Course Category: Application to Practice

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Contingency Management for Patients With Dual Disorders in Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Addiction 1 credit

This course examines Contingency Management (CM) in patients with co-occurring disorders. Success was measured by treatment retention, reduced symptoms and drug-free days. While there was no difference between CM vs...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Contingency Management

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Marijuana and Gender Differences in African Americans 1.75 credits

This course examines depression and racism as it pertains to African American adolescents and marijuana Two studies were completed and two papers written by the same authors. Links were found...

Adolescents, Co-Occurring Disorders, Minorities, Marijuana, African Americans

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

What Are the Long Term Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use? 1 credit

Young adult drug use and law breaking behaviors often have roots in adolescence. These behaviors are predicted by early drug use, parental substance use disorders, and disrupted and conflict-ridden family...

Adolescents, Evidence Based Interventions, Brief Intervention, Family Therapy

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Demographic Trends Among Older Cannabis Users in the United States, 2006–13 1 credit

This course examines demographic trends in cannabis use in the older adult population through the use of geriatric epidemiology. Cannabis use in on the rise in a population with existing...

Prevention, Older Adults, Prevention Education, Marijuana

Treatment Knowledge

Prevention

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Cocaine, Hallucinogens, and Dissociative Drugs 1.25 credits

This course discusses cocaine, hallucinogens and dissociative drugs. It includes: what is cocaine, the scope of cocaine use in the US, how cocaine is used, how cocaine produces its effects,...

Stimulants, Hallucinogen

Application to Practice

Pharmacology

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Assessing the Usability of Web-Based Alcohol Education for Older Adults-A Feasibility Study 1.75 credits

This course discusses the usability of web-based alcohol education for adults 55 and older. Drinking frequency and quantity were measured at baseline and 4 week follow-up. Participants were given a...

Alcohol, Older Adults, Digital Interventions

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Responsible and Controlled Use-Older Cannabis Users and Harm Reduction 1.75 credits

This course examines the responsible and controlled marijuana use in older drug users and how they reduce risk through harm reduction. It includes: health risks, moderation, respiratory issues, overdose management,...

Prevention, Harm Reduction, Older Adults, Prevention Education, Marijuana

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

What Are Therapeutic Communities? 1.25 credits

This course examines Therapeutic Communities (TC). In includes: an explanation of treatment communities, research, the approach of TC, are treatment communities effective, fundamental components, how treatment is provided, treating populations...

Criminal Justice

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Heroin and Prescription Opioids 1.25 credits

This course covers Heroin and prescription Opioids. It includes: what heroin is and how it is used, the scope of heroin in the US, the effects of heroin on the...

Opioids, Prescription Drugs, HIV, Hepatitis

Treatment Knowledge

Pharmacology

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders 1.25 credits

This course discusses common co-morbidities with substance use disorders (SUD). It includes: the connection between substance use disorders and mental illness, why there is a comorbidity between SUD and mental...

Co-Occurring Disorders, HIV

Clinical Evaluation

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Gamblers Anonymous As a Recovery Pathway-A Scoping Review 1.25 credits

This course discusses Gamblers’ Anonymous (GA) as a pathway to recovery in people with problem gambling. Gamblers Anonymous is a mutual aid fellowship based on 12-step principles. This review includes...

12 Step

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Marijuana Use in the Context of Alcohol Interventions for Mandated College Students 1 credit

This course examines marijuana use in mandated interventions for college students. The participants were dual users of marijuana and alcohol. They used marijuana weekly and heavy drinkers (>4 or 5...

Alcohol, Marijuana, School/University

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Steroids and Other Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs (APEDs) 1.5 credits

This course examines the misuse of steroids and other APED’s. It includes: an explanation of the different types of APED’s, the history of anabolic steroid use, users and misusers of...

Application to Practice

Pharmacology

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

MDMA AKA Ecstasy Abuse 1.25 credits

This course examines MDMA (ecstasy abuse. It includes: definition and history of MDMA, scope of MDMA use in the US, users of MDMA, effects of MDMA and effects on the...

Application to Practice

Pharmacology

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Adolescent Substance Use: Screening and Intervention 1 credit

This webinar, which is part of the University of Minnesota Psychiatry Grand Rounds, discusses adolescent substance use, as well as reviews screening and intervention processes and procedures to use with...

Adolescents

Clinical Evaluation

Application to Practice

Assessment

No Cost Materials

Recorded Webinar

Marijuana 2 credits

This course is from an article by the National Institute of Drug Abuse discussing marijuana. It includes: A note from the director, what marijuana is, the scope of marijuana use...

Application to Practice

Pharmacology

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Methamphetamine 1 credit

This course examines methamphetamine use. It includes: what methamphetamine is, scope of use in the US, how it is misused, how methamphetamine is manufactured, how it is different from other...

Treatment Knowledge

Pharmacology

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 56-Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men-Treatment Modalities and Settings 2 credits

This course deals with treatment modalities and settings for addressing the specific behavioral health needs of men. It includes: detoxification, treatment modalities, treatment strategies, treatment settings, mutual-help groups, community influences...

Evidence Based Interventions, Groups

Treatment Planning

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 56-Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men-Treatment Issue for Men 3.5 credits

This course deals treatment issues for men. It includes: considerations of counselor’s gender, counseling men who have difficulty accessing or expressing emotions, counseling men who feel excessive shame, counseling men...

Trauma, Evidence Based Interventions

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 56-Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men-Screening and Assessment 1 credit

This course deals with the screening and assessing of men and how to engage men in the treatment process. It includes: an introduction, screening and assessment of men, and comprehensive...

Clinical Assessment

Clinical Evaluation

Assessment

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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