CE Courses for Addiction Counselors, Prevention Specialists, and Peer Support Specialists

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Parent-child Communication and Parental Knowledge of Girls and Their Associations With Substance Use 1.75 credits

This is a research intensive course. This course examines the role of child-parent communication and parental knowledge between Sexual Minority Girls (SMG) vs heterosexual girls and their association with substance...

Youth, Parents, LGBTQ

Treatment Knowledge

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Understanding the Substance Use of Autistic Adolescents and Adults 1.5 credits

a Mixed-methods Approach

Autistic individuals might be more likely to misuse substances than non-autistic individuals. Better understanding of these patterns can help clinicians identify strategies to reduce substance use, protecting physical and mental...

Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism

Treatment Knowledge

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Using EMDR to Reduce the Intensity of Substance-Related Mental Imagery and Craving 1 credit

This course examines the efficacy of using EMDR to treat addiction such as food craving and cigarette craving with mental imagery and working memory taxation to lessen triggers in addiction...

EMDR, Evidence Based Interventions, Craving, Tobacco/Smoking

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Behavioral Couples Therapy for Smoking Cessation-A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial 1.25 credits

This course examines behavioral couples therapy as an approach to smoking cessation in those with tobacco dependence. It includes: Behavioral Couples Therapy-Smoking (BCT-S), Standard Smoking Cessation Treatment (ST), and couples...

Evidence Based Interventions, Couples, Tobacco/Smoking, Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT)

Family/Couple

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Development of an Internet-Based Treatment for Problem Gamblers and Concerned Significant Others-A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 1.5 credits

This course discusses the development of an internet-based treatment for problem gamblers and their concerned significant others (COS). Two arms were used, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and behavioral couples therapy...

Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT), Gamble

Application to Practice

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Family/Couple

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Experience of Couples in the Process of Treatment of Pathological Gambling-Couple Vs Individual Therapy 2 credits

This course discusses treatment options in pathological gambling. The gambler was assigned either individual or couple treatment. It includes: revealing gambling behaviors to the partner, the need to develop mutual...

Couples, Gamble

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

Treatment Knowledge

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Cross Sectional Evaluation of an Alcohol Intervention Targeting Young University Student 1.25 credits

This course is research intensive. This course examines the evaluation of an alcohol intervention called the Young Alcohol Project (YAP) targeting Australian college students up to age 24. It includes:...

Alcohol, Young Adult, School/University

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Drinking Over the Ages-Focus on College Ages 1.75 credits

This course examines alcohol use, abuse and dependence in college drinking for the young adult. It examines developmental considerations, alcohol use and consequences among college students, neurodevelopment, college vs non-college...

Alcohol, Young Adult, School/University

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics 2021 1.25 credits

Professional ethics are at the core of social work. The profession has an obligation to articulate its basic values, ethical principles, and ethical standards. The NASW Code of Ethics sets...

Ethics

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth 2 credits

This course examines brief intervention for alcohol screening in youth. It examines: the 4 steps, ask 2 screening questions, guide patients who do not drinks and assess risk in patients...

Alcohol, Youth, Brief Intervention

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Profiles of Confidence and Commitment to Change As Predictors of Moderated Drinking: A Person-centered Approach 1.75 credits

This course is research intensive. This course examines confidence and commitment to change as predictors of moderated drinking. It includes: motivation and self-efficacy as profile factors, daily diary, ecological momentary...

Alcohol, Person Centered

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 1 credit

This is a research intensive course. This course examines Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) for substance use disorders (SUD) through a systematic review and meta-analysis. It includes: mindfulness-based relapse prevention, effects...

Mindfulness, Recovery Oriented, Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Application to Practice

Treatment Knowledge

Relapse and Recovery Strategies

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Dopamine and Risky Decision-Making in Gambling Disorder 1.25 credits

Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction associated with impairments in value-based decision-making and cognitive control. These functions are thought to be regulated by dopamine within fronto-striatal circuits, but the role...

Pharmacotherapy, Gamble

Treatment Knowledge

Pharmacology

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals: 1 credit

A Call to Action

Research on the needs and effective treatment options available to transgender individuals with substance use problems is scarce. This article is a systematic review of the available literature on necessary...

Program Development, LGBTQ, Transgender

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Qasgiq Model As an Indigenous Intervention: 1 credit

Using the Cultural Logic of Context to Build Protective Factors for Alaska Native Suicide and Alcohol Misuse Prevention

This Intervention model is based on the fundamental role that culture and Indigenous knowledge plays in community intervention in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. The intervention starts by...

Indigenous communities, Evidence Based Interventions, Suicide, Cultural Adaptation, Prevention Cultural Competence

Cultural Diversity

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Medical Use and Misuse of Psychoactive Prescription Medications Among US Youth and Young Adults 2 credits

The purpose of this course is to investigate prevalence and correlates of medical use and misuse of psychoactive prescription medications among US youth and young adult. The course covers young...

Prescription Drugs, Youth

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD in Addicted Patients: What Does the Literature Tell Us 2 credits

Substance use disorder (SUD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently co-occur, and the presence of ADHD complicates the treatment of the addiction. Pharmacotherapy is a potent intervention in childhood and adult...

Pharmacotherapy, Attentention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD)

Pharmacology

Treatment Knowledge

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

How Do People With Intellectual Disability Engage With and Understand Gambling 1 credit

This study is intended to recognize factors that could influence how and why people with intellectual disabilities may engage and understand gambling harms. The primary focus of this research is...

IDD, Gamble

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Understanding Addiction

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Therapist Self-care Post-COVID: Conversations With a Wounded Healer 3 credits

This seminar will highlight SAMHSA’s Wellness Initiative “Eight Areas of Wellness” along with Kristin Neff’s components of self-compassion. Participants will be challenged to audit their own practices to align their...

Wellness, Burnout

Professional Readiness

Material Cost $30 – free with Unlimited CE Membership Learn More

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Digital Mental Health for Young People: A Scoping Review of Ethical Promises and Challenges 1 credit

Researchers are attending to the behavioral health of young people and are wanting young people to have more access to behavioral health services. Digital applications/resources may provide some viable behavioral...

Youth

Ethics

Technology

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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