Courses by Format: Reading-Based Online

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Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation 3.5 credits

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based service model designed to provide comprehensive, community-based support for individuals with severe mental illness. This article reviews ACT principles, examines contemporary issues impacting...

Rural/Remote Communities, Evidence Based Interventions, Older Adults, Youth, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

EMDR As Treatment Option for Conditions Other Than PTSD 2.5 credits

A Systematic Review

This comprehensive review article examines the applications of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) beyond its traditional use in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The authors conducted a systematic literature...

EMDR, Evidence Based Interventions, Chronic Pain

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

A Novel, Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders: 1.5 credits

A Case Study

This article discusses the co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) and the lack of evidence-based treatments for this comorbidity. It introduces a novel integrated cognitive-behavioral...

Trauma, Co-Occurring Disorders, Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Addictions, Substance Use

Clinical Topics & Methods

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Reading-Based Online

Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using EHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis 1.5 credits

Parental mental well-being impacts children but may not receive sufficient attention. This study summarized the literature exploring the effectiveness of eHealth interventions as a means to increase parental access to...

Youth, Parents, Digital Interventions

Couples, Family

Technology and Counseling

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health 1.5 credits

A Systemic Descriptive Review

Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time. The consequences of climate change on exposed biological subjects, as well as on vulnerable societies, are a concern for...

Climate Change, Ecology

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Examining Contextual Influences on the Service Needs of Homeless and Unstably Housed Domestic Violence Survivors 1.25 credits

Domestic violence (DV) is a leading cause of homelessness for women. The research study described in this article/course was conducted to gain a better understanding of the context and needs...

Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Domestic Violence

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Animal‑Assisted Counseling for Young Children: Evidence Base, Best Practices, and Future Prospects 1 credit

This article defines and reviews the use of animal-assisted counseling with children, including a particular focus on available research support for the use of carefully selected animals in individual and...

Youth, Animal Assisted

Children and Adolescents

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A Review of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders 1 credit

Adaptation for underserved populations, use of experimental technologies, and personalized optimization strategies.

This review focuses on contingency management (CM), a behavior-modification method that utilizes reinforcement for desired behaviors, in the treatment of substance-use disorders (SUDs). The objective is to discuss three critical...

Alcohol, Minorities, Opioids, Contingency Management

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

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Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women 1 credit

A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico

This article/course discusses a mixed-method research study which explored the experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) and structural violence in the lives of incarcerated women in New Mexico. IPV is...

Domestic Violence, Criminal Justice, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Forensic, Criminal Justice

Domestic Violence

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Efficacy and Acceptability of Interventions for Co-occurring PTSD and SUD: A Meta-analysis 1.5 credits

A recent meta-analysis explored various treatment approaches for individuals with comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The study included 28 randomized clinical trials and examined the...

Trauma, Co-Occurring Disorders, Evidence Based Interventions, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions And/or Substance Use Disorders 4 credits

EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCE GUIDE SERIES

This course focuses on supporting individuals with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders as they reenter the community from jail or prison. It examines the effectiveness of reentry programs...

Criminal Justice, Evidence Based Interventions

Forensic, Criminal Justice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Overall and Sex-specific Risk Factors for Subjective Cognitive Decline 1 credit

Findings from the 2015–2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey

Prior research indicates that at least 35% of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia risk may be amenable to prevention. Subjective cognitive decline is often the first indication of preclinical dementia,...

Cognitive Decline, Older Adults

Aging, Long Term Care

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Gaming My Way to Recovery: A Systematic Scoping Review of Digital Game Interventions for Young People's Mental Health Treatment and Promotion 2 credits

The article explores the use of digital games as interventions for youth mental health, focusing on their effectiveness, stakeholder involvement, and potential ethical concerns. Using a systematic scoping review methodology,...

Adolescents, Youth, Digital Interventions

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Promoting Successful Cognitive Aging 3.25 credits

A Ten-Year Update

This course provides an update to the comprehensive review that was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease in 2010. It provides a review of the evidence for several recommendations...

Evidence Based Interventions, Cognitive Decline, Older Adults

Aging, Long Term Care

Clinical Topics & Methods

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) 3.75 credits

Practice Guide 2023

The purpose of this article is to provide guidance and resources for individuals involved in responding to the opioid crisis in their communities. Developed based on the Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum...

Evidence Based Interventions, Harm Reduction, Opioids

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Suicide and Suicidality in Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders: A Systematic Review 1 credit

This systematic review examines the frequency of suicide outcomes and risk factors in individuals with somatic symptom and related disorders. By analyzing 33 articles, the review identifies a strong association...

Suicide

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Scoping Review of Interventions to Link Individuals to Substance Use Services At Discharge from Jail 1.25 credits

This article presents a review of the published literature identifying studies that evaluated interventions to link individuals to substance use disorder services upon community re-entry from jail and to describe...

Criminal Justice, Opioids

Forensic, Criminal Justice

Addictions, Substance Use

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions Offered to Forensic Mental Health Inpatients: a Systematic Review 1 credit

This article presents a systematic review that explores the evidence for the effectiveness of psychological and psychosocial interventions in forensic mental health inpatients. The review focuses on randomized controlled trial...

Criminal Justice, Evidence Based Interventions

Forensic, Criminal Justice

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Art Is Fun, Art Is Serious Business and Everything in Between: 1.25 credits

Learning from Art Therapy Research and Practice with Children and Teens

This course explores theoretical frameworks for providing art therapy to children, adolescents, and their caregivers in a number of practice settings. Consideration is given to the use of particular art...

Adolescents, Youth, Parents, Cultural Adaptation, Expressive Therapy, Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI), School/University

Expressive Therapies

Children and Adolescents

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

Toward a Dual Process Model of Moral Injury and Traumatic Illness 1.25 credits

Moral injury has emerged as a topic of significant research and clinical interest over the last decade, however, much work remains to be done to comprehensively define the moral injury...

Trauma, Veteran

Clinical Topics & Methods

Clinical Disorders (Adult)

No Cost Materials

Reading-Based Online

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