CE Courses for Maine Addiction Counselors

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An Electronic Screen for Triaging Adolescent Substance Use by Risk Levels 1 credit

The course explain the development of a screening tool used for determining risk level of SUD for adolescents in primary care. Authors used a hybrid of existing screening tools. Given...

Adolescents, Alcohol, Tobacco

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Designer Drugs 2015-Assessment and Management 1.25 credits

This course covers the assessment and management of designer drugs, including: bath salts, cathinones, mephedrone, methylone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDMA), synthetic cannabinoids, spice, 25I-NBOMe, N-bomb, and hallucinogens. It explains: epidemiology of emerging...

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Effects of Music Therapy and Music-based Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders-A Systematic Review 3 credits

This research intensive course discusses music therapy (MT) and Music based interventions (MBI) in the treatment of substance use disorders. It includes 34 quantitative and six qualitative studies across various...

Expressive Therapy

Addictions, Substance Use

Expressive Therapies

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

21st Century Neurobehavioral Theories of Decision Making in Addiction-Review and Evaluation 2.75 credits

This course examines neurobehavioral theories of addiction and evaluates them against benchmarks. Each theory is explained from inception, various modifications to its current state. The seven main theories discussed are:...

Neuroscience

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Marijuana and Gender Differences in African Americans 1.75 credits

This course examines depression and racism as it pertains to African American adolescents and marijuana Two studies were completed and two papers written by the same authors. Links were found...

Adolescents, Co-Occurring Disorders, Minorities, Marijuana, African Americans

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Further Look At Therapeutic Interventions for Suicide Attempts and Self-Harm in Adolescents: An Updated Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials 1.5 credits

This research article uses a systematic review of research on the efficacy of treatment for self-harm behavior and suicide attempts as well as depression in adolescents. The study examines variations...

Adolescents, Evidence Based Interventions, Suicide, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Children and Adolescents

Suicide

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Death As a Part of Life 1 credit

This course will explore issues affecting end-of-life care decisions: culture, health literacy, family dynamics, medical advances, ethics and the dichotomy of prolonging life vs. quality of life. Hospice, Advance Directives,...

Aging, Long Term Care

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

What Are the Long Term Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use? 1 credit

Young adult drug use and law breaking behaviors often have roots in adolescence. These behaviors are predicted by early drug use, parental substance use disorders, and disrupted and conflict-ridden family...

Adolescents, Evidence Based Interventions, Brief Intervention, Family Therapy

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

Couples, Family

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Therapist-Assisted Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Randomized Control Trial 1.5 credits

A quantitative study comparing the effectiveness of an online program using cognitive-behavioral therapy with an online program using progressive muscle relaxation for symptom reduction for OCD.

Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Obsessive Compulsive Disoder (OCD), Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Technology and Counseling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Demographic Trends Among Older Cannabis Users in the United States, 2006–13 1 credit

This course examines demographic trends in cannabis use in the older adult population through the use of geriatric epidemiology. Cannabis use in on the rise in a population with existing...

Prevention, Older Adults, Prevention Education, Marijuana

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood 6 credits

This course deals with principles of substance abuse prevention in early childhood. This course includes: intervening in early childhood can alter the life course trajectory in a positive direction, increasing...

Prevention, Prevention Planning and Evaluating, Youth

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Assessing the Usability of Web-Based Alcohol Education for Older Adults-A Feasibility Study 1.75 credits

This course discusses the usability of web-based alcohol education for adults 55 and older. Drinking frequency and quantity were measured at baseline and 4 week follow-up. Participants were given a...

Alcohol, Older Adults, Digital Interventions

Aging, Long Term Care

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Supported Shared Decision-making for Older People With Multiple Health and Social Care Needs: A Realist Synthesis 3 credits

This course is a review of available research on shared-decision making amongst medical providers, support persons, and mature adult clients This course is based on the article, Supported shared decision-making...

Older Adults

Aging, Long Term Care

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

What Are Therapeutic Communities? 1.25 credits

This course examines Therapeutic Communities (TC). In includes: an explanation of treatment communities, research, the approach of TC, are treatment communities effective, fundamental components, how treatment is provided, treating populations...

Criminal Justice

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adults With Mental Illness: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines 1.5 credits

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an effective treatment for patients with Bipolar Personality Disorder (BPD) and chronic suicidal behavior. New evidence suggests that DBT skills training reduces problems with emotions...

Evidence Based Interventions, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotional Disregulation

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders 1.25 credits

This course discusses common co-morbidities with substance use disorders (SUD). It includes: the connection between substance use disorders and mental illness, why there is a comorbidity between SUD and mental...

Co-Occurring Disorders, HIV

Addictions, Substance Use

HIV and AIDS

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Empirical Evidence for Telemedicine Interventions in Mental Disorders 3 credits

The provision of telemental health services is expanding in an effort to meet a wide array of needs, situations, and populations. Various stakeholders, from payors and politicians to clinicians and...

Telehealth

Technology and Counseling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C 1.5 credits

This course addresses challenges facing a rural opioid epidemic for the treatment and prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C. This course includes: current epidemiological trends in HIV and HCV among...

Rural/Remote Communities, Opioids, HIV, Hepatitis

HIV and AIDS

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Gamblers Anonymous As a Recovery Pathway-A Scoping Review 1.25 credits

This course discusses Gamblers’ Anonymous (GA) as a pathway to recovery in people with problem gambling. Gamblers Anonymous is a mutual aid fellowship based on 12-step principles. This review includes...

12 Step

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Child and Adolescent Depression: A Review of Theories, Evaluation Instruments, Prevention Programs and Treatments 3.5 credits

This course analyzes the construct and explanatory theories of depression and offers a succinct overview of the main evaluation instruments used to measure this disorder in children and adolescents, as...

Adolescents, Prevention, Depression, Youth, Classroom

Clinical Topics & Methods

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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