This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of alcohol on the human body and on the human condition.

Topics covered include:

• Scope and prevalence of alcohol use in the United States
• 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
• Alcohol use during pregnancy

20 Hours – $125

This course focuses on medication-assisted approaches currently utilized in the treatment of alcohol and opioid use disorders.

Topics covered include:

• Brief history of medication-assisted treatment in the United States
• Pharmacology of medications used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction
• Treatment guidelines and protocols
• Duration of treatment considerations
• Side effects and contraindications
• Use of medication-assisted treatment with special populations
• Use of medication-assisted treatment during pregnancy
• Creating a supportive counseling experience
• Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment

40 Hours – $185

This course focuses on patient placement criteria for clients in need of chemical dependency services.

Topics covered include:

• Advantages of adopting uniform patient placement criteria
• Guidelines for level of care determination procedures
• Placement criteria categories and characteristics
• Implementation strategies
• Placement issues for special needs populations
• ASAM criteria dimensions and guiding principles
• ASAM levels of care
• ASAM withdrawal management levels of care

10 Hours – $115

This course focuses on the physical, psychological and pharmacological effects of drugs of abuse. Psychoactive substances covered include cocaine, hallucinogens and dissociative drugs, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, prescription medications, steroids and other APEDs, and tobacco.

Topics covered include:

• Scope and prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the United States
• The pharmacology of addiction
• Brain chemistry and neurotransmission
• Brain rewards mechanisms and systems
• Tolerance and withdrawal
• Predisposing risk factors
• Short- and long-term behavioral consequences
• Short- and long-term medical complications and consequences
• Effects of prenatal and maternal use

45 Hours – $195

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
• Applying prevention principles to drug abuse prevention programs
• Models of research-based prevention programs
• Principles of substance abuse prevention for early childhood
• Characteristic features of early childhood interventions
• Universal, selective, and tiered early intervention substance abuse prevention programs

25 Hours – $130

This course focuses on screening and assessment procedures in substance abuse treatment.

Topics covered include:

• Screening and assessment instruments
• Interviewing skills and competencies
• Ethnic and cultural issues
• Co-morbid psychiatric disorders
• Screening and assessment skills and techniques
• Screening and assessment with special populations
• Essential concepts in drug testing
• Drug toxicology testing procedures

25 Hours – $130

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
• Re-evaluation of treatment plans
• Client participation in the treatment planning process
• Treatment planning skills and competencies
• Client motivation and readiness for change
• Co-Occurring disorders and special populations

15 Hours – $120

This course focuses on the principles and techniques of motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement approaches, evidence-based practices for working with individuals who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas, and group treatment approaches with substance abusing clients.

Topics covered include:

• Transtheoretical stages of change
• Principles of motivational interviewing
• Integration of motivational approaches to diverse treatment populations and settings
• Trauma-informed intervention and treatment principles
• Common experiences and responses to trauma
• Trauma-informed prevention and treatment objectives
• Clinical issues and counselor self-care
• Advantages of group treatment for substance abusing populations
• Group models commonly used in substance abuse treatment
• Group therapy strategies and techniques
• Group leadership competencies and skills

90 Hours – $425

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This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.

Topics covered include:

• Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
• Counselor-client relationships
• Transference/countertransference
• Boundary issues
• Clinical supervision and counselor competence
• Professional readiness
• Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
• The HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice

6 Hours – $100