- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the unique developmental characteristics of adolescents that influence substance abuse treatment approaches.
- Identify the three common types of treatment for adolescents with substance use disorders and explain their distinguishing features.
- Explain how treatment services for adolescents differ from those designed for adult populations.
- Analyze the family, social, and environmental factors that contribute to adolescent substance use and affect treatment outcomes.
- Describe evidence-based approaches for engaging adolescents in substance abuse treatment and maintaining their participation.
- Apply knowledge of adolescent development to design treatment services that meet the specific needs of this population.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Module 1 covers the scope of adolescent substance use disorders and approaches to treatment, drawing directly from SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol 32 (TIP 32), a publication of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is designed for treatment providers who work with adolescent clients and want to improve how they design and deliver services. Module 1 addresses the complexity of adolescent substance use, factors that inform treatment decisions, characteristics of effective programs, 12-Step-based treatment, and the therapeutic community model. This is the first of two modules based on TIP 32, together covering the full manual.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)