Course Category: Application to Practice

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Advances in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Interventions Among Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minority Populations 1 credit

This course discusses substance abuse treatment and prevention in racial, ethnic minorities, and sexual minority populations, using cultural interventions, computer technology and culturally grounded intervention among those with alcohol use,...

Alcohol, Minorities, Prevention Planning and Evaluating, Cultural Adaptation, LGBTQ, Digital Interventions, BIPOC

Treatment Planning

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Efficacy of a Web-Based Intervention for Concerned Spouses of Service Members and Veterans With Alcohol Misuse 1.25 credits

The behavioral health of spouses/partners of members of the military with alcohol abuse can be a focus of addressing a larger problem of substance abuse in the military. This is...

Alcohol, Veteran, Digital Interventions

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Preventing the Use of Marijuana: Focus on Women and Pregnancy 2.5 credits

This course examines prevention the use of marijuana in pregnant women using several approaches It includes education through contact with physicians, advertising campaigns legislative action delaying initiation, education programs, and...

Prevention Public Policy, Marijuana

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

Prevention

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Harm Reduction As “Continuum Care” in Alcohol Abuse Disorder 1.25 credits

This course examines harm reduction as an approach to treat alcohol dependence. The authors propose that it creates a better chance for compliance with treatment in a comprehensive treatment setting....

Alcohol, Harm Reduction

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Role of Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders 2 credits

This course discusses the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of substance use disorder in adolescents. Various medications are examined, in a wide range of addictions, including Tobacco Use Disorder...

Adolescents, Marijuana, Pharmacotherapy, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Pharmacology

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Substance Use in Adolescents With Psychiatric Comorbidity 1.5 credits

This course examines the motivational interviewing approach in treating adolescents with psychiatric comorbidity in substance abuse. Moderators used were: gender, race, baseline use (cannabis, alcohol and any substance), internalizing behavior,...

Adolescents, Co-Occurring Disorders, Alcohol, Marijuana, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Understanding Barriers to Specialty Substance Abuse Treatment Among Latinos 1.5 credits

This article examines the barriers to substance abuse treatment among Latinos vs whites and other groups based on in-depth qualitative interviews. Attitudes toward Specialty Treatment, perceived controls, cultural factors, perceived...

Hispanic

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Women With Alcohol Dependence-A Randomized Trial of Couple Versus Individual Plus Couple Therapy 1.5 credits

This is a research intensive course that examines women with alcohol dependence and whether couple therapy vs couple therapy with individual CBT shows better alcohol treatment outcomes. Previous studied were...

Alcohol, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Treatment Knowledge

Family/Couple

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Alcohol-Focused Behavioral Couple Therapy 1.5 credits

This course is a review of Alcohol-Focused Behavioral Couple Therapy literature. It includes active ingredients, moderators, and mediators of treatment outcome. Outcomes were measured for patient drinking, improved relationship functioning,...

Domestic Violence, Alcohol, Veteran, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Group Versus Standard Behavioral Couples Therapy Plus Individually Based Treatment for Patients With Alcohol Dependence 1.75 credits

This is a research intensive course examines a randomized control trial in which group therapy versus standard behavioral couples therapy plus individually based treatment for patients with alcoholism. Treatment outcomes...

Groups, Alcohol

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Disorder-long-term Effects on Delinquency in a Randomized Controlled Trial 1 credit

This course examines the effect of multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on delinquency in adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD) in the Netherlands. The authors conducted...

Adolescents, Youth, Parents, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family Therapy

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Role of Relationship Adjustment in an Integrated Individual Treatment for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Among Veterans 1.75 credits

Identifying factors that influence treatment outcomes of emerging integrated interventions for co-occurring Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) is crucial to maximize Veterans’ health. Dyadic adjustment suffers...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Veteran, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Correlates of Improvement in Substance Abuse Among Dually Diagnosed Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Specialized Intensive VA Treatment 1.25 credits

This course discusses the treatment of veterans with PTSD and substance use issues. It examines specialized intensive VA treatment such as: Evaluation/Brief Treatment PTSD Units (EBTPUs), Specialized Inpatient PTSD Units...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Veteran, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Comorbidity of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Among Hispanic Adolescents 1.25 credits

This course examines substance abuse and psychiatric symptoms in Hispanic adolescents. Using a pool of treatment seeking Hispanic adolescents, the study used variables such as age, gender, preferred language, internal...

Adolescents, Co-Occurring Disorders, Hispanic

Clinical Evaluation

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Treating Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders 2 credits

This course features two separate articles that discuss treating co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and psychiatric disorders. The first article deals with clients in psychotherapy and includes vignettes. It highlights...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Depression, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Psychodrama

Clinical Evaluation

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment As a Predictor of Dropout from Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment 1 credit

This course examines the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a predictor of dropout from residential substance use disorder treatment. It discusses need for a cognitive screening tool as well as...

Inpatient

Clinical Evaluation

Assessment

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Anger Management for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Clients 3.5 credits

Meta-analyses have reliably demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive–behavioral therapy in the treatment of addictions and other mental health issues. This course provides a detailed program for anger management for those...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Anger

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Designer Drugs 2015-Assessment and Management 1.25 credits

This course covers the assessment and management of designer drugs, including: bath salts, cathinones, mephedrone, methylone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDMA), synthetic cannabinoids, spice, 25I-NBOMe, N-bomb, and hallucinogens. It explains: epidemiology of emerging...

Application to Practice

Assessment

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Effects of Music Therapy and Music-based Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders-A Systematic Review 3 credits

This research intensive course discusses music therapy (MT) and Music based interventions (MBI) in the treatment of substance use disorders. It includes 34 quantitative and six qualitative studies across various...

Expressive Therapy

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Review of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance-use Disorders-adaptation for Underserved Populations, Use of Experimental Technologies, and Personalized Optimization Strategies 1.75 credits

This course examines contingency management (CM) in a variety of substance use disorders (including tobacco use), combined with a variety of substance use disorder treatments. It includes: a conceptual background...

Alcohol, Minorities, Opioids, Tobacco, Contingency Management

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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