Course Category: Treatment Knowledge - Addiction Counselor CE

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The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits (Part 1) 8 credits

This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction. Dr. Judson Brewer reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order...

Craving

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Understanding Addiction

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Material Cost $13

Book E-Library

Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use-A Move to the Level of Systems 1 credit

This course examines the risk of substance abuse to adolescents stemming from inappropriate attachment using systems theory and family-based intervention. It includes: Behavior and Exchange Systems Therapy (BEST), attachment, discourse,...

Trauma, Adolescents, Family Therapy

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Strategies Special Populations and Treatment Models 7.5 credits

This course covers Chapter 5-7 of this TIP and examines co-occurring disorders (COD) strategies and treatment models to use, as well as treating special populations. It includes: competencies for working...

Criminal Justice, Co-Occurring Disorders, Minorities, Homelessness, Therapeutic Relationship, Pharmacotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Professional Readiness

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Kratom History and Current Perspectives 1.75 credits

This course examines the expanding use of Kratom in the US through two articles. The drug has similar effects to both opioids and stimulants depending upon preparation. The active ingredient...

Treatment Knowledge

Pharmacology

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Treating Impulsive Addictive and Self-Destructive Behaviors: Mindfulness and Modification Therapy Part 1 8 credits

Chapters 1-6

This course is based on the book by the same name. This book/course reviews time-effective and cost-effective strategies for helping clients break free of dysregulated behaviors—such as substance abuse, binge...

Mindfulness, Emotional Eating, Emotional Disregulation

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Material Cost $35

Book E-Library

Special Issues for Women in Recovery Groups 2 credits

This material for this course examines issues pertaining to women in recovery groups. The first article tests the efficacy of the Women’s Recovery Group (WRG) vs mixed gender groups. The...

Recovery Oriented, Groups, Alcohol, 12 Step

Treatment Knowledge

Group Counseling

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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

The Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) on Parent Substance Use and the Association Between Parent and Adolescent Substance Use 1 credit

This course examines the effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) vs Treatment As Usual (TAU) on parent substance use and adolescent substance use. The authors used effectiveness research to...

Adolescents, Evidence Based Interventions, Parents, Brief Intervention

Treatment Knowledge

Family/Couple

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders 2 credits

This course examines the various evidence based treatment options using various approaches. It includes: current evidence on effectiveness of the following practices included in the guide to address stimulant use...

Program Development, Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Contingency Management, Stimulants

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Drugs and HIV in People Over 50 2.25 credits

This course discusses HIV and substance abusing in the aging population. Other comorbidities examined are alcohol and smoking tobacco. The first article includes: the prevalence of substance use among older...

Alcohol, Older Adults

Treatment Planning

Treatment Knowledge

HIV and STDs

Application to Practice

Education (Client, Family, and Community)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Opioid Crisis and the Black and African American Population-An Urgent Issue 1.5 credits

This course examines the opioid epidemic and its impact on the Black/African American community. This population has a disproportionate overdose rate for a specific type of opioid. A one-sized fits...

Opioids, African Americans

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Contingency Management Treatment for Substance Use Disorders-How Far Has It Come and Where Does It Need to Go 1.5 credits

This course discusses contingency management in the behavioral treatment of substance use disorders. It includes a review of the literature, the efficacy of CM, concerns about CM, and next steps...

Contingency Management

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic-Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use- Progress and Future Directions 3 credits

This is an advanced course that examines the neurobiology of addiction, how the currents research fails to recognize this, and how prescribed use leads to opioid misuse. It covers alternatives...

Neuroscience, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Chronic Pain

Understanding Addiction

Treatment Knowledge

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

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

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

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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