Documentation of 75 hours of continuing competence every three years.
A minimum of 40 of the 75 hours must consist of formal activity learning.
ASWB-approved distance-learning trainings can be used to satisfy MCSW formal activity continuing competence requirements.
All 75 required hours can be earned through ASWB-approved distance-learning training.
$125
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.
15 Hours – $125
$125
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.
15 Hours – $125
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$120
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.
12 Hours – $120
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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.
12 Hours – $120
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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.
12 Hours – $120
$145
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.
10 Hours – $115
$115
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.
10 Hours – $115
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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.
10 Hours – $115
$115
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.
10 hours – $115
$100
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.
6 Hours – $100
$100
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.
6 Hours – $100
$100
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.
6 Hours – $100
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