Courses created by L.A. Rankin

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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...

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

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

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

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

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Stabilizing Change 1.25 credits

This course addressed moving clients from action to maintenance and stabilizing change in motivational interviewing (MI) for clients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). It includes: stabilizing client change, supporting the...

Evidence Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Clinical Topics & Methods

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Integrating Motivational Approaches in SUD Treatment 1 credit

This course deals with integrating approaches in SUD treatment settings for enhancing motivation for change in clients with Substance Use Disorder. It includes adaptations of motivational counseling approaches and workforce...

Program Development, Evidence Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Increasing Commitment and Initiating Change 2 credits

This course discusses contemplation to preparation and preparation to action in motivation to change for Substance Use Disorders (SUD). It includes: normalize and resolve ambivalence, help tip the decisional balance...

Evidence Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-From Pre-contemplation to Contemplation: Building Readiness 1.5 credits

This course deals with precontemplation to contemplation, building readiness using motivational interviewing for change in Substance Use Disorder (SUD). It includes: developing rapport and building trust, raising doubts and concerns...

Evidence Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Motivational Interviewing As a Counseling Style 2.5 credits

This course examines motivational interviewing (MI) as a counseling style for the treatment of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). It includes: an introduction to MI, what’s new in MI, ambivalence, core...

Evidence Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Art Therapy and Music Reminiscence Activity in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline 2 credits

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a phase in cognitive decline when it is still possible to intervene to reverse the decline. Cognitive stimulation delivered through psychosocial interventions provides both psychological...

Art Therapy, Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Decline, Expressive Therapy

Clinical Topics & Methods

Aging, Long Term Care

Expressive Therapies

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Intimate Partner Violence in the Golden Age-Systematic Review of Risk and Protective Factors 1.5 credits

This course discusses intimate partner violence (IPV) in the golden years. It examines both risk and protective factors throughout aging. Some risk factors vary by race and ethnicity, while other...

Domestic Violence, Older Adults, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Domestic Violence

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Meanings of Cultural Competence in Mental Health-an Exploratory Focus Group Study With Patients, Clinicians, and Administrators 1.25 credits

This course examines cultural competence across every level, clinicians, psychiatrists, administrators and patients. Participants were recruited from the psychiatry department of a major metropolitan hospital in Queens, NY selected due...

Cultural Adaptation

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Motivation, Motivational Counseling and Brief Intervention 3 credits

This course addresses a new look at motivation, motivational counseling and brief intervention. It includes: motivation and behavior change, changing perspectives on addiction and treatment, Transtheoretical Model of the Stages...

Evidence Based Interventions, Brief Intervention, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 57-Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services An Implementation Guide for Behavioral Health Program Administrators 4.25 credits

This course examines creating trauma-informed organizations and building a trauma-informed workforce. It includes: Showing Organizational and Administrative Commitment to TIC, Using Trauma-Informed Principles in Strategic Planning, Reviewing and Updating Vision,...

Trauma, Evidence Based Interventions

Management, Administration

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence-Drug Cultures and the Culture of Recovery 1.5 credits

This course deals with drug and recovery cultures. It includes an explanation of what drug cultures are and their role in substance abuse treatment as well as: how drug cultures...

Cultural Adaptation

Addictions, Substance Use

Cultural & Racial Diversity

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 59-Improving Cultural Competence-Pursuing Organizational Cultural Competence 2 credits

This course examines pursuing organizational cultural competence. It includes organization values, governance, planning, evaluation and monitoring, language service, workforce and staff development, and organization infrastructure. It has tasks within each...

Cultural Adaptation, Workplace

Cultural & Racial Diversity

Management, Administration

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

TIP 57-Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services - Clinical Issues Across Services 1.5 credits

This course address clinical issues across services. It includes: trauma-informed prevention and treatment objectives, treatment issues and making referrals to trauma-specific services, building trust, building resilience, pacing and timing, grief...

Trauma, Grief

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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