical supervision, counselor observation, assessment and evaluation of counselor performance, feedback, counselor impairment, management/administrative issues, ethical considerations, confidentiality and liability issues, dual relationships, cultural competence and clinical oversight.
30 Hours – $245
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Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course offers a conceptual framework for working with diverse cultural groups in a substance abuse treatment setting. Population-specific discussions of treatment for Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and American Indian/Alaska Natives are included. Topics covered include general principles for delivering culturally competent treatment services, health and social consequences of drug use, help seeking behaviors and access to care issues, barriers to treatment, and adapting approaches to meet the treatment needs of clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
25 Hours – $130
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Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on detoxification strategies, guidelines and treatment issues. Topics covered include detoxification settings and levels of care, patient placement criteria, medical management and guidelines for withdrawal from specific substances, retention/attrition issues, and detoxification guidelines with special populations including pregnant women, older adults and patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions.
30 Hours – $145
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Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the interplay between domestic violence and substance abuse and best-practice philosophies for working with domestic violence survivors and batterers in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include the connection between substance abuse and domestic violence, crisis intervention and treatment planning for the survivor client, characteristics, profiles and treatment issues commonly faced when working with batterers, emotional and behavioral effects of violence on children, screening and assessment issues, cultural considerations, reporting issues and other legal/ethical considerations.
20 Hours – $125
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Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the principles and techniques of motivational interviewing and the application of motivational enhancement approaches to substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include the transtheoretical stages of change model, principles of motivational interviewing, adapting motivational strategies and interventions to client stage of change, motivational enhancements with coerced clients, measuring components of client motivation, and the integration of motivational approaches into diverse treatment programs and settings.
30 Hours – $145
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Ethics for Addiction Professionals
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals. Topics covered include ethical principles in addiction counseling, counselor-client relationships, transference/countertransference, boundary issues, cultural competence, professional readiness, and the application of ethical codes in professional practice.
6 Hours – $100
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Ethics in Addiction Counseling
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced in addiction counseling. Topics covered include counselor competence issues, confidentiality regulations, mandatory reporting, counselor in relapse, transference/countertransference issues, legal and ethical considerations, and the application of ethical codes in professional practice.
20 Hours – $125
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Financial Planning for Problem Gamblers and their Families
This course focuses on financial issues and strategies for problem gamblers and their families. Topics covered include the social and personal costs of problem gambling to individuals and their families, financial stages and warning signs of problem gambling, limiting access to money, repayment plans, personal bankruptcy issues, and financial stabilization strategies with problem gamblers.
15 Hours – $120
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Group Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on group treatment approaches with substance abusing clients. Topics covered include advantages of group treatment for substance abusing populations, group models commonly used in substance abuse treatment, criteria for placement in groups, group development and phase-specific tasks, managing common problems in groups, group therapy strategies and techniques, and group leadership skills.
30 Hours – $145
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HIV/AIDS: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations
This course focuses on the legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced when working with persons with HIV/AIDS. Topics include the duty to treat, duty to warn, dual relationships, access and discrimination, public health reporting requirements, confidentiality regulations, end-of-life issues, counselor attitudes, and training and competency issues.
15 Hours – $120
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Buy Now and Download Course
HIV/AIDS: Prevention for Substance Abusing Populations
This course focuses on scientifically-tested research-based models of HIV-prevention for substance abusing populations. Topics covered include research-based principles of HIV-prevention, community-based outreach models, accessing and engaging high-risk target communities, personal characteristics of effective outreach workers, risk assessment and risk reduction strategies, logistical concerns and implementation issues.
25 Hours – $130
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Integrating Family Therapy into Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the integration of family therapy models and family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include a discussion of the primary models of family therapy, the impact of alcoholism and substance abuse on families, important differences between family therapy and substance abuse treatment approaches, and the integration of family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Managing Anger and Depression in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for managing anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include a discussion of the nature of anger and depressive symptoms, the relationship between anger and depression and substance use disorders, the impact of anger and depression on treatment participation and treatment outcomes, transference and countertransference, and behavioral, cognitive and emotionally focused intervention strategies and techniques to manage anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings.
20 Hours – $125
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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol and Opioid Dependence
This course focuses on medication-assisted approaches currently utilized in the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders. Topics covered include a brief history of medication-assisted treatment in the United States, the pharmacology of medications used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction, treatment guidelines and protocols, side effects and contraindications, and the use of medication-assisted treatment with special populations and during pregnancy. Medications covered include the use of acamprosate, disulfiram, oral naltrexone and extended-release injectable naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol use disorders, and the use of buprenorphine, naltrexone and methadone in the treatment of opioid addiction.
40 Hours – $185
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Patient Placement Criteria
This course focuses on patient placement criteria for clients in need of chemical dependency services. Topics covered include guidelines for level of care determination procedures, placement criteria categories and characteristics, crisis and non-crisis services placement, and placement issues for special needs populations.
10 Hours – $115
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Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances: Physical, Psychological, and Pharmacological Effects of Drugs of Abuse
This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of drugs of abuse. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the United States today, tolerance and withdrawal, predisposing risk factors, short- and long-term health consequences and medical complications of psychoactive substance abuse. Psychoactive substances covered include anabolic steroids, cocaine, hallucinogens and dissociative drugs, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, prescription drugs, and tobacco.
45 Hours – $195
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Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents
This course focuses on research-based principles for preventing alcohol and drug abuse among children and adolescents. Topics covered include patterns of drug use among children and adolescents, risk and protective factors among children and adolescents, community-based prevention models, prevention principles, models of research-based prevention programs.
25 Hours – $130
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Problem Gambling: 60 Hour Core Curriculum Treatment Track Training
This course focuses on a variety of issues related to problem gambling. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of problem gambling in the United States today, gambling venues, predisposing risk factors, suicide risk, types of problem gamblers, problem gambling stages, assessment issues, cross-prevalence with chemical dependency, treatment strategies and approaches, treatment modalities, Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon, and problem gambling among special populations.
60 Hours – $450
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Screening and Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
This course focuses on screening and assessment procedures in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include recognition of risk factors, screening and assessment instruments, drug toxicology testing procedures, interviewing skills and techniques, screening and assessment with special populations, ethnic/cultural issues, co-morbid psychiatric disorders, and screening and assessment competencies.
25 Hours – $130
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Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among older adults and best-practice philosophies for treating older alcohol and or other substance abusing clients. Topics covered include vulnerabilities and risk factors, barriers to treatment, use and abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, screening and assessment, legal and ethical considerations, referral and treatment issues.
30 Hours – $145
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Individuals
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and best-practice philosophies for treating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender substance abusing clients. Topics covered include vulnerabilities and risk factors, barriers to treatment, clinical and treatment issues, family of origin and family of choice issues, and counselor competence issues.
30 Hours – $145
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among individuals with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and best-practice philosophies for treating clients with co-occurring disorders. Topics covered include assessment, diagnostic criteria, psychopharmacology, treatment settings, treatment strategies and approaches, and the integration of mental health services with substance abuse treatment.
40 Hours – $185
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Theoretical Models of Addiction
This course focuses on theoretical models of addiction and various theoretical approaches to substance abuse treatment. Theoretical models covered include behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches, strategic-interactional approaches, humanistic and existential approaches, psychodynamic approaches, family-based approaches and group therapy approaches.
30 Hours – $145
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Tobacco Use Interventions in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for integrating tobacco use interventions into substance abuse treatment services. Topics covered include tobacco use prevalence rates, health consequences, screening and assessment tools, tobacco treatment medications, tobacco treatment with special populations, tobacco use and co-occurring disorders, and barriers to addressing tobacco dependence in addiction treatment programs.
15 Hours – $120
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Trauma-Informed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on evidence-based practices for working with individuals who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include rationale for trauma-informed care in substance abuse treatment, trauma-informed treatment principles, common experiences and responses to trauma, trauma-related disorders including combat stress reaction, acute stress disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, screening and assessment issues and instruments, clinical issues, treatment strategies, and trauma-specific interventions.
30 Hours – $145
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Treatment Planning for Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for effective substance abuse treatment planning. Topics covered include prioritizing client needs, components of treatment planning, treatment goals, objectives and interventions, reevaluation of treatment plans, client participation in the treatment planning process, and treatment planning counselor competencies.
15 Hours – $120
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Youth Gambling: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment Issues
This course focuses on various issues related to youth gambling. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of youth gambling in the United States today, predisposing risk factors, protective factors, assessment issues, cross-prevalence with chemical dependency, prevention efforts, treatment modalities, treatment strategies and approaches.
15 Hours – $120
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60 Hours
Problem Gambling: 60 Hour Core Curriculum Treatment Track Training
This course focuses on a variety of issues related to problem gambling. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of problem gambling in the United States today, gambling venues, predisposing risk factors, suicide risk, types of problem gamblers, problem gambling stages, assessment issues, cross-prevalence with chemical dependency, treatment strategies and approaches, treatment modalities, Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon, and problem gambling among special populations.
60 Hours – $450
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45 Hours
Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances: Physical, Psychological, and Pharmacological Effects of Drugs of Abuse
This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of drugs of abuse. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the United States today, tolerance and withdrawal, predisposing risk factors, short- and long-term health consequences and medical complications of psychoactive substance abuse. Psychoactive substances covered include anabolic steroids, cocaine, hallucinogens and dissociative drugs, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, prescription drugs, and tobacco.
45 Hours – $195
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Buy Now and Download Course
40 Hours
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol and Opioid Dependence
This course focuses on medication-assisted approaches currently utilized in the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders. Topics covered include a brief history of medication-assisted treatment in the United States, the pharmacology of medications used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction, treatment guidelines and protocols, side effects and contraindications, and the use of medication-assisted treatment with special populations and during pregnancy. Medications covered include the use of acamprosate, disulfiram, oral naltrexone and extended-release injectable naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol use disorders, and the use of buprenorphine, naltrexone and methadone in the treatment of opioid addiction.
40 Hours – $185
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among individuals with co-occurring psychiatric disorders and best-practice philosophies for treating clients with co-occurring disorders. Topics covered include assessment, diagnostic criteria, psychopharmacology, treatment settings, treatment strategies and approaches, and the integration of mental health services with substance abuse treatment.
40 Hours – $185
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30 Hours
Addressing the Specific Needs of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of women in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include: women’s biopsychosocial uniqueness; principles of gender responsive treatment; patterns and prevalence of alcohol/substance use among women; physiological effects of alcohol, drugs and tobacco on women, pregnancy and birth outcomes; screening and assessment issues; barriers to treatment; special issues and needs of women in substance abuse treatment; recovery management and special populations.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Communicable Diseases: Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, STDs
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of tuberculosis,viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases. Topics covered include epidemiology, transmission, testing and diagnosis, risk factors, risk reduction techniques, barriers to treatment, disease progression, medical complications, prevention and treatment issues.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the various case management functions within the substance abuse treatment continuum. Topics covered include models and principles of case management, case management skills and competencies, application of case management to substance abuse treatment, coordinating client services, advocacy issues, case management in criminal justice settings, and case management for clients with special needs.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Clinical Supervision in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on supervisory issues and techniques in substance abuse counseling. Topics covered include supervisory skills and competencies, counselor development, models of clinical supervision, counselor observation, assessment and evaluation of counselor performance, feedback, counselor impairment, management/administrative issues, ethical considerations, confidentiality and liability issues, dual relationships, cultural competence and clinical oversight.
30 Hours – $245
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Course Not Available for Download
Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on detoxification strategies, guidelines and treatment issues. Topics covered include detoxification settings and levels of care, patient placement criteria, medical management and guidelines for withdrawal from specific substances, retention/attrition issues, and detoxification guidelines with special populations including pregnant women, older adults and patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the principles and techniques of motivational interviewing and the application of motivational enhancement approaches to substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include the transtheoretical stages of change model, principles of motivational interviewing, adapting motivational strategies and interventions to client stage of change, motivational enhancements with coerced clients, measuring components of client motivation, and the integration of motivational approaches into diverse treatment programs and settings.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Group Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on group treatment approaches with substance abusing clients. Topics covered include advantages of group treatment for substance abusing populations, group models commonly used in substance abuse treatment, criteria for placement in groups, group development and phase-specific tasks, managing common problems in groups, group therapy strategies and techniques, and group leadership skills.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among older adults and best-practice philosophies for treating older alcohol and or other substance abusing clients. Topics covered include vulnerabilities and risk factors, barriers to treatment, use and abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, screening and assessment, legal and ethical considerations, referral and treatment issues.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Individuals
This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and best-practice philosophies for treating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender substance abusing clients. Topics covered include vulnerabilities and risk factors, barriers to treatment, clinical and treatment issues, family of origin and family of choice issues, and counselor competence issues.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Theoretical Models of Addiction
This course focuses on theoretical models of addiction and various theoretical approaches to substance abuse treatment. Theoretical models covered include behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches, strategic-interactional approaches, humanistic and existential approaches, psychodynamic approaches, family-based approaches and group therapy approaches.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Trauma-Informed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on evidence-based practices for working with individuals who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include rationale for trauma-informed care in substance abuse treatment, trauma-informed treatment principles, common experiences and responses to trauma, trauma-related disorders including combat stress reaction, acute stress disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, screening and assessment issues and instruments, clinical issues, treatment strategies, and trauma-specific interventions.
30 Hours – $145
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
25 Hours
Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course offers a conceptual framework for working with diverse cultural groups in a substance abuse treatment setting. Population-specific discussions of treatment for Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and American Indian/Alaska Natives are included. Topics covered include general principles for delivering culturally competent treatment services, health and social consequences of drug use, help seeking behaviors and access to care issues, barriers to treatment, and adapting approaches to meet the treatment needs of clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
HIV/AIDS: Prevention for Substance Abusing Populations
This course focuses on scientifically-tested research-based models of HIV-prevention for substance abusing populations. Topics covered include research-based principles of HIV-prevention, community-based outreach models, accessing and engaging high-risk target communities, personal characteristics of effective outreach workers, risk assessment and risk reduction strategies, logistical concerns and implementation issues.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Integrating Family Therapy into Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the integration of family therapy models and family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include a discussion of the primary models of family therapy, the impact of alcoholism and substance abuse on families, important differences between family therapy and substance abuse treatment approaches, and the integration of family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents
This course focuses on research-based principles for preventing alcohol and drug abuse among children and adolescents. Topics covered include patterns of drug use among children and adolescents, risk and protective factors among children and adolescents, community-based prevention models, prevention principles, models of research-based prevention programs.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Screening and Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
This course focuses on screening and assessment procedures in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include recognition of risk factors, screening and assessment instruments, drug toxicology testing procedures, interviewing skills and techniques, screening and assessment with special populations, ethnic/cultural issues, co-morbid psychiatric disorders, and screening and assessment competencies.
25 Hours – $130
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
20 Hours
Addressing the Specific Needs of Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the unique issues and best practice philosophies for addressing the specific needs of adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include patterns and prevalence of alcohol and substance use among adolescents, consequences of adolescent drug use, brain development and adolescent drug use, tailoring treatment to adolescents, evidence-based approaches to treating adolescent substance use disorders, addiction medication issues, special populations, recovery support services, legal issues and considerations.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course offers substance abuse counselors a four-step process for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment. Topics covered include the link between substance abuse and suicidality, risk and protective factors, warning signs, demographic correlates, techniques and procedures for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment, safety plans, documentation and confidentiality issues.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Alcohol Use and Abuse: Physical, Psychological, Pharmacological Effects of Alcohol
This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of alcohol on the human body and on the human condition. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of alcohol use in the United States today, the pharmacology of alcohol, tolerance and withdrawal issues, predisposing risk factors, misconceptions about alcohol use, short- and long-term behavioral effects, health consequences and medical complications of alcohol abuse.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on the interplay between domestic violence and substance abuse and best-practice philosophies for working with domestic violence survivors and batterers in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include the connection between substance abuse and domestic violence, crisis intervention and treatment planning for the survivor client, characteristics, profiles and treatment issues commonly faced when working with batterers, emotional and behavioral effects of violence on children, screening and assessment issues, cultural considerations, reporting issues and other legal/ethical considerations.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Ethics in Addiction Counseling
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced in addiction counseling. Topics covered include counselor competence issues, confidentiality regulations, mandatory reporting, counselor in relapse, transference/countertransference issues, legal and ethical considerations, and the application of ethical codes in professional practice.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Managing Anger and Depression in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for managing anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings. Topics covered include a discussion of the nature of anger and depressive symptoms, the relationship between anger and depression and substance use disorders, the impact of anger and depression on treatment participation and treatment outcomes, transference and countertransference, and behavioral, cognitive and emotionally focused intervention strategies and techniques to manage anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings.
20 Hours – $125
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
15 Hours
Financial Planning for Problem Gamblers and their Families
This course focuses on financial issues and strategies for problem gamblers and their families. Topics covered include the social and personal costs of problem gambling to individuals and their families, financial stages and warning signs of problem gambling, limiting access to money, repayment plans, personal bankruptcy issues, and financial stabilization strategies with problem gamblers.
15 Hours – $120
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
HIV/AIDS: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations
This course focuses on the legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced when working with persons with HIV/AIDS. Topics include the duty to treat, duty to warn, dual relationships, access and discrimination, public health reporting requirements, confidentiality regulations, end-of-life issues, counselor attitudes, and training and competency issues.
15 Hours – $120
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Tobacco Use Interventions in Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for integrating tobacco use interventions into substance abuse treatment services. Topics covered include tobacco use prevalence rates, health consequences, screening and assessment tools, tobacco treatment medications, tobacco treatment with special populations, tobacco use and co-occurring disorders, and barriers to addressing tobacco dependence in addiction treatment programs.
15 Hours – $120
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Treatment Planning for Substance Abuse Treatment
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for effective substance abuse treatment planning. Topics covered include prioritizing client needs, components of treatment planning, treatment goals, objectives and interventions, reevaluation of treatment plans, client participation in the treatment planning process, and treatment planning counselor competencies.
15 Hours – $120
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Youth Gambling: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment Issues
This course focuses on various issues related to youth gambling. Topics covered include the scope and prevalence of youth gambling in the United States today, predisposing risk factors, protective factors, assessment issues, cross-prevalence with chemical dependency, prevention efforts, treatment modalities, treatment strategies and approaches.
15 Hours – $120
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10 Hours
Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Topics covered include epidemiology, transmission, disease progression, testing and diagnosis, risk factors, risk reduction techniques, barriers to treatment, medical complications, special populations, prevention and treatment issues.
10 Hours – $115
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Buy Now and Download Course
Confidentiality of Patient Records
This course focuses on confidentiality laws and regulations for alcohol and other drug treatment. Topics covered include the purpose and scope of federal alcohol and drug confidentiality regulations, patient consent for release of confidential information, exceptions to confidentiality rules, restrictions on redisclosure, court orders, and communicable disease reporting requirements.
10 Hours – $115
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Patient Placement Criteria
This course focuses on patient placement criteria for clients in need of chemical dependency services. Topics covered include guidelines for level of care determination procedures, placement criteria categories and characteristics, crisis and non-crisis services placement, and placement issues for special needs populations.
10 Hours – $115
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
6 Hours
Clinical Supervision for Addiction Professionals
This course focuses on supervisory issues and techniques in substance abuse counseling. Topics covered include principles of clinical supervision, guidelines for clinical supervisors, models of clinical supervision, developmental stages of counselors and supervisors, cultural and contextual factors, monitoring performance, methods of observation, practical issues in clinical supervision, methods and techniques of clinical supervision, and ethical and legal considerations.
6 Hours – $100
Buy Now and Get Course by Mail
Buy Now and Download Course
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals. Topics covered include ethical principles in addiction counseling, counselor-client relationships, transference/countertransference, boundary issues, cultural competence, professional readiness, and the application of ethical codes in professional practice.
6 Hours – $100
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Buy Now and Download Course