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Social Work Requirements
Documentation of forty-five (45) hours of approved continuing education every two years including three (3) hours in the area of professional ethics.
Social Work Courses
15 Hours
Addressing the Specific Needs of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
Addressing the Specific Needs of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$155
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:
- Special issues and unique needs of women in substance abuse treatment
- 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
- Recovery management and special populations
15 Hours – $155
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders (SW)
$155
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:
- Guiding principles for treating clients with co-occurring disorders
- Assessment and diagnostic criteria
- Psychopharmacology and psychotherapeutic medications
- Treatment settings and models
- Strategies and techniques for working with co-occurring disorder populations
- Dual recovery and mutual self-help support programs
- Workforce development and staff support
- Special populations
15 Hours – $155
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12 Hours
Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment
Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$145
This course offers a conceptual framework for working with diverse cultural groups in a substance abuse treatment setting.
Topics covered include:
- General principles for delivering culturally competent treatment services
- Health and social consequences of drug use
- Help seeking behaviors
- Access to care issues and barriers to treatment
- Core competences and skills
- Adapting treatment approaches to clients from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Drug cultures and the culture of recovery
- Culturally responsive assessment and treatment planning
12 Hours – $145
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Integrating Family Therapy into Substance Abuse Treatment
Integrating Family Therapy into Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$145
This course focuses on the integration of family therapy models and family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment.
Topics covered include:
- Family systems theory
- Primary models of family therapy
- Impact of alcoholism and substance abuse on families
- Differences between family therapy and substance abuse treatment approaches
- Family assessment issues
- Integration of family therapy practices into substance abuse treatment
- Cultural considerations
- Family therapy skills and competencies
12 Hours – $145
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Trauma-Informed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment
Trauma-Informed Care in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$145
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
- Trauma-informed intervention and treatment principles
- Types of trauma
- Common experiences and responses to trauma
- Trauma-related symptoms and disorders
- Screening and assessment issues and instruments
- Trauma-informed prevention and treatment objectives
- Clinical issues and counselor self-care
- Treatment strategies and interventions
12 Hours – $145
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10 Hours
Group Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment
Group Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$135
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
- Assessing readiness for group
- Group development and phase-specific tasks
- Managing common problems in groups
- Group therapy strategies and techniques
- Group leadership competencies and skills
10 Hours – $135
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Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment
Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$135
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:
- Transtheoretical stages of change
- Principles of motivational interviewing
- Adapting motivational strategies and interventions to client stage of change
- Building readiness and commitment to change
- Engaging and retaining clients in treatment
- Motivational enhancements with coerced clients
- Measuring components of client motivation
- Integration of motivational approaches to diverse treatment populations and settings
10 Hours – $135
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Managing Anger and Depression in Substance Abuse Treatment
Managing Anger and Depression in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$135
This course focuses on best-practice philosophies for managing anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings.
Topics covered include:
- Nature of anger and depressive symptoms
- Relationship between anger and depression and substance use disorders
- Impact of anger and depression on treatment participation and treatment outcomes
- Screening and assessment
- Techniques to manage anger and depression in substance abuse treatment settings
- Transference and countertransference
- Behavioral, cognitive and emotionally focused intervention strategies
10 Hours – $135
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Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults (SW)
$135
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:
- Scope of the problem
- Vulnerabilities and risk factors
- Barriers to treatment
- Use and abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications
- Screening and assessment,
- Referral and treatment issues
- Measurement of multidimensional outcomes for older adults
- Legal and ethical considerations
10 Hours – $135
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6 Hours
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$125
This course offers substance abuse counselors a four-step process for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment.
Topics covered include:
- Link between substance abuse and suicidality
- Risk and protective factors
- Demographic correlates
- Suicide assessment
- Techniques and procedures for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors
- Warning signs and safety plans
- Counselor skills and competencies
- Documentation and confidentiality issues
6 Hours – $125
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Addressing the Specific Needs of Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
Addressing the Specific Needs of Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$125
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:
- Special issues and unique needs of adolescents in substance abuse treatment
- 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 needs
- Addiction medication issues
- Special populations
- Legal issues and considerations
6 Hours – $125
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Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Treatment
Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Treatment (SW)
$125
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:
- Connection between substance abuse and domestic violence
- Crisis intervention and treatment planning for the survivor client
- Characteristics and profiles of batterers
- Emotional and behavioral effects of violence on children
- Screening and assessment issues
- Treatment issues and considerations
- Cultural considerations
- Legal and ethical considerations
6 Hours – $125
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