Courses created by L.A. Rankin

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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

Trends in Opioid Use, Harms, and Treatment 4 credits

This course examines the opioid epidemic in detail. It begins with identifying the scope of the problem. The report includes: trends in prescription opioid use and misuse, risk factors for...

Opioids

Understanding Addiction

Prevention

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

Technology-based Interventions for Substance Use and Comorbid Disorders-An Examination of the Emerging Literature 1.5 credits

This course is a review of existing literature in the treating of co-occurring SUD and psychiatric disorders in the use of Technology Based Interventions (TBI). Studies mostly examined SUD with...

Anxiety, Co-Occurring Disorders, Depression, Digital Interventions

Treatment Knowledge

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

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

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

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

Cognitive Biases in Cannabis, Opioid, and Stimulant Disorders: A Systematic Review 2 credits

The course is a systematic review focusing on attention bias, and approach bias in those with cannabis use disorder, opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorders. The authors posit that...

Opioids, Marijuana, Stimulants

Clinical Evaluation

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Understanding Addiction

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Reconsidering the Roots, Structure, and Implications of Gambling Motives-An Integrative Approach 1.5 credits

This course discusses motives for gambling. It examines: social, financial, fun/thrill and negative affect factors of both problem and non-gamblers in Spain. It also tested Spanish speaking measures. This is...

Clinical Evaluation

Understanding Addiction

Gambling

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

An Electronic Screen for Triaging Adolescent Substance Use by Risk Levels 1 credit

The course explain the development of a screening tool used for determining risk level of SUD for adolescents in primary care. Authors used a hybrid of existing screening tools. Given...

Adolescents, Alcohol, Tobacco

Clinical Evaluation

Treatment Knowledge

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

21st Century Neurobehavioral Theories of Decision Making in Addiction-Review and Evaluation 2.75 credits

This course examines neurobehavioral theories of addiction and evaluates them against benchmarks. Each theory is explained from inception, various modifications to its current state. The seven main theories discussed are:...

Neuroscience

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Understanding Addiction

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Longitudinal Association Between Pain Severity and Subsequent Opioid Use in Prescription Opioid Dependent Patients With Chronic Pain 1 credit

This course examines the link between the existence of chronic pain and pain severity on subsequent opioid use in dependent patients with chronic pain. This study is a secondary analysis...

Co-Occurring Disorders, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Chronic Pain

Treatment Knowledge

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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