Courses created by L.A. Rankin

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Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders 4 credits

This course examines the treatment of HIV in people with substance use and/or mental disorders. It includes: Overview of current approaches and challenges to preventing and treating HIV for people...

Prevention, Evidence Based Interventions

HIV and AIDS

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence-a Systematic Review 1 credit

This course is a systemic review of international studies of cognitive behavioral group therapy for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. It includes some studies of individual CBT, participants in...

Evidence Based Interventions, Groups, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Domestic Violence

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Comparison of 12-step Groups to Mutual Help Alternatives for AUD in a Large, National Study-Differences in Membership Characteristics and Group Participation, Cohesion, and Satisfaction 1.25 credits

This course compares traditional 12-Step groups to mutual help alternatives for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). It includes membership characteristics, group participation, cohesion, satisfaction, alternatives to the 12-step model, basic demographic...

Groups, Alcohol, 12 Step

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Group Therapy and Substance Use Patients 1.5 credits

This course contains two articles that discuss evidence-based practice, group therapy and mindfulness in substance use disorder treatment. The first article examines evidence-based practice vs treatment—as-usual in group therapy, as...

Mindfulness, Evidence Based Interventions, Groups, Inpatient, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Systematic Review of Gambling-related Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions 2.25 credits

This course is a systematic review of 51 studies on gambling and pathological gambling using national datasets from NESARC. It includes: definitions of recreational and problem gambling, gambling subtypes, sociodemographics...

Alcohol

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Poor, Persecuted, Young, and Alone-Toward Explaining the Elevated Risk of Alcohol Problems Among Black and Latino Men Who Drink 1 credit

This course examines the risk of alcohol problems and consequences among Hispanic and African American men. It discusses, disparities, socioeconomic status, and discrimination as they pertain to alcohol use. It...

Alcohol, Minorities, African Americans, Hispanic

Addictions, Substance Use

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mutual Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems 1.25 credits

This course examines whether there are disparities in mutual help participation for substance use problems, including alcohol, among African American, Hispanic, Native American based on race/ethnicity while seeking self-help. It...

Indigenous communities, Groups, Alcohol, African Americans, Hispanic

Addictions, Substance Use

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Behavioral Couples Treatment for Substance Use Disorder-Secondary Effects on the Reduction of Risk for Child Abuse 1.5 credits

This courses discusses the role of behavioral couples treatment where one or more parents in the home have a substance use disorder (SUD) in reducing the risk of child abuse....

Evidence Based Interventions, Parents, Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Motivational Interviewing With Couples-A Theoretical Framework for Clinical Practice Illustrated in Substance Use and HIV Prevention Intervention With Gay Male Couples 1.75 credits

This course examine using motivational interviewing in couples therapy as a way to enhance HIV prevention in gay and bisexual men. MI has been successful in drug treatment. It includes:...

Evidence Based Interventions, LGBTQ, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Couples

Couples, Family

HIV and AIDS

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Relative Expected Value of Drugs Versus Competing Rewards Underpins Vulnerability to and Recovery from Addiction 1.5 credits

This course address numerous theories and models in an attempt to create a unified theory of addiction based on concurrent drug choice tasks and relative value using economic Decision Theory....

Brief Intervention, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Contingency Management

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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,...

Trauma, Adolescents, Family Therapy

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

Couples, Family

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

RCT of Culturally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD Substance Misuse and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior for Native American Women 1 credit

This course address culturally adapted cognitive processing therapy (CPT) in treating American Indians and Alaskan Natives with PTSD, substance misuse and HIV sexual risk behavior. It includes: adaptation of CPT,...

Indigenous communities, Alcohol, Cultural Adaptation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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...

Adolescents, Prevention, Prevention Public Policy, School/University

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic Latino Population-An Urgent Issue 1.75 credits

This course examines how the opioid crisis is impacting the Hispanic/Latino population. It includes: contextual issues related to opioid misuse and OUD in Hispanic/Latino communities, highlights of the national data,...

Evidence Based Interventions, Opioids, Cultural Adaptation, Hispanic

Addictions, Substance Use

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Special Issues for Women in Recovery Groups 2 credits

This material for this course examines issues pertaining to women in recovery groups. The first article tests the efficacy of the Women’s Recovery Group (WRG) vs mixed gender groups. The...

Recovery Oriented, Groups, Alcohol, 12 Step

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Family Stress Processes and Drug and Alcohol Use by Mexican American Adolescents 2 credits

This course examines the family stress model to determine economic impact on alcohol use and drug use in Mexican American. It includes; explanation and use of Family Stress Model, familism...

Adolescents, Alcohol, Hispanic

Addictions, Substance Use

Couples, Family

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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...

Trauma, Adolescents, Parents

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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...

Adolescents, Evidence Based Interventions, Parents, Brief Intervention

Clinical Topics & Methods

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

Couples, Family

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 50-Addressing Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment-Part 2 3.25 credits

This course examines building a suicide prevention and intervention-capable agency, and is geared toward administrators, executive directions, board members and other upper level staff. It includes: Consensus Panel Recommendations for...

Program Development, Suicide

Clinical Topics & Methods

Addictions, Substance Use

Management, Administration

Suicide

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 50-Addressing Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment-part 1 4.5 credits

This course exams the correlation and dramatically higher risk of suicidality among clients in treatment for substance abuse. It includes: Getting ready to address suicidality, background information, GATE- procedures for...

Suicide

Addictions, Substance Use

Suicide

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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