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Course Title: Prevention of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Objectives:
Be able to explain Texas law related to abuse, neglect and exploitation
• Be able to discuss Texas reporting laws
• Be able to interpret agency policy related to abuse, neglect, exploitation and reporting
• Be able to identify what constitutes abuse and neglect of adults
• Be able to describe how to make a report
• Be able to properly document actions or evidence of abuse or neglect
Outline:
• Texas Law Related to Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
• DSHS Policy Standards for Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
• Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Indicators
• Client and Staff Boundaries
• Texas Reporting Requirements
• Incident Reporting
• Licensure Reporting Process
• Profession Ethical Standards
• Client Rights
• Guidelines regarding staff response to abuse and neglect
• Consequences of abuse and neglect
References:
• Texas Family Code
• Texas Administrative Code
• Texas Department of State Health Services: TAC 441, 444, 447, 448.
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services: Prevention and Treatment of abuse and neglect publications and info sheets.
• The Patient Abuse and Neglect of Our Vulnerable Adults: America's Shame by Joseph S Bostwick
• Abuse and Neglect in Healthcare Facilities Guidebook: A Guide for Healthcare Workers and Families on Detecting and Dealing with Abuse and Neglect Problems by Daniel Farb and Bruce Gordon
• Substance Abuse Treatment With Correctional Clients: Practical Implications For Institutional And Community Settings by Barbara Sims
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals who provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. Enrollees register for the course via the online enrollment process, view the training and attached supplemental information, take an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submit an evaluation of the course and then are issued a certificate which they can print. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to five years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas for which they may require additional study. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In addition, enrolles can contact the instructor/author of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in the subscription information. Feedback regarding courses is reviewed and necessary changes are made. In addition new information and content is uploaded semiannually.
Course Title: HIV, STD, TB & HEPATITIS
Objectives:
• Identify causes and symptoms of HIV/AIDS
• Identify treatment for HIV/AIDS
• Identify workplace guidelines for communicable diseases
• Identify signs and symptoms of hepatitis A, B & C
• Identify Transmission of hepatitis A, B & C
• Identify Prevention of hepatitis A, B & C
• Identify treatment of hepatitis A, B & C
• Identify transmission of Tuberculosis
• Identify symptoms of Tuberculosis
• Identify prevention of Tuberculosis
• Identify treatment of Tuberculosis
• Identify different STD’s and their pathology
• Understand how to use universal precautions
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Outline:
• HIV/AIDS
o Causes and Symptoms
o Treatment
o Workplace Guidelines
• Hepatitis A, B & C
o Signs & Symptoms
o Transmission
o Prevention
o Treatment
• Tuberculosis
o Transmission
o Symptoms
o Prevention
o Treatment
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
o Bacterial Vaginosis
o Genital Herpes
o HPV
o Gonorrhea
o Syphilis
o Trichomoniasis
• Universal Precautions
References:
• Center for Disease Control: Factsheets, Brochures and Other Publications related to HIV, specifics STD’s, TB and Hepatitis.
• Texas Department of State Health Services: Prevention and Preparation: HIV, STD and other communicable disease publications and reports.
• US Department of Energy HIV Database for Genetic Sequencing
• US Department of Health: Facts sheets, professional publications and brochures.
• New York Department of Health: Publications for Individuals and Professionals.
• 100 Questions and Answers About HIV and AIDS by Joel Gallant
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What You Need to Know: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book by Lisa Marr
• Tuberculosis by William N Rom and Stuart M Garay
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases by King Holmes, P. Sparling, Walter Stamm, and Peter Piot
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Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
Objectives:
• Have a complete understanding of the CPI Crisis Development Model
• Have a complete understanding of the CPI Verbal Escalation Continuum
• Have a complete understanding of the CPI COPING Model
• Identify behaviors that can lead to a full-blown crisis
• Be able to defuse behaviors that can lead to crisis using verbal techniques
• Be able to demonstrate appropriate paraverbal communication
• Be able to demonstrate empathic listening
• Be able to demonstrate appropriate limit setting
• Be able to establish therapeutic rapport after the crisis ends
Outline:
Review of CPI Crisis Development Model
Overview and detailed explanation of the anxiety level
• Review of the role of nonverbal behavior
• Overview of paraverbal communication
• The CPI Verbal Escalation Continuum
• Setting Limits
• Empathic Listening
The Acting-Out Person
• Emergency Procedures
• CPI COPING Model
• Establishing Therapeutic Rapport
• Staff Debriefing
Staff Fear and Anxiety
• The Psychology and Physiology of Fear
• Coping Team Approach
References:
• Guide to Non-Violent Crisis Intervention: Crisis Prevention Institute
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Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Ethics For Behavioral Healthcare Professionals
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of Texas addiction professional ethics
• Gain an understanding of what is ethical and unethical behavior
• Identify common elements of ethics and professional ethics
• Gain an understanding of the “practice” of ethical decision making
• Identify the Pillars of Character and their importance to ethical behavior
• Gain understanding of effective decision making
• Gain understanding of obstacles to ethical decision making and strategies to avoid
• Identify common ethical dilemmas and how to address
Outline:
• Overview of ethical decisions making
• Common elements of ethics
• Professional Code of Ethics
• Ethical decision making as a practice
• Pillars of Character
o Trustworthiness
o Respect
o Responsibility
o Fairness
o Caring
o Citizenship
• Groundwork for effective decision making
• Path to better decisions
• Obstacles to ethical decision making
• Person you want to be
• Ethical Dilemmas
References:
• Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions by Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, and Patrick Callanan
• Ethics For Addiction Professionals - Second Edition by LeClair Bissell and James Royce
• Dual Relationships in Counseling & Psychotherapy: Exploring the Limits (Ethics in Practice Series) by Gabrielle Syme
• Texas Department of State Health Services: Profession Licensure Division: Ethical Requirements
• Texas Department of State Health Services: TAC 450 related to counselor licensure ethics
• Josephson Institute of Ethics: The Six Pillars of Character:
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Confidentiality of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Records
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding and be able to apply 42 CFR including:
o Applicability
o Disclosure
• Gain an understanding and be able to apply HIPPA including:
o Privacy Rules
o Informing
o Disclosure
o Complaints
o Security
Outline:
• 42 CFR
o Applicability
o Disclosure
• HIPPA
o Privacy Rules
o Informing
o Disclosure
o Complaints
o Security
References:
• 2003 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)Title 42, Volume 1
• SUMMARY OF THE HIPAA PRIVACY RULE: ocr/privacysummary.pdf
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Description:
This course is for substance abuse professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Screening and Assessment for Behavioral Healthcare Professionals
Objectives:
• Understand the admission criteria and observable behavior, symptoms and conditions that qualify a person for admission
• Understand the DSM IV criteria for substance abuse or dependence
• To know when in the process a QCC must be involved in the evaluation
• To understand the concepts of least restrictive environment and justification for admission
• To understand referral practices for applicants who do not qualify for admission and the use of a log to document these referrals
• Understand documentation requirements for admission note
• Understand how to conduct a financial assessment
• To understand the required information that has to be documented
• To understand the releases of information and to be able to accurately fill out all forms
Outline:
• Review the admission criteria and observable behavior, symptoms and conditions that qualify a person for admission
• Review the DSM IV criteria for substance abuse or dependence
• Review when in the process a QCC must be involved in the evaluation
• Review the concepts of least restrictive environment and justification for admission
• Review referral practices for applicants who do not qualify for admission and the use of a log to document these referrals
• Review documentation requirements for admission note
• Review how to conduct a financial assessment
• Review the required information that has to be documented
• Review the releases of information and to be able to accurately fill out all forms
References:
• Substance Abuse Assessment and Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and Helping Professionals by Gerald Juhnke
• Clinical Assessment and Substance Abuse Treatment: The Target Cities Experience by Richard C. Stephens, Christy K. Scott, and Randolph D. Muck
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition by American Psychiatric Association
• Assessment and Treatment of Chemical Dependency by Gennaro Ottomanelli
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: DSM-IV: Substance Related Disorders
Objectives:
• Identify the DSM-IV and its revisions
• List types of substance abuse related disorders
• List components of Multiaxial Diagnosis
• Name the individual axes of Multiaxial Diagnosis
• Specify how the Global Assessment of Functioning is applicable to clients
• Name specific models for understanding substance addiction
• Enumerate costs of substance related disorders to society
• Describe the terminology related to substance abuse disorders
• Describe types of therapy for substance abuse disorders
Outline:
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
• Multiaxial system
• International Standard Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems
• Global Assessment of Functioning
• The Motivated Behavior Mode Model
• Disease Model of Addiction
• Types of medical and mental disorders
• Measures of the monetary cost of addictions
• Alcohol : a risk factor
• Methamphetamines
• Opioid
• Hallucinogens
• Polysubstance dependence
• Dependence
• Dual-diagnosis
• Amphetamine abuse
• Marijuana
• Inhalants
• Individual Therapy
References:
• Substance Abuse Assessment and Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Guide for Counselors and Helping Professionals by Gerald Juhnke
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition by American Psychiatric Association
• DSM-IV Made Easy: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis by James Morrison
• Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR by Michael A. Fauman
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: DSM-IV: Psychiatric Disorders
Objectives:
• Gain and understanding for content of a psychiatric interview
• Gain an understanding of multiaxial diagnosis
• Gain an understanding and identify symptoms of the following psychiatric disorders:
o Mood Disorders
▪ Major Depression
▪ Bipolar Disorder
▪ Dysthymic Disorder
▪ Cyclothymic Disorder
▪ Substance Induced Mood Disorder
o Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
▪ Schizophrenia
▪ Schizoaffective Disorder
▪ Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder
o Personality Disorders
▪ Antisocial Personality Disorder
▪ Borderline Personality Disorder
▪ Histrionic Personality Disorder
o Anxiety Disorders
▪ Generalized Anxiety Disorder
▪ Panic Disorder
▪ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Identify ways to developing a successful therapeutic relationship with persons who have psychiatric disorders
Outline:
• Psychiatric Interview
• Multiaxial Diagnosis
• Co-Occurring Disorders
o Mood Disorders
▪ Major Depression
▪ Bipolar Disorder
▪ Dysthymic Disorder
▪ Cyclothymic Disorder
▪ Substance Induced Mood Disorder
o Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
▪ Schizophrenia
▪ Schizoaffective Disorder
▪ Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder
o Personality Disorders
▪ Antisocial Personality Disorder
▪ Borderline Personality Disorder
▪ Histrionic Personality Disorder
o Anxiety Disorders
▪ Generalized Anxiety Disorder
▪ Panic Disorder
▪ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Developing successful relationships with persons who have co-occurring disorders
References:
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition by American Psychiatric Association
• DSM-IV Made Easy: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis by James Morrison
• Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR by Michael A. Fauman
• Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding by James E. Maddux and Barbara A. Winstead
• Current Diagnosis And Treatment: Psychiatry, Second Edition by Michael Ebert, Peter Loosen, Barry Nurcombe, and James Leckman
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Treating the Multiple Needs Offender
Objectives:
• Describe the types of training Texas requires of programs to meet the needs of multiple offenders
• Explain the relationship between persons with mental and physical disabilities and substance abuse
• Discuss the vulnerability of people with mental illness in the prison system
• Describe a successful transition of a multiple needs offender back into the community
• Discuss why treatment of a sex offender’s behavior must also take into account substance abuse issues
• Name the seven categories of functional capacity and limitation
• List some of the barriers to treatment program services
• Name two discriminatory practices
• Name two auxiliary aids and services that persons with communications disabilities may need
• Describe “physical barriers”
• Tell four facts about child sexual assault
• Explain why sexually violent predators are committed not convicted.
• Compare and contrast different types of rapists
• Discuss female sexual offenders
Outline:
• The Multiple Needs Offender in Texas and the Texas Depart of Criminal Justice
• Special groups of offenders
• Disabilities: Mental and Physical
• Treatment Program services
• Sexual Assaults / Sex Offenders
• Child Molesters
• Female Sexual Offenders
References:
• Treatment of Offenders with Mental Disorders by J.M. Blaut
• Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research by David W. Springer and Albert R. Roberts
• The Mentally Disordered Offender in an Era of Community Care: New Directions in Provision by William Watson and Adrian Grounds
• Managing High Risk Sex Offenders in the Community: A Psychological Approach by Jacki Craissati
• Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners by David W. Springer, Carl Aaron McNeece, and Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold
• Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Women in Correctional Settings: Adjunct Provider's Guide: Female-Focused Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change-Pathways to Responsible Living by Harvey B. Milkman, Kenneth W. Wanberg, and Barbara A. Gagliardi
• Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change - The Provider's Guide by Kenneth W. Wanberg and Harvey B. Milkman
• Texas Department of State Health Services, Council on Sex Offender Treatment: Publication and Regulation
dshs.state.tx.us/csot/
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division : Education Publication
tdcj.state.tx.us/pgm&svcs/pgms&svcs-sexofftrtpgm.htm
• Center Sex Offender Management Publications: Types and general information
pubs
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment services criminal justice offenders and persons participating in TDCJ substance abuse programs and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Therapeutic Community Model
Objectives:
• Gain a general understanding of Therapeutic Community approach to substance abuse treatment.
• Gain and understanding of the history and evolution of therapeutic communities.
• Gain an understanding of the treatment and recovery of substance related disorders from a TC perspective and be able to identify the following constructs:
o TC Approach
o TC Social Structure and Physical Environment
o TC Peer Interpersonal Relationships
o TC Staff roles and rational authority
o TC treatment methods
o Work as Therapy and Education
o Stages of TC Program and Phases of Treatment
o How residents change
Outline:
• General TC Overview
o What is it?
o What are benefits?
o Who is admitted
o Typical length of stay
o What are the fundamental components
o How are they structures
o How provided
o Daily life in TC
o TC and special needs
o TC and women
o TC and adolescents
o TC and Co-Occurring Disorders
o TC and Criminal Justice
o TC and HIV/AIDS
o Basic components of TC
• TC History and Evolution
• Treatment and recovery of substance related disorders from a TC perspective
o TC Approach
o TC Social Structure and Physical Environment
o TC Peer Interpersonal Relationships
o TC Staff roles and rational authority
o TC treatment methods
o Work as Therapy and Education
o Stages of TC Program and Phases of Treatment
o How residents change
References:
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division : Education Publication
tdcj.state.tx.us
• Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change - The Provider's Guide by Kenneth W. Wanberg and Harvey B. Milkman
• NIDA - Research Report Series - Therapeutic Community
ResearchReports/Therapeutic/Therapeutic2.html
• The Center for Therapeutic Community Research
ctrs/ctcr.html
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Treatment of the Pregnant Woman with a Substance Use Disorder
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of terminology directly related to treatment of pregnant females and women.
• Gain an understanding of safe detoxification and withdrawal protocols for pregnant clients.
• Gain an understanding of effects and consequence of alcohol use on the pregnant female.
• Gain an understanding of effects and consequence of sedatives/hypnotics use on the pregnant female.
• Gain an understanding of effects and consequence of Opiate use on the pregnant female.
• Gain an understanding of effects and consequence of Stimulant use on the pregnant female.
• Gain an understanding of effects and consequence of cannabis use on the pregnant female.
• Gain an understanding of Texas Law related to substance use when pregnant.
• Gain an understanding of treatment planning and program design.
• Gain of prevention of substance use for pregnant females.
Outline:
• Terminology
• Costs
• Detoxification & Withdrawal- General Protocols
• Alcohol
o Withdrawal Symptoms
o Medication
o Effects of use
o FASD
• Sedative/Hypnotics
o Withdrawal
o Effects
o Fetal Effects
• Opiates
o Withdrawal
o Effects
o Methadone
o Fetal effects
o Neonatal Abstinence syndrome
• Stimulants
o Withdrawal
o Effects
o Cocaine
o Tobacco
• Cannabinoids
• Pregnant Women and the Law
• Treatment Program Design
• Prevention
References:
• Pregnant, Substance-Using Women: Treatment Improvement Protocol 2 (TIP Series) by Janet L. Mitchell
• Loaded: Women and Addiction by Jill Talbot
• Substance and Shadow: Women and Addiction in the United States by Stephen Kandall
• Discrepancies found in pregnant women's reports about drug use. (Addiction Psychiatry): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News by John R. Bell
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Adolescents and Substance Use for Counselors
Objectives:
• Be able to define adolescence including:
o Puberty
o Cognitive Organization
o Social Determinants
o Psychological Functioning
• Gain and understanding of the developmental themes of adolescence including issues related to:
o Dependence vs. Independence
o Family vs. Peer Groups
o Normalization vs. Privacy
o Idealization vs. Devaluation
o Identify, Role & Character
o Sexuality
o Defensiveness
• Gain and understanding of the issues related to the treatment of adolescents including:
o Treatment Planning
o Confidentiality
o Psychopharmacology
o Psychotherapy
▪ Individual
▪ Group
▪ Family
Outline:
• Definition of Adolescence
o Puberty
o Cognitive Organization
o Social Determinants
o Psychological Functioning
• Developmental Themes
o Dependence vs. Independence
o Family vs. Peer Groups
o Normalization vs. Privacy
o Idealization vs. Devaluation
o Identify, Role & Character
o Sexuality
o Defensiveness
• Treatment of Adolescents
o Overview
o Treatment Planning
o Confidentiality
o Psychopharmacology
o Psychotherapy
▪ Individual
▪ Group
▪ Family
References:
• The moderating effects of peer substance use on the family structure-adolescent substance use association: Quantity versus quality of parenting [Addictive Behaviors] by D. Eitle
• The Relationship Between Family Structure & Adolescent Substance Use by Robert A. Johnson, John P. Hoffman, and Dean R. Gerstein
• TIP 31: Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders. Treatment Improvement Protocol Series by Ken C. Winters
• Substance use & adolescent brain development: an overview of recent findings with a focus on alcohol.: [Youth Studies Australia] by Aaron M. White
• Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, 32) by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Family and Peer Influences on Adolescent Substance Use: A Special Issue of applied Developmental Science by Michael Windle
• Substance Use among Children and Adolescents: Its Nature, Extent, and Effects from Conception to Adulthood (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) by Ann Marie Pagliaro and Louis A. Pagliaro
• Etiology of Substance Use Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Emerging Findings from the Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research by Ralph E. Tarter and Michael Van Yukov
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Alcohol and Drug Detoxification
Objectives:
• Describe the Shifts in the medical field, in perceptions of addiction, and in social policy
• Define detoxification related to substance abuse as it is now perceived
• List the guidelines of detoxification and substance abuse treatment
• Describe types of care settings for detoxification
• Describe the philosophy behind detoxification care services
Outline:
• History of Detoxification services
• Detoxification as Distinct From Substance Abuse Treatment
• Guiding Principles in Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment
• Care Settings
• Overarching Principles for Care During Detoxification Services
• Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Patients in Detoxification
• Referrals and Linkages
• Physical Detoxification Services for Withdrawal From Specific Substances
• Opioids
• Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal
• Benzodiazepines and Other Sedative-Hypnotics
• Stimulants
• Inhalants/Solvents
• Anabolic Steroids
• Club Drugs
• Management of Polydrug Use: An Integrated Approach
• Considerations for Specific Populations
References:
• Detoxification from Alcohol and Other Drugs. Treatment Improvement Protocol Series 19 by Donald R. Wesson
• Detoxification from Alcohol and Other Drugs by Donald R. Wesson
• Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Second Edition by Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson, and Leigh Heather Wilson
• DETOXIFICATION: AS ASPECT OF TREATMENT: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior by JOHN T. SULLIVAN
• FROM THE DARKNESS OF ADDICTION TO THE DAWN OF RECOVERY: A Practical Guide to Recovery For The Family Afflicted With Alcohol And Drug Addiction by Walter V. Lee and Chrystal M. Huey
• Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol by Patt Denning, Jeannie Little, and Adina Glickman
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Pharmacotherapy for Opiates
Objectives:
• Gain understanding of history, federal laws, marketing and distribution and general use trends of opiates.
• Gain understanding of pharmacology of opiates.
• Gain understanding and identify opiate intoxication, withdrawal and overdose.
• Gain understanding of specific medications and how used to treat opiate dependence.
• Gain understanding of different treatment options for opiate addiction.
Outline:
• Definitions
• Opiates- Overview
o Where come from
o History
o Federal Laws
• Heroin and Narcotic Use
o Marketing and distribution
• Pharmacology
o Morphine
o Codeine
o Heroin
o Opiates
• Intoxication, withdrawal and overdose
o Intoxication
o Overdose
o Withdrawal
• Medication
o Treatment
o Programs
o Methadone Maintenance
o Physician Office Based Treatment
o LAAM
o Buprenoprine
o Naltrexone
References:
• Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach by Joseph DiPiro, Robert Talbert, Gary Yee, and Gary Matzke
• Patients with Substance Abuse Problems: Effective Identification, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Edgar P. Nace and Joyce A. Tinsley
• Treatment of Substance Use Disorders by Kevin Sevarino
• Principles of Addiction Medicine by Allan W Graham, Terry K Schultz, Michael F Mayo-Smith, and Richard K Ries
• Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the U.S.: A Practical Question and Answer Guide by Wendee M. Wechsberg, Jennifer J. Kasten, Nancy D. Berkman, and Amy E. Roussel
• Suboxone: Take Back Your Life From Pain Medications by James Schaller
• The Treatment of Opioid Dependence by Eric C. Strain and Maxine L. Stitzer
• Treating Drug Problems (Wiley Treating Addictions series) by Arthur W. Blume
• Pharmacotherapy Casebook by Terry Schwinghammer, Joseph T. DiPiro, Robert L. Talbert, and Gary C. Yee
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of using evidence based principles of prevention including:
o Address Risk and Protective Factors
o Use effective approaches
o Intervene early
o Manage program effectively
• Gain and understanding and be able to identify prevention strategies including:
o Alternatives
o Community based processes
o Early intervention
o Education
o Environmental
o Information
o Problem identification and referral
• Gain an understanding of prevention research including:
o Risk factors
o Protective factors
o Community needs
Outline:
• Evidence based Principles of Prevention
o Address Risk and Protective Factors
o Use effective approaches
o Intervene early
o Manage program effectively
• Prevention Strategies
o Alternatives
o Community based processes
o Early intervention
o Education
o Environmental
o Information
o Problem identification and referral
• Prevention Research
o Risk factors
o Protective factors
o Community needs
References:
• Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice by Julie Hogan, Kristen Gabrielsen, Nora Luna, and Denise Grothaus
• Substance Abuse Prevention Handbook by William L. Callison
• The Educator's Guide To Substance Abuse Prevention by Sanford Weinstein
• Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, Series 2 by Regina Avraham
• Understanding Substance Abuse Prevention: Toward the 21st Century : A Primer on Effective Programs by Paul J. Brounstein, Janine M., Ph.D. Zweig, Karol L. Kumpfer, and Nelba R., Ph.D. Chavez
• Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse: Effective Practices for Prevention and Intervention by Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez and Leanne S. Hawken
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Cultural Competency
Objectives:
• Describe the history of ethnicity in the United States
• Define cultural competencies and its components
• List components of Equal Protection Laws (Title I, Title VII, Equal Pay Act, et.al.)
• Define culture
• List effects of culture on a society
• Define diversity and its components
• Describe diversity’s effect on a society and on individuals
• List steps to becoming Culturally Competency
• Describe means of communicating across cultural lines
Outline:
• History of Ethnicity
• Equal Protection Laws.
• What is Culture?
• What is Cultural Competence?
• Culturally Competent Guiding Values & Principles
• Diversity
• Steps to Becoming Culturally Competent
• The Office of Minority Health and the Department of Health and Human Services
• Communicating Across Cultural Lines
References:
• Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Prevention by Joanne Philleo and Frances Larry Brisbane
• Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective by Snehendu B. Kar
• Keeping drug prevention for kids 'real': a culturally grounded substance abuse prevention curriculum makes kids and their input part of the program. Behavioral Health Management by Michael L. Hecht and Amber Johnson
• Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse: Effective Practices for Prevention and Intervention (The Guilford Practical Intervention in Schools Series) by Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez and Leanne S. Hawken
• Drug Abuse Prevention with Multiethnic Youth by Gilbert J. Botvin, Steven Schinke, and Mario A. Orlandi
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Risk and Resiliency
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of risk and protective factors including:
o Defining risk
o Identifying protective factors
o Identifying in-child risk factors
o Identifying family risk factors
• Gain an understanding of resiliency including:
o Identifying personal characteristics
o Developmental issues in early years
o Cognitive superiority
o Autonomy
o Androgyny
o Social skills
o Internal locus of control
o Identifying family environmental factors
o Identifying academic environmental factors
o Fostering resilience
o Promoting self-esteem
o Supportive adults
o Reducing impact of risk
o Stopping negative chain reactions
o Positive cognitive processing
Outline:
• Understanding risk and protective factors
o Defining risk
o Predicting outcomes
o Protective factors
o In-child risk factors
o Family risk factors
• Understanding resiliency
o Application
o Cautions
o Personal characteristics
o Early years
o Cognitive superiority
o Autonomy
o Androgyny
o Social skills
o Internal locus of control
o Family environmental factors
o Academic environmental factors
o Fostering resilience
o Promoting self-esteem
o Opportunities
o Supportive adults
o Reducing impact of risk
o Stopping negative chain reactions
o Positive cognitive processing
References:
• Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice by Julie Hogan, Kristen Gabrielsen, Nora Luna, and Denise Grothaus
• Understanding Substance Abuse Prevention: Toward the 21st Century : A Primer on Effective Programs by Paul J. Brounstein, Janine M., Ph.D. Zweig, Karol L. Kumpfer, and Nelba R., Ph.D. Chavez
• Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse: Effective Practices for Prevention and Intervention by Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez and Leanne S. Hawken
• Risk and Resilience in Childhood: An Ecological Perspective by Mark W. Fraser
• Promoting resilience in an "At Risk" world.: An article from: Childhood Education by Angela Oddone
• Handbook of Resilience in Children by Sam Goldstein and Robert B. Brooks
• Drug Abuse Prevention for At-Risk Groups by Karol L. Kumpfer
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Strengthening Families
Objectives:
• Explain the philosophy of strengthening families and parents
• Compare and contrast “family skills training programs” and “family education programs”
• Explain how “family services” aids in strengthening families
• Explain one cultural component of family strengthening and preservation
• List “surrogate” types of families
• Explain the role of “behavioral shaping” skills
• Describe the value of parent involvement in youth groups
• Explain why comprehensive interventions are more effective
• Explain the relationship between long-term enduring programs and high risk families
• Explain why understanding the cultural parenting assumptions of different ethnic groups participating in the parenting or family programs improves program success
• Describe how a family strengthening program improves family dynamics
• Explain why parental monitoring is critical and at what age for the child[ren]
• Explain why parent trainers are successful in family strengthening programs
Outline:
• Types of parenting and family strengthening programs
• Definition of Family
• Family Prevention Approaches
• Family Skills Training Program
• Family Education Programs
• Family Services
• Family Preservation Programs
• Surrogate Family Approaches
• Parenting Approaches
• Behavioral Parent Training Programs
• Parent Education Programs
• Parent Support Groups
• Parent Aid or In-home Parent Education
• Parent Involvement in Youth Groups
• PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE FAMILY PROGRAMS
• COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTIONS
• FAMILY-FOCUSED
• LONG-TERM AND ENDURING
• SUFFICIENT DOSAGE OR INTENSITY
• CULTURALLY SENSITIVE
• DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE
• CHANGE ONGOING FAMILY DYNAMICS
• EARLY START
• FAMILY RELATIONS, COMMUNICATION, AND PARENTAL MONITORING
• RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
• VIDEOTAPING OF EFFECTIVE PARENTING SKILLS
• TRAINER'S PERSONAL EFFICACY
References:
• Implementation manual for the strengthening families program by Karol L Kumpfer
• Effective family strengthening interventions by Karol L. Kumpfer
• Strengthening America's families: Promising parenting strategies for delinquency prevention: user's guide by Karol L Kumpfer
• Drug Abuse Prevention with Multiethnic Youth by Gilbert J. Botvin, Steven Schinke, and Mario A. Orlandi
• Strengthening Family Resilience, Second Edition by Froma Walsh
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Child Development: Cognitive & Personality
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of general theory related to child development.
• Gain an understanding of the theories of child psychological and cognitive development, including being able to identify the stages of development for the following developmental leaders:
• Piaget
• Erickson
• Freud
• Gain and understanding of the modern development theory including the ultimate (integrated) theory of development
Outline:
• General Development
• Psychological and cognitive development
• Piaget
• Erickson
• Freud
• The ultimate (integrated) theory of development
References:
• Child Development, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Social Work Practice with Children and Families) by Douglas Davies
• Child Development , Eleventh Edition by John Santrock
• Child Development: Principles and Perspectives by Joan Littlefield Cook and Greg Cook
• Comparing Theories of Child Development by R. Murray Thomas
• Theories of Development by Richard Peet and Elaine Hartwick
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Prevention Across The Lifespan
Objectives:
1. Articulate a working definition of substance abuse prevention;
2. Understand the Institute of Medicine Continuum of Care and Prevention Classifications: universal, selective and indicated.
3. Participants will gain knowledge of prevention as a lifelong process
4. Participants will gain knowledge of brain development and the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on the brain;
5. Articulate a working definition of current prevention strategies;
6. Participants will gain knowledge of strategies to provide services at various stages of life.
Outline:
• Define Substance Abuse Prevention
• Opiates
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
o Special classes and types
• IOM Continuum of Care
• Prevention Classifications
o Universal
o Selective
o Indicated
• Brain Development
o Infant
o Child
o Youth
o Adult
o Elderly
• ATOD and Brain
• DSHS Prevention Strategies
• SAMSHA Prevention Strategies
• Stages, Life Transitions and Substance Use
References:
• Educating Yourself About Alcohol And Drugs: A People's Primer, Revised Edition by Marc Alan Schuckit
• Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice, Julie Hogan, 2003
• Addictive Behaviors Across the Life Span: Prevention, Treatment, and Policy Issues by J S Baer ; G A Marlatt ; R J McMahon
• Drug Abuse Prevention Programming: Do We Know What Content Works? American Behavioral Scientist June 1996 39: 868-883
• Childhood and Adolescent Predictors of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in Young Adulthood by Jie Guo, Ph.D.,† J. David Hawkins, Ph.D., Karl G. Hill, Ph.D., and Robert D Abbott, Ph.D.
• Reducing the Risks for Substance Abuse: A Lifespan Approach by Raymond P. Daugherty
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Primer
Objectives:
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of alcohol intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of Sedative/Hypnotic intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of stimulant intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of hallucinogen intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of cannabis intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of inhalant intoxication.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of steroid intoxication and withdrawal.
• Gain and understanding as well as identify symptoms of anesthetic intoxication and withdrawal.
Outline:
• Alcohol
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Sedative/Hypnotics
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Opiates
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
o Special classes and types
• Stimulants
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Hallucinogens
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
o Special classes and types
• Cannabinoids
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Dissociate Anesthetics
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Inhalants
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
• Anabolic Steroids
o Intoxication
o Withdrawal
References:
• Educating Yourself About Alcohol And Drugs: A People's Primer, Revised Edition by Marc Alan Schuckit
• Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Second Edition by Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson, and Leigh Heather Wilson
• A Primer of Drug Action: A Concise, Non-Technical Guide to the Actions, Uses, and Side Effects of Psychoactive Drugs by Robert M. Julien
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Motivational Interviewing- Basic
Objectives:
• Gain understanding of motivational interviewing theory, principles and skills.
• Gain understanding of following definitions:
o Joining the client
o Client centered
o Directive
o Efficacy
• Gain understanding of following principles of motivational interviewing:
o Express empathy
o Roll w/ resistance
o Develop discrepancy
o Support self efficacy
o Avoid argumentation
• Gain an understanding of spirit of motivational interviewing
• Gain an understanding of motivational enhancement therapy
• Identify the stages of change
• Gain and understanding and identify how to use open ended strategies (OARS)
• Gain and understanding of sustain-talk
• Gain and understanding of change-talk
• Gain and understanding of change planning
Outline:
• Overview of motivational interviewing
o Theory, principles and skills
• Definitions
o Joining the client
o Client centered
o Directive
o Efficacy
• Principles of motivational interviewing
o Express empathy
o Roll w/ resistance
o Develop discrepancy
o Support self efficacy
o Avoid argumentation
• Spirit of motivational interviewing
• Motivational enhancement therapy
• Stages of change
• Open Ended Strategies (OARS)
o Open ended questions
o Affirmations
o Reflections
o summaries
• Sustain-talk
• Change-talk
• Change planning
References:
• Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick
• Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Psychological Problems (Applications of Motivational Interviewin) by Hal Arkowitz, Henny A. Westra, William R. Miller, and Stephen Rollnick
• Resolving Patient Ambivalence: A five Session Motivational Interviewing Intervention by Ann E. Fields
• Motivational Dialogue: Preparing Addiction Professionals for Motivational Interviewing Practice by Tober/Raistrick
• Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change: Selecting and Planning Interventions by Gerard J. Connors, Dennis M. Donovan, and Carlo C. DiClemente
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Substance Abuse Treatment of HIV Positive Persons
Objectives:
• Participants in this module will learn about variation among and within practitioners of their disciplines as related to their professional perspective, identity, and influence of personal experiences on professional practice.
• Participants will learn the core staff required for an effective multidisciplinary team
• Participants will learn how linkages and written referral agreements/protocols can be created between providers and service agencies
• Participants will learn how to develop mechanisms to track their referrals and obtain feedback (i.e., referral agreements, databases, client satisfaction surveys, etc).
• Key features of innovative and successful models of interdisciplinary care across the country will be presented.
Outline:
• CSAT & SAMSHA Recommendations
• Multidisciplinary Care
• Definitions
• Team Compositions
• Linkages & Developing Resources
• Client Participation
• Client Tracking & Data Collection
• Model Programs
References:
SAMSHA TIP 37: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with HIV/AIDS
NIDA InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Alcohol and HIV/AIDS
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Pain and the Substance User
Objectives:
• GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF TYPES OF PAIN
• GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF TREATMENT MODALITIES
• GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIAL POPULATION CONCERNS INCLUDING:
o ADDICTED PATIENT WITH PAIN
o ALCOHOL DEP. PATIENT
o ALC. AND OPIATE DEP. PATIENT
o DEPRESSION
o SICKLE CELL PATIENT
o HIV/AIDS PATIENT
o PHYSICAL/SEXUAL ABUSE PATIENT
o RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS
o ELDERLY
o METHADONE MAINTAINED PATIENT
o BUPRENORPHINE MAINTAINED PATIENT
o REVIA MAINTAINED PATIENT
o DENTAL ANALGESIA
o OB/GYN PROCEDURES
Outline:
• DEFINITIONS
• NERVOUS SYSTEM
• ADDICTION AND PAIN
• PAIN PREVALENCE
• TREATMENT MODALITIES
o WHO STEP I
o WHO STEP II/III
o PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES
▪ FOR OPIOID USE
o COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
• SPECIAL POPULATION CONCERNS
o ADDICTED PATIENT WITH PAIN
o ALCOHOL DEP. PATIENT
o ALC. AND OPIATE DEP. PATIENT
o DEPRESSION
o SICKLE CELL PATIENT
o HIV/AIDS PATIENT
o PHYSICAL/SEXUAL ABUSE PATIENT
o RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS
o ELDERLY
o METHADONE MAINTAINED PATIENT
o BUPRENORPHINE MAINTAINED PATIENT
o REVIA MAINTAINED PATIENT
o DENTAL ANALGESIA
o OB/GYN PROCEDURES
• THE ADDICTED PATIENT WITH PAIN
References:
Dole, V.P., Nyswander, M.E. and Kreek, M.J. Narcotic blockade. Archives of Internal Medicine 1966 (October) 118: 304-309.
Foley, K.M. The treatment of cancer pain. New England Journal of Medicine 1985 313: 84-95.
Kantor, T.G.; Cantor, R. and Tom, E. A study of hospitalized surgical patients on methadone maintenance. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 1980 6: 163-173.
Jaffe, J.H. Drug addiction and drug abuse. In: Gilman, A.G.; Goodman, L.S.; Rall, T.W.; Murad, F. (eds), The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (7th edition), p 532-581. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1985.
Kreek, 1983 Health consequences associated with the use of methadone. In: Cooper, J.R.; Altman, F.; Brown, B.S.; Chzechowicz, D. (eds) Research on the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction, p 456-482. Treatment Research Monograph Series, DHHS no (ADM) 83-1281. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1983.
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates, Inc. Personal communication, 1994.
Portenoy, R.K. and Foley, K.M. Chronic use of opioid analgesics in non-malignant pain: Report of 38 cases. Pain 1986 25: 171-186.
Portenoy, R.K. Opioid therapy in the management of chronic back pain. In: Tollison, C.D. (ed), Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1989.
Portenoy, R.K. and Payne, R. Acute and chronic pain. In: Lowinson, J.H.; Ruiz, P.; Millman, R.B.; Langrod, J.G. (eds), Substance Abuse A Comprehensive Textbook (2nd edition), p 691-721. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1992.
Rubenstein, R.; Spiro, I and Wolf, W.I. Management of surgical problems in patients on methadone maintenance. American Journal of Surgery 1976 131: 566-569.
Sawe, J.; Hansen, J.; Ginman, C. et al. A patient-controlled dose regimen of methadone in chronic cancer pain. British Medical Journal 1981 282: 771-773.
Twycross, R.G. Clinical experience with diamorphine in advanced malignant disease. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacological Therapeutics and Toxicology 1974 9: 184-198.
World Health Organization. Technical Report No. 407. Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, 16th Report. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1969.
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Overview Treatment of Substance Related Disorders
Objectives:
• Gain an understanding of the goals of substance abuse treatment including:
o Retention, Reduction and Abstinence
o Decrease in episodes
o Improved functioning
• Gain and understanding and be able to identify the continuum of treatment settings available for substance related disorders, including:
▪ Hospital
▪ Partial Hospitalization
▪ Residential
▪ Therapeutic Community
▪ Aftercare
▪ Outpatient
▪ Case management
▪ Legally Mandated Treatment
▪ Employee Assistance Programs
• Gain and understanding and be able to identify available psychosocial treatments for substance related disorders including:
o Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
o Motivational Enhancement Therapy
o Behavior Therapy
o Interpersonal Therapy
o Group Therapy
o Family Therapy
o Self Help Groups
o Brief Therapy
o Self-Guided
o Hypnotherapy
Outline:
• Introduction
• Goals of Treatment
o Retention, Reduction and Abstinence
o Decrease in episodes
o Improved functioning
• Treatment Settings
o Choice
o Continuum
▪ Hospital
▪ Partial Hospitalization
▪ Residential
▪ Therapeutic Community
▪ Aftercare
▪ Outpatient
▪ Case management
▪ Legally Mandated Treatment
▪ Employee Assistance Programs
• Psychosocial Treatments
o Role
o Cognitive Behavioral therapy
o Motivational Enhancement therapy
o Behavior therapy
o Interpersonal Therapy
o Group Therapy
o Family Therapy
o Self help groups
o Brief therapy
o Self-Guided
o Hypnotherapy
References:
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment (American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment): by Marc Galanter (Author, Editor), Herbert D. Kleber (Editor)
Treating Substance Abuse, Second Edition: Theory and Technique (The Guilford Substance Abuse Series) (Paperback): by Frederick Rotgers (Editor), Jonathan Morgenstern PhD (Editor), Scott T. Walters (Editor)
Rethinking Substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do about It (Hardcover): by PhD William R. Miller Phd (Editor), PhD Kathleen M. Carroll Phd (Editor)
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Objectives:
• Participants in this module will learn where, when, and why methadone was developed.
• Participants will learn how methadone was first used.
• Participants will learn how methadone came to be used in the treatment of opiate dependence.
• Participants will learn how methadone works both biochemical and psychological.
• Participants will have gained an understanding of why methadone is effective for treating opiate dependence.
• Participants will have gained an understanding of phases of MMT.
• Participants will have gained an understanding benefits of adequate dosing.
• Participants will have gained an understanding safe practices of prescribing and using methadone.
• Participants will have gained an understanding of how staff can help minimize methadone side effect and adverse reactions.
• Participants will have gained an understanding for treatment for special populations.
Outline:
I. Historic roots of opioid addiction and methadone
II. Medical basis of methadone as a treatment
Brain Impact
Benefits
Myths and Truths
III. Adequate methadone dosing
Dosing Objectives
Phases
Withdrawal
Amount/dosing
Serum levels
IV. Special populations
Split dosing
Pregnant females
Take home dosing and practices
V. Using methadone safely
Cautionary practices
Mortality
Deaths
Tolerance
Induction
Side effects
Adverse reactions
Cardiac conditions
References:
AATOD (American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence). Expert Panel Clinical Guidelines on LAAM. 2001. Available at: .
Addiction Treatment Forum. A.T.F. dosage survey. Addiction Treatment Forum 1993 2(3): 1, 3, 5.
Ball, J.C.; Lange, W.R.; Myers, C.P.; Friedman, S.R. Reducing the risk of AIDS through methadone maintenance treatment. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1988 29(3): 214-226.
Ball, J.C. and Ross, A. The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1991.
Blix, O. and Grondbladh, L. AIDS and IV heroin addicts: The preventive effect of methadone maintenance in Sweden. IV International Conference On AIDS, No. 8548. Stockholm, Sweden: 1988.
Caplehorn, J.R.M. and Bell, J Methadone dosage and retention of patients in maintenance treatment. Medical Journal of Australia 1991 (February 4) 154: 195-199.
Courtwright, D.T., Joseph, H. and Des Jarlais, D.C. Addicts Who Survived: An Oral History of Narcotic Use in America, 1923-1965. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1989.
Cushman, P. The major medical sequelae of opioid addiction. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 1980 5: 239-254.
D'Aunno, T. and Vaughn, T.E. Variations in methadone treatment practices. Journal of the American Medical Association 1992 (January 8) 267(2): 253-258.
Dole, V.P. Implications of methadone maintenance for theories of narcotic addiction. Journal of the American Medical Association 1988 (November 25) 260(20): 3025-3029.
Finnegan, L.P. The success of methadone in the treatment of pregnant opiate dependent women. Presented at the Second European Symposium on Drug Addiction and AIDS. Sienna, Italy: October 1993.
Gearing, F.R. and Schweitzer, M.D. An epidemiologic evaluation of long-term methadone maintenance treatment for heroin addiction. American Journal of Epidemiology 1974 100: 101-112.
Kaltenbach, K. and Finnegan, L.P. Methadone maintenance during pregnancy: Implications for perinatal and developmental outcome. In: T. Sonderegger (ed), Perinatal Substance Abuse: Research Findings and Clinical Implications. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1992.
Kandall, S. R. (consensus panel chair). Improving Treatment for Drug-Exposed Infants. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 5, # (SMA) 93-2011. Rockville, MD: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), 1993.
Kreek, M.J. Medical safety and side effects of methadone in tolerant individuals. Journal of the American Medical Association 1973 (February 5) 223(6): 665-668.
Newman, R.G. and Cates, M. Methadone Treatment in Narcotic Addiction: Program Management, Findings and Prospects for the Future. New York: Academic Press, 1977.
Payte, J.T. and Khuri, E. Principles of methadone dose determination. In: Parrino, M.W. (Chair & Editor). State Methadone Maintenance Treatment Guidelines (The Purple Book). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; 1992.
Payte, J.T.; Khuri, E.; Joseph, H. and Woods, J. Methadone patients and the treatment of pain. In: Methadone Treatment Is Recovery: A Manual for Methadone Maintenance Treatment, Part 1. New York: Chemical Dependency Research Working Group, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, 1994.
Stimmel, B.; Goldberg, J.; Cohen, M. and Rotkopf, E. Detoxification from methadone maintenance: Risk factors associated with relapse to narcotic use. In: Kissen, B.; Lowenson, J.H. and
Addiction Treatment Forum Publications
Methadone Dosing & Safety in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction: Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released September 2003.
When "Enough" is Not Enough: New Perspectives on Optimal Methadone Dose
Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, Marc Shinderman, Sarz Maxwell, Chin B. Eap, Phil Paris; Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, Released in 2000.
Clinical Diagnostic Tool for Guiding Methadone Treatment of Opioid Addiction
ODAS - Opiate Dosage Adequacy Scale... from Heroin Addiction & Related Clinical Problems. 2004;6(3)39-49.
Cardiac Considerations During MMT: Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor & and Mori J. Krantz, MD, FACC. Released October 2003.
Methadone-Drug* Interactions – 3rd Edition (*Medications, illicit drugs, & other substances): Stewart
B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released November 2005.
The Safety of Methadone, LAAM, Buprenorphine: Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released 2001.
Toward a New Recovery Movement: Historical Reflections on Recovery, Treatment and Advocacy William L. White, 2000.
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
Course Title: Pharmacotherapy and Addiction
Objectives:
• Participants in this module will learn about different medications used to treat addiction..
• Participants will learn how medication is used and expected outcome.
• Participants will learn how different medications have different outcomes and types of pulations best used with.
• Participants will learn how medication impact physiological symptoms.
• Participants will learn about new research practices using medications to treat addiction.
• Participants will have gained an understanding of why using medication can be beneficial in the treatment of addiction.
Outline:
I. Alcohol
Acamprosate
Acomplia
Disulfiram
Topiramate
Naltrexone
Vivitrol
II. Opiates
Buprenophine
Naltroxane
Methadone
LAAM
Desipramine
III. Coaciane
Gabepartin/Gabtrol
Vigabatrin
Bacloten/Lioresal
Nocaine
Disulfiram
Modafinil
IV. Methamphetamine
Paraxetine
Ondansetron
II. Tobacco
Vicoderm
Zyban
Varencline
III. Other Drugs
References:
AATOD (American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence). Expert Panel Clinical Guidelines on LAAM. 2001. Available at: .
Addiction Treatment Forum. A.T.F. dosage survey. Addiction Treatment Forum 1993 2(3): 1, 3, 5.
Ball, J.C. and Ross, A. The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1991.
Cushman, P. The major medical sequelae of opioid addiction. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 1980 5: 239-254.
Dole, V.P. Implications of methadone maintenance for theories of narcotic addiction. Journal of the American Medical Association 1988 (November 25) 260(20): 3025-3029.
Payte, J.T.; Khuri, E.; Joseph, H. and Woods, J. Methadone patients and the treatment of pain. In: Methadone Treatment Is Recovery: A Manual for Methadone Maintenance Treatment, Part 1. New York: Chemical Dependency Research Working Group, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, 1994.
Addiction Treatment Forum Publications
Clinical Diagnostic Tool for Guiding Methadone Treatment of Opioid Addiction
ODAS - Opiate Dosage Adequacy Scale... from Heroin Addiction & Related Clinical Problems. 2004;6(3)39-49.
Toward a New Recovery Movement: Historical Reflections on Recovery, Treatment and Advocacy William L. White, 2000.
EBAM* For Practitioners (*Evidence-Based Addiction Medicine): Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released March 2003.
Evidence for the Efficacy of Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism): Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD; Editor. Released March 2002.
Web References
Description:
This course is for behavioral healthcare professionals that provide treatment and prevention services and is offered online. The enrollee registers for the course via the online enrollment process, views the training and attached supplemental information, takes an exam in which they must obtain 70% for passing, submits and evaluation of the course and then is issued a certificate which they can print off. The system maintains a transcript of all the courses taken by each enrollee for up to 5 years. The enrollee can receive feedback regarding areas they may require additional study on this topic. The enrollee has access to technical support through a contact button in the training or by e-mailing the training coordinator at bluebasintraining@. In additional they can contact the instructor/creator of the module by e-mail at rgpatrick@. This information is located in their subscription information. We review all feedback regarding courses and make necessary changes, in addition we upload new information and content semiannually.
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