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- Objectives
- Examine the rates of substance-involved inmates in the criminal justice and identify rates of arrests, convictions, and recidivism for these populations.
- Evaluate the role of race and ethnicity, and how social factors such as income, education, age, and family history impact substance abuse among criminal offenders.
- Identify particular populations and problems needing special services in criminal justice settings
- Identify components of effective substance abuse treatment within criminal justice settings.
- Determine how to overcome barriers to treatment within prison populations
- Recognize practical steps that government and criminal justice systems can take to combat substance abuse.
$96.00 for 90 days - Objectives:
- Identify five common approaches to treatment
- Identify the main components of each approach
- Compare and contrast each approach for
- Practical utilization
- Research Support/Efficacy
- Explores social or cultural issues affecting individuals
$12.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Discuss the mind-body connection and its applications in the counseling setting
- Define Mindlessness
- Define Mindfulness
- Differentiate between Mindfulness and Purposeful Action
- Identify how mindfulness can be useful in practice
- Explore several different mindfulness techniques and activities
$6.00 for 90 days Objective
- Identify criteria and methods for evaluating models and theories
- Discuss appropriate applications of models.
- How to access addiction related literature from multiple disciplines
- Review the 5 models of addiction development
- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each
- Compare these to accepted models of mental illness and physical disease
- Explore the biopsychosocial model to develop an understanding of the comprehensive, interactive nature of addiction and mental health on environment, relationships and physical health
- Create initial treatment goals for a residential treatment program
$12.00 for 90 days- Objectives
- Components of a Motivational Interviewing Assessment
- Examine Motivational Interviewing styles and traps
- Define the MI Assessment "sandwich”
- Develop MI Micro-Skills OARS
- Discuss skills to identify, explore and handle resistance in clients
- Examine appropriate interventions for each stage of change
$12.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Discuss professional history and trends
- Explore professional roles and functions
- Examine ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Explore federal and state laws and regulations affecting counselors
$9.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Identify essential information required for providing effective treatment to patients with opioid substance abuse issues
- Identify essential information to be provided to patients seeking medication assisted treatment
- List the symptoms of opiate intoxication, overdose and withdrawal
- Identify required components of the medical assessment prior to beginning an opioid treatment program
- Identify the components of the induction assessment
- Accurately determine the level of patient readiness
- Identify the components of a comprehensive assessment
- Describe the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence and their method and setting of delivery
- Identify the possible side effects of opioid agonist and partial agonist therapy
- Identify possible drug interactions with methadone and their effects
- Describe strategies to prevent or minimize harmful drug interactions in medication assisted therapy was identify medications or substances that alter opioid medication levels in the body
- Describe the criteria for take-home medications and maximum take-home doses
- Identify the six recommended focuses for counseling in medication assisted therapy
- Identify the eight standard components of counseling in medication assisted therapy
- Describe the five types of group counseling formats in medication assisted therapy
- Identify the 15 common topics for patient educational sessions in medication assisted therapy
- Describe the characteristics of the treatment plan appropriate during medication assisted therapy
- Identify possible associated medical problems commonly seen in patients presenting for medication assisted therapy
- Identify frequently use substance combinations and common reasons for use
- Understand the difference between opiate agonists and opiate antagonists
$90.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Provide the client and significant others with clarification and further information as needed regarding the treatment program
- Examine ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Discuss what needs to be covered during orientation
- Explore effective communication styles
- List factors affecting the client's comprehension of assessment findings
- Discuss client rights
$6.00 for 90 days - Objectives:
- Define addictions
- Identify different types of addictions
- Define different types of addictive thinking
- Identify reasons for engaging in addictive behavior
$12.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Describe essential attitudes for conducting effective assessments
- Select and use a comprehensive assessment process that is sensitive to age, gender, racial and ethnic cultural issues, and disabilities
- Identify considerations to assess validity/reliability and usefulness of various objective testing instruments
- Conducting comprehensive assessment interviews and collecting information from collateral sources.
- Differentiate between the function of screening and assessment
- Identify multiple sources of information for the assessment
- Identify types of questions for each area of the mental status exam
- Identify differences in assessment across special populations (women, homeless, criminal justice)
$12.00 for 90 days