Courses applicable to West Virginia PS- Level 1

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Family Stress Processes and Drug and Alcohol Use by Mexican American Adolescents 2 credits

This course examines the family stress model to determine economic impact on alcohol use and drug use in Mexican American. It includes; explanation and use of Family Stress Model, familism...

Adolescents, Alcohol, Hispanic

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Vulnerability Or Resilience to Early Substance Use Among Adolescents At Risk-The Roles of Maltreatment and Father Involvement 1.5 credits

This course examines vulnerability vs resilience to substance use of at-risk adolescents and whether child maltreatment and father involvement are factors. It includes: child maltreatment and adolescent substance use, the...

Trauma, Adolescents, Parents

Treatment Knowledge

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Prevention With Purpose-A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students 3.75 credits

This course discusses preventing drug misuse among college students. It includes: surveying the drug misuse prevention landscape, using the strategic prevention framework to prevent drug misuse among college students, how...

Prevention, School/University

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

Prevention

Professional Readiness

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Characterizing Implementation Strategies Using a Systems Engineering Survey and Interview Tool-a Comparison Across 10 Prevention Programs for Drug Abuse and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior 1.25 credits

This course examines a systems engineering survey and interview tool for use in prevention programs for drug abuse and HIV sexual risk behavior, using implementation science, systems engineering and behavioral...

Prevention, Prevention Education

Application to Practice

Prevention

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Web-Based Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention for Adolescents Program Development and Formative Evaluation 1 credit

This course examines a well-researched and thoughtfully execute web-based prescription opioid prevention for adolescents. The randomized control trial focuses on prevention and control of the use of opioids. The participants...

Adolescents, Prevention Public Policy, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Digital Interventions

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Perceived Importance of Substance Use Prevention in Juvenile Justice-a Multi-level Analysis 1 credit

The course examines the perceived importance of substance use prevention by staff in the juvenile justice staff who supervise juveniles under community supervision. The study analyzed data from 492 employees...

Criminal Justice, Adolescents, Prevention

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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

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

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

Age Differences in Daily and Non-daily Cannabis Use in the United States, 2002–2014 1 credit

This course examines age difference in cannabis use in the US between 2002-2014. Previous research indicate a change in use in 2007, thus the data is separated before and after...

Prevention, Prevention Planning and Evaluating, Marijuana

Treatment Knowledge

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood 6 credits

This course deals with principles of substance abuse prevention in early childhood. This course includes: intervening in early childhood can alter the life course trajectory in a positive direction, increasing...

Prevention, Prevention Planning and Evaluating, Youth

Treatment Knowledge

Prevention

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

A Critical Look At Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Misuse: Implications for Prevention 1 credit

This SAMHSA webinar offers an introduction to intergenerational trauma and its link to substance misuse. This course explores ways for prevention practitioners to support and implement trauma-informed prevention approaches. This...

Trauma, Prevention, Minorities, Prevention Education, Intergenerational Trauma

Professional Readiness

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Recorded Webinar

TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence- An Introduction 3.25 credits

This course is an overview of the TIP in the executive summary and Chapter 1. It covers the following: core assumptions, what is cultural competence? Why is cultural competence important,...

Application to Practice

Cultural Diversity

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Culturally Competent Prevention and Treatment 1.5 credits

This research intensive course examines various aspects of treatment in racial and ethnic groups and sexual minorities. Evidence-based practices were used to study alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in ethnic...

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

Treatment Planning

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

Prevention

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Facing Addiction in America-The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids 1.5 credits

The Office of the Surgeon General and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this Spotlight on Opioids from the Surgeon General’s Report, in order to provide...

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

What’s New in Addiction Prevention in Young People-A Literature Review of the Last Years of Research 1.5 credits

Addiction prevention is a major public health problem, particularly concerning young people. Despite the consensus that primary prevention is essential, the evaluation of its impact is questioned. The objective of...

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

Application to Practice

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Addiction As a Choice? 2 credits

Normative thinking about addiction has traditionally been divided between, on the one hand, a medical model which sees addiction as a disease characterized by compulsive and relapsing drug use over...

Understanding Addiction

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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