CE Courses for Addiction Counselors and Peer Support Specialists

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Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults 3 credits

This guide presents an overview of current approaches and challenges to identifying and treating CSU and concurrent SUD in adults aged 18 and older. It documents three evidence-based practices that...

Evidence Based Interventions, 12 Step, Pharmacotherapy, Contingency Management, Polysubstance

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

School-based Indigenous Substance Use Prevention in Preteens (7–13 Years) 1.5 credits

A Scoping Review

Early-onset substance use is a risk factor for poor long-term outcomes. Indigenous youth are more likely to engage in early-onset substance use than non-Indigenous peers. Therefore, culturally-appropriate prevention programs are...

Indigenous communities, Prevention, Youth, Prevention Education

Cultural & Racial Diversity

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

DBT Distress Tolerance Skills Workshop 2 credits

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment originally created to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD). In recent years it has been increasingly used to treat many other disorders because of...

Evidence Based Interventions, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Clinical Topics & Methods

Material Cost $20 – free with Unlimited CE Membership Learn More

Recorded Webinar

Vignettes Demonstrating the Provision of Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives 5.5 credits

Tip 61 Part 1 Chapter 2

The course examines cultural competence in behavioral and substance abuse treatment in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. This course includes several case histories in the form of story-based vignettes...

Indigenous communities, Therapeutic Relationship

Cultural & Racial Diversity

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa) and Its Implications for the Opioid Epidemic 1 credit

"Kratom" is a term used to describe a herbal substance that has opioid and stimulant-like effects. Kratom and kratom-based products are currently legal and available in many areas, throughout the...

Opioids

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

DBT Core Mindfulness Skills Workshop 2 credits

Mindfulness, Evidence Based Interventions, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Clinical Topics & Methods

Material Cost $20 – free with Unlimited CE Membership Learn More

Recorded Webinar

Legacy of Trauma: The African American Experience 2.75 credits

This training will explore the link between intergenerational and current trauma to individuals and communities interfacing with social service systems. Participants will be introduced to the connection between developmental trauma...

Trauma, Implicit Bias, Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)

Cultural & Racial Diversity

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

Recorded Webinar

DBT Emotion Regulation Skills Workshop 2 credits

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

Clinical Topics & Methods

Material Cost $20 – free with Unlimited CE Membership Learn More

Recorded Webinar

Mastering the DSM-5-TR 3 credits

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), is now available. It is being billed as the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical...

DSM-5-TR, Clinical Assessment

Clinical Topics & Methods

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

Recorded Webinar

Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis 1.5 credits

While previous studies have focused on several aspects of the lives of transgender people, there is a gap of research regarding the risk of substance use in people who identify...

LGBTQ, Transgender

Addictions, Substance Use

Gender Issues

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Calming the Emotional Storm: Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy 3 credits

Over 75% of mental illnesses described in the DSM are related to emotion dysregulation – the inability to manage emotions effectively. Given that Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was initially created...

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

Clinical Topics & Methods

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

Recorded Webinar

Trauma-Focused Psychodrama in the Treatment of PTSD in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment 1.25 credits

This course focuses on the effectiveness of trauma-focused psychodrama. A study of two treatment models was conducted in an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility. The science and benefits of experiential...

Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Inpatient, Psychodrama

Addictions, Substance Use

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Substance Use Among Individuals With Mild Or Borderline Intellectual Disability 2.5 credits

The prevalence rates of substance use (SU) among individuals with mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID) range from nearly non-existent to highly prevalent. This could be due to changes in...

IDD

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping With the Grief, Stress, and Anger That Trigger Addictive Behaviors, 2nd Edition 8 credits

This course, based on the updated and revised second edition of the workbook by Rebecca E. Williams, Ph.D. and Julie S. Kraft, LMFT, presents a comprehensive approach to working with...

Anxiety, Mindfulness, Depression, Grief, Evidence Based Interventions, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Anger, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Addictions, Substance Use

Material Cost $22

Book E-Library

Understanding the Substance Use of Autistic Adolescents and Adults 1.5 credits

a Mixed-methods Approach

Autistic individuals might be more likely to misuse substances than non-autistic individuals. Better understanding of these patterns can help clinicians identify strategies to reduce substance use, protecting physical and mental...

Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Dopamine and Risky Decision-Making in Gambling Disorder 1.25 credits

Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction associated with impairments in value-based decision-making and cognitive control. These functions are thought to be regulated by dopamine within fronto-striatal circuits, but the role...

Pharmacotherapy

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals: 1 credit

A Call to Action

Research on the needs and effective treatment options available to transgender individuals with substance use problems is scarce. This article is a systematic review of the available literature on necessary...

Program Development, LGBTQ, Transgender

Cultural & Racial Diversity

Addictions, Substance Use

Gender Issues

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Qasgiq Model As an Indigenous Intervention: 1 credit

Using the Cultural Logic of Context to Build Protective Factors for Alaska Native Suicide and Alcohol Misuse Prevention

This Intervention model is based on the fundamental role that culture and Indigenous knowledge plays in community intervention in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. The intervention starts by...

Indigenous communities, Evidence Based Interventions, Suicide, Cultural Adaptation, Prevention Cultural Competence

Cultural & Racial Diversity

Addictions, Substance Use

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Medical Use and Misuse of Psychoactive Prescription Medications Among US Youth and Young Adults 2 credits

The purpose of this course is to investigate prevalence and correlates of medical use and misuse of psychoactive prescription medications among US youth and young adult. The course covers young...

Prescription Drugs, Youth

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD in Addicted Patients: What Does the Literature Tell Us? 2 credits

Substance use disorder (SUD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently co-occur, and the presence of ADHD complicates the treatment of the addiction. Pharmacotherapy is a potent intervention in childhood and adult...

Pharmacotherapy, Attentention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD)

Medical Health, Pharmacology

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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