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The Effects of Interventions Preventing Self-harm and Suicide in Children and Adolescents: An Overview of Systemic Reviews 2 credits

The current study is an overview of systematic reviews concerning evaluation of any preventative or therapeutic intervention on suicidal ideation or self-harming behaviors in children/adolescents. Several preventative or therapeutic interventions...  Read More

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Friendship Quality and Gender Differences in Association With Cyberbullying Involvement and Psychological Well-Being 2 credits

This course is research oriented and some of the material is dense. Effects of cyberbullying include a range of internalizing and externalizing problems for those involved. Research sometimes ignores social-ecological...  Read More

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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,...  Read More

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Understanding of Readiness to Engage With Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Abuse. 2.5 credits

Without effective intervention, children who grow up in homes affected by domestic violence and abuse are at risk of poor outcomes across the lifespan. The primary aim of this review...  Read More

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Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents 1.5 credits

This article presents a pragmatic approach to assessing and managing suicide risk in children and adolescents. First, general recommendations for conducting risk assessments with children and adolescents are presented, followed...  Read More

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Universal School-Based Implementation of S-BIRT to Reduce and Prevent Drug Use - Process and Feasibility 1 credit

This course examines the universal implementation of SBIRT for adolescent alcohol and/or drug users in a school setting. It includes: community partners and school recruitment, screener selection, training and quality...  Read More

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First-Episode Psychosis and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders 3.5 credits

This informational resource describes research and interventions relative to young people with both substance abuse disorders and their first episode of psychosis. Research on effectiveness of interventions is included in...  Read More

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Predictors of Future Suicide Attempt Among Adolescents With Suicidal Thoughts Or Non-suicidal Self-harm: a Population-based Birth Cohort Study 1.25 credits

Suicidal thought and non-suicidal self-harm are common in adolescents. Though both are strongly associated with suicide attempts, most adolescents who admit these indicators do not attempt suicide. This article explores...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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Mental Illness and Juvenile Offenders 1.5 credits

Transitions in the role of the juvenile justice system have necessitated more inclusion of assessment and treatment for behavioral health disorders. This is an informative article on the types of...  Read More

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Perceived Importance of Substance Use Prevention in Juvenile Justice-a Multi-level Analysis 1 credit

The course examines the perceived importance of substance use prevention by staff in the juvenile justice staff who supervise juveniles under community supervision. The study analyzed data from 492 employees...  Read More

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The Role of Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders 2 credits

This course discusses the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of substance use disorder in adolescents. Various medications are examined, in a wide range of addictions, including Tobacco Use Disorder...  Read More

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Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Substance Use in Adolescents With Psychiatric Comorbidity 1.5 credits

This course examines the motivational interviewing approach in treating adolescents with psychiatric comorbidity in substance abuse. Moderators used were: gender, race, baseline use (cannabis, alcohol and any substance), internalizing behavior,...  Read More

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Disorder-long-term Effects on Delinquency in a Randomized Controlled Trial 1 credit

This course examines the effect of multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on delinquency in adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD) in the Netherlands. The authors conducted...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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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...  Read More

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