Total CE Credit Hours: 1
Course Info URL: http://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses/101601
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About the Course:
Participation in residential learning communities (RLCs) is associated with lower rates of alcohol consumption among college students. This study used variable- and pattern-centered analytic approaches to examine the influence of RLCs on the drinking behavior of students during their first two years in college.
Journal/Publisher:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Publication Date:
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Supplement No. 16, July 2009
Course Material Authors
Recommended For:
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about the effect of residential learning communities on drinking trajectories during the first two years of college. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.
Course Objectives:
Explain the relationship between college attendance and alcohol consumption, and the rationale for identifying circumstances associated with lower drinking rates among college students.
Describe the method employed by researchers studying the effects of residential learning communities (RLCs) on drinking trajectories during the first two years of college.
Discuss study results, including trajectories for maximum drinks in the past 28 days by RLC and non-RLC students, and differences associated with race and gender.
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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
Our Provider Number: 192243
This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Addiction Counselor CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #107243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
NASP accepts 30 CPD credits of sequenced self-study per each three year renewal.
American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
Our Provider Number: 17-1460
CE Learning Systems dba Addiction Counselor CE has been approved to offer Continuing Education credit for Certified Addiction Specialists (CAS) in accordance with the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders. Approval No. 17-1460.
Article: Effects of Residential Learning Communities on Drinking Trajectories During the First Two Years of College
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