Course Category: Treatment Knowledge - Addiction Counselor CE

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Group Therapy and Substance Use Patients 1.5 credits

This course contains two articles that discuss evidence-based practice, group therapy and mindfulness in substance use disorder treatment. The first article examines evidence-based practice vs treatment—as-usual in group therapy, as...

Mindfulness, Evidence Based Interventions, Groups, Acceptance and Commitmment Therapy (ACT), Inpatient

Group Counseling

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Poor, Persecuted, Young, and Alone-Toward Explaining the Elevated Risk of Alcohol Problems Among Black and Latino Men Who Drink 1 credit

This course examines the risk of alcohol problems and consequences among Hispanic and African American men. It discusses, disparities, socioeconomic status, and discrimination as they pertain to alcohol use. It...

Alcohol, Minorities, African Americans, Hispanic

Cultural Diversity

Treatment Knowledge

Understanding Addiction

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Relative Expected Value of Drugs Versus Competing Rewards Underpins Vulnerability to and Recovery from Addiction 1.5 credits

This course address numerous theories and models in an attempt to create a unified theory of addiction based on concurrent drug choice tasks and relative value using economic Decision Theory....

Brief Intervention, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Contingency Management

Treatment Knowledge

Relapse and Recovery Strategies

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States-Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health 8 credits

This course examines the substance use and mental health indications in the US in 2019. It includes: Alcohol, tobacco and Kratom use in the past month, illicit drug use in...

Treatment Knowledge

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Systematic Review on the Use of Psychosocial Interventions in Conjunction With Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction 1.5 credits

This course discusses the use of psychosocial counseling in patients receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT). It examines various approaches in patients receiving methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. The interventions examined were CM,...

Evidence Based Interventions, Acceptance and Commitmment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Contingency Management

Counseling (Theory and Techniques)

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love- Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits (Part 2) 4 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...

Mindfulness, Craving

Treatment Knowledge

Application to Practice

Material Cost $13

Book E-Library

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

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, Acceptance and Commitmment Therapy (ACT), Pharmacotherapy

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

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