UTC Course 7: Crisis Intervention for Addiction Professionals addresses the concept of crisis as a part of life and provides guidelines for crisis intervention, including managing suicide risk. It also addresses ways counsellors can avoid personal crisis situations by providing information and exercises about counsellor self-care.

After completing the 13 hour course, you will fill out a certificate request form. Your certificate will be emailed to you within one week of course completion.

This course is part of a training series developed through funding from the U.S. Department of State to The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP). More information on the Colombo Plan can be found at http://www.colombo-plan.org/.

El curso 7 de UTC: Intervención en crisis para profesionales de adicciones aborda el concepto de crisis como parte de la vida y proporciona pautas para la intervención en crisis, incluida la gestión del riesgo de suicidio. También aborda las formas en que los consejeros pueden evitar situaciones de crisis personal proporcionando información y ejercicios sobre el cuidado personal de los consejeros.

Al finalizar el curso especificado, deberá completar el formulario de solicitud. Colombo Plan le enviará el certificado a su, en un plazo no mayor a una semana a partir de la fecha de finalización.

Este curso es parte de una serie de capacitación desarrollada con fondos del Departamento de Estado de los EE. UU. para el Programa de Asesoramiento sobre Drogas (DAP) del Plan Colombo. Se puede encontrar más información sobre el Plan Colombo en http://www.colombo-plan.org/.

This course focus is on professional conduct and ethical behavior in substance use disorder treatment. It also provides participants with the opportunity to learn and practice the use of an ethical decision making tool.

After completing the course, you will fill out a certificate request form. Your certificate will be emailed to you within one week of course completion.

This course is part of a training series developed through funding from the U.S. Department of State to The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP). More information on the Colombo Plan can be found at http://www.colombo-plan.org/.

Este curso se enfoca en la conducta profesional y el comportamiento ético en el tratamiento del trastorno por uso de sustancias. También brinda a los participantes la oportunidad de aprender y practicar el uso de una herramienta de toma de decisiones éticas.

Al finalizar el curso especificado, deberá completar el formulario de solicitud. Colombo Plan le enviará el certificado a su, en un plazo no mayor a una semana a partir de la fecha de finalización.

Este curso es parte de una serie de capacitación desarrollada con fondos del Departamento de Estado de los EE. UU. para el Programa de Asesoramiento sobre Drogas (DAP) del Plan Colombo. Se puede encontrar más información sobre el Plan Colombo en http://www.colombo-plan.org/.

Violence Risk Assessment & Management is a self-paced e-learning course that provides the necessary tools for clinicians to assess, manage, and stabilize threats of violence in clinical settings. Participants will learn:

• Confidentiality
• Duty to Warn
• Risk Assessment and Management

This online course was created by the Northwest Region 10 Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) with support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course.  Retain your Certificate of Completion and verify its suitability for CME/CEUS with your licensing/credentialing entity. 

3.0 Hours Certificate of Completion Available

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This virtual coffee break was created by the National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning to describe the diagnosis and management of pain and bleeding in early pregnancy. It is intended for Title X program clinical providers (MD/NP/PA/CNM), nurses, and other staff who may assess and triage clients with early pregnancy symptoms.

This training is supported by DHHS grant # 1 FPTPA006031-01-00. The opinions expressed herein are the views of the trainers and does not reflect the official position of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Population Affairs (OPA). No official support or endorsement of DHHS, OPA, for the opinions described in this training is intended or should be inferred.

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0.25 hours Continuing Education Available

CNE

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This 30-minute course is intended to help community providers identify their role in helping patients transition away from a dependence on opioids and to encourage them to study more about pain management and suicide prevention. 

The objectives of the course are to teach the community providers how to:

• Define the meaning of the SAVE acronym
• Identify the warning signs of suicide
• Explain how to conduct a suicide assessment
• Describe how to discuss lethal means
• Refer patients at imminent risk of suicide, or in need of further assessment, to live crisis resources.

Funding for this course was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI080816-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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What Does Not Work in Prevention is a course for prevention practitioners designed to help them identify interventions that have been shown through research to NOT be effective in preventing substance misuse, understand evidence-based approaches that can be used as effective alternatives to the ineffective/counterproductive strategies, and engage in strategies to address resistance to discontinuing ineffective and/or counterproductive prevention strategies.

The course consists of an interactive content module and a completion quiz. It is estimated that the course may take up to 2 hours to complete.

This course was developed by the Great Lakes Prevention Technology transfer, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and covers the HHS Region 5 (IN, IL, MI, MN, OH, WI).

Certificate of Completion available

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This 1.5 hour webinar will provide clarification on the differences between adult and adolescent treatment to an inter-professional audience. It will highlight a broad range of evidence-based practices that are effective with adolescents and transition age youth as well as the importance of engaging families within their child’s treatment.

Learning Objectives:

• Outline unique components of youth-specific addiction treatment
• Describe ASAM levels of care and placement criteria for TAY
• Name evidence-based practices that can be used in each level of care
• Propose solutions to common barriers to TAY Addiction treatment

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) is partnering with NORC, at the  University of Chicago and the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) to bring a series of virtual events examining special topics for working with adolescents and transitional age youth that relate to substance use and mental health conditions.

Certificate of Completion Available

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This 1 hour webinar will review the epidemiology of adolescent substance. We will discuss the substances most often used by youth, look at trends in youth substance use over time, and discuss the protective role of family and positive social supports.

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) is partnering with NORC, at the  University of Chicago and the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA) to bring a series of virtual events examining special topics for working with adolescents and transitional age youth that relate to substance use and mental health conditions.

Certificate of Completion Available 

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Health equity matters in prevention and has always mattered.  It is and should always be at the core of everything we do. This means understanding the role of structural and institutional inequality in creating disparities. With health equity in the front of mind we can ensure that we are providing the best prevention interventions possible to meet community needs. Take this course to uncover why health equity matters and how we can prioritize equity in action.

The course consists of an interactive content module and a completion quiz. It is estimated that the course may take up to 2 hours to complete.

This course was developed by the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and covers the HHS Region 5 (IN, IL, MI, MN, OH, WI).

Certificate of Completion Available

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This 1-hour self-paced introductory course will help you gain an understanding of working with different age groups as well as the role of age as a factor in addiction interventions, treatment, and recovery support. This course is part 2 of a Cultural Diversity Suite. 

In this course, you will learn:

• Gain an introductory understanding of  the role of Age in the addictions and recovery field;
• Explore various techniques and strategies for improving individual-level engagement and outcomes; and
• Identify resources and additional training that will assist individuals and organizations to improve outcomes for clients from different age groups.

Developed by Haner Hernandez, P.hD, and Edna Talboy, P.hD. in conjunction with the New England ATTC.

1.0 Hour Continuing Education Available

NAADAC

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In this 1.5 - hour video course, we discuss engaging youth prevention leaders in the virtual setting to address substance misuse prevention. By the end of this course, participants will gain an understanding of tools for communicating safely and effectively with youth, virtual project planning tools and techniques to build youth buy-in and ways to foster youth development virtually.

Developed by the Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC). 

Certificate of Completion Available

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In this 2.5 hour video course, we discuss engaging youth prevention leaders in the virtual setting to address substance misuse prevention. By the end of this course, participants will gain an understand of tools for communicating safely and effectively with youth, virtual project planning tools and techniques to build youth buy-in, and ways to foster youth development virtually. This course includes a 1-hour live Q & A following completion of the pre-recorded modules.

Developed by the Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center.

Certificate of Completion Available

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