CE Courses for Addiction Counselors and Prevention Specialists

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Solution Focused Brief Therapy Telemental Health Suicide Intervention 1.25 credits

This article examines the efficacy and practical applications of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in teletherapy settings for clients experiencing suicidal ideation. The authors argue that SFBT’s strengths-based, future-oriented framework is...

Treatment, Telehealth, Suicide, Brief Intervention, Digital Interventions, Evidence Based Theory

Technology

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse 3 credits

Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals throughout the United States are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment, and are often required to report concerns for intimate partner violence and/or elder abuse,...

Domestic Violence, Prevention, Older Adults, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Couples, Mandated Reporting, Child Abuse

Ethics

Application to Practice

Family/Couple

Professional Readiness

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

Recorded Webinar

Addressing Risk Factors for Youth Substance Misuse on the Road to Prevention Success 1.5 credits

This course examines addressing youth risk factors for substance misuse from the prevention perspective. It includes: media portrayal of substance use, school risk factors, community risk factors, availability, individual risk...

Adolescents, Prevention, Youth, Classroom, School/University

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Systematic Review of the MHealth Interventions to Prevent Alcohol and Substance Abuse 1 credit

This systematic review examines the use of mHealth interventions for preventing alcohol and substance abuse. The authors analyzed 12 peer-reviewed studies, focusing on the functionality, effectiveness, and design of mHealth...

Prevention, Alcohol, Digital Interventions, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

"Communities Are Attempting to Tackle the Crisis": A Scoping Review on Community Plans to Prevent and Reduce Opioid-related Harms 1 credit

This study presents a scoping review of community-based plans aimed at preventing and reducing opioid-related harms. The authors analyzed 100 community plans from Canada and the USA, focusing on multi-sector...

Prevention, Opioids, Social Policy, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Strategies for Enhancing the Implementation of Universal Mental Health Prevention Programs in Schools 1.25 credits

A Systematic Review

This systematic review examines strategies to enhance the implementation of universal mental health prevention programs in schools. It identifies 22 strategies that effectively improve implementation outcomes such as fidelity and...

Adolescents, Prevention, Youth, Classroom, School/University, Social Policy, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Influence of Classroom 'Level Factors on Implementation Fidelity During Scale 'up of Evidence 'Based Interventions 1.25 credits

This study examines the fidelity of implementation (FOI) of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in classrooms during the scale-up process, focusing on factors that may influence implementation quality without compromising core components....

Adolescents, Prevention, Evidence Based Interventions, Youth, Classroom, School/University, Social Policy

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Pro-tobacco Marketing and Anti-tobacco Campaigns Aimed At Vulnerable Populations 1 credit

A review of the literature

This article reviews pro-tobacco marketing and anti-tobacco campaigns targeted at eight vulnerable populations in the United States, including racial/ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, low socioeconomic status groups, rural and inner-city residents,...

Rural/Remote Communities, Prevention Communication, Minorities, LGBTQ, Veteran, Tobacco, Social Network, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Behavioral Science and the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse 1 credit

This article reviews behavioral science approaches to preventing adolescent substance use disorders, emphasizing family, school, and community interventions. It highlights risk and protective factors that influence substance use and related...

Adolescents, Prevention, Treatment Planning, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Mainstreaming Prevention: Implementing Integrated Strategies to Combat Substance Use Disorders 1 credit

The article "Normalization of Prevention Principles and Practices to Reduce Substance Use Disorders Through an Integrated Dissemination and Implementation Framework" explores the integration of evidence-based prevention strategies into routine practices....

Prevention, Cultural Adaptation, Treatment Planning, Social Policy, Public Health

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Effectiveness of a Brief Engagement Problem Solving and Triage Strategy for High School Students 1.25 credits

Results of a Randomized Study

The study evaluates the Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC), a four-session school-based strategy designed to improve the efficiency of mental health services for high school students. Conducted in 49...

Prevention Planning and Evaluating, Youth, Treatment Planning, Classroom, School/University

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Reasons for Suicide in Black Young Adults 1.5 credits

A Latent Class Analysis

This study explores the reasons behind suicidal ideation in Black young adults using Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to uncover patterns in their reported motivations. Among the sample of 264 participants,...

Anxiety, Suicide, Minorities, Cultural Adaptation, Loneliness, Race & Ethnicity

Cultural Diversity

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Adverse Community Experiences and Resilience 1.5 credits

A Framework for Addressing and Preventing Community Trauma

This paper introduces a groundbreaking framework for understanding, addressing, and preventing community trauma, with a focus on the interplay between interpersonal violence, structural violence, and community resilience. It explores how...

Trauma, Prevention, Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), Prevention Community Organization

Prevention

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Social Influences Normalize Gambling-related Harm Among Higher Risk Gamblers 1 credit

This course examines the role of social influences in gambling-related harm, with a focus on higher-risk gamblers. Drawing on research by Russell, Langham, and Hing, it uses social network analysis...

Harm Reduction, Social Network, Gamble

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Positive Illusions: The Role of Cognitive Distortions Related to Gambling and Temporal Perspective in Chasing Behavior 1.5 credits

This article explores how gambling-related cognitions motivate individuals to gamble despite persistent losses. Research was conducted to measure the relationship between cognitive biases and chasing behavior. For the first time,...

Gamble

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users: 1 credit

A Review of the Literature

This article reviews various HIV prevention interventions aimed at substance users, highlighting the effectiveness of strategies such as harm reduction, behavioral interventions, and biomedical approaches. The review emphasizes the importance...

Harm Reduction, HIV

Clinical Evaluation

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Reconsidering the Roots Structure and Implications of Gambling Motives: 1.25 credits

An Integrative Approach

This study, titled "Reconsidering the roots, structure, and implications of gambling motives: An integrative approach," examines the multifaceted motives driving gambling behaviors among regular and disordered gamblers. Using a data-driven...

Gamble

Understanding Addiction

Clinical Evaluation

Treatment Knowledge

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

From Rupture to Repair: How Nervous System Regulation Can Support Trauma Recovery 6 credits

Trauma recovery is a complex dance between the nervous system states of fight, flight, and freeze. This is why a primarily top-down approach is not sufficient to support long-term wellness....

Trauma, Somatic Intervention

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Material Cost $60 – free with Unlimited CE Membership Learn More

Recorded Webinar

Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder: 1.5 credits

Who Substitutes and Why?

The article explores the processes of addiction substitution and concurrent recovery among individuals recovering from gambling disorder. Through a mixed-method study involving semi-structured interviews with 185 participants, the study examines...

Recovery Oriented, Gamble

Relapse and Recovery Strategies

Understanding Addiction

Treatment Planning

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults: 1.25 credits

A Rasch Model Approach

The article evaluates the utility of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) when applied to older adults. Using a Rasch model approach, the study analyzes data from older adults to...

Older Adults, Gamble

Assessment

Clinical Evaluation

Gambling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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