This course is designed for physicians to make practical and informed decisions about the treatment of opioid addiction with buprenorphine. The course addresses the history of treatment of opioid addiction,…
Florida Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) Initial Certification (250 hours)
DOMAIN: CLINICAL EVALUATION (25 HOURS)
Drug and Alcohol Dependence: The Problem, The Solution, and Co-Occurring Disorders (3 hours)
Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction using Buprenorphine (6 hours)
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)
Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment (6 Hours)
Overview of Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment (4 hours)
Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Drugs. A Teacher’s Guide (3 hours)
DOMAIN: TREATMENT PLANNING (15 HOURS)
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occuring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part II (6 hours)
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occuring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part III (6 hours)
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) (3 hours)
DOMAIN: COUNSELING (30 HOURS)
Relapse Prevention Counseling (4 hours)
Faith Based Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)
Treatment of Anger and Aggression in Early Recovery (6 hours)
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part IV (3 hours)
DOMAIN: CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL (10 HOURS)
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)
An Introduction to Treatment Medications: What Every Counselor Should Know (4 hours)
DOMAIN: CLIENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (10 HOURS)
Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Module 1 (3 hours)
Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Module 2 (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy Part II (4 hours)
DOMAIN: DOCUMENTATION (10 HOURS)
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice, Module 2 (3 hours)
Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (CASA) (4 hours)
Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy (3 hours)
DOMAIN: ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (30 HOURS)
Ethical Decision Making for Counselors (4 hours)
Ethical Practice with Special Populations (3 hours)
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities (6 hours)
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
Drug Treatment Courts: An Integrated Approach (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy, Part IV (4 hours)
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 1) (3 hours)
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
DOMAIN: UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION/TREATMENT KNOWLEDGE (60 HOURS)
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-1) Module 1 (4 hours)
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-2) Module 2 (4 hours)
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 1 (4 hours)
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 2 (3 hours)
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 3 (4 hours)
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)
Coping With Feelings and Moods (4 hours)
Criminal Addicts or Addicted Criminals?: Theories of the Drug-Crime Relationship (3 hours)
Major Treatment Issues for Offenders Who Use Substances (6 hours)
You Can Lead a Horse to Water – Treatment Resistance and Motivation Characteristics of Offenders Who Use Substances (3 hours)
Working With Families of Chemically Dependent Criminal Justice Offenders (3 hours)
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 hours)
Commitment to Change – Overcoming Errors in Thinking (4 hours)
Understanding Addiction and Criminal Behavior (3 hours)
DOMAIN: APPLICATION TO PRACTICE/PROFESSIONAL READINESS (60 HOURS)
HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections in Drug Users (6 hours)
Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment in Criminal Justice Systems (6 hours)
Treating Clients in the Criminal Justice System (3 hours)
Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care (3 hours)
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)
Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (3 hours)
Powerlessness or Empowerment? Special Issues in Treating Women Offenders Who Abuse Substances (3 hours)
Booting Up the System- Case Management Models, Principles and Practices (3 hours)
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)
Commitment to Change – The Power of Consequences (4 hours)
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 hours)
Substance Abuse Counseling for Clients with HIV/AIDS (3 hours)
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part I (3 Hours)
Lessons
Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction using Buprenorphine (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This is an information booster and refresher course for addiction professionals. It provides current information on the issues, facts, and figures for ten drugs being used and abused today. Each…
Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment (6 Hours)(Florida CAC)
This 6-hour course utilizes information presented in TIP 35 Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment. It is an introductory course focusing on the stages of change and motivational…
Overview of Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment, 4 hours(Florida CAC)
This course is designed to present a concise and easy-to-read introduction to the latest in Co-Occurring Disorders. Eight topics are covered ranging from definitions of terms to epidemiology of Co-Occurring…
Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Drugs. A Teacher’s Guide (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
According to the course manual, this course is a teachers guide for the NIDA “Mind Over Matter” series. The course serves two purposes. The first is to provide an initial…
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occuring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part II (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course reviews the key principles of assessment, selected assessment instruments, and the assessment process. The course also addresses the specific relationship of assessment to treatment planning. In the second…
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occuring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part III (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course begins by addressing essential programming for clients with COD that can readily be offered in most substance abuse treatment settings. Overarching considerations in effective treatment for this population,…
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) 3 hours(Florida CAC)
This course seeks to transform required “paperwork” into clinically useful information. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is one of the most widely used tools for the assessment of substance use-related…
Relapse Prevention Counseling (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is designed to help clinicians and counselors understand and facilitate the process of recovery among addicted clients and reduce their risk of relapse. The primary focus is reviewing…
Faith Based Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course presents the issues, research, theory, and principles of faith-based substance abuse treatment. Some of the key topics of the course are spirituality and substance abuse, hellfire theory,…
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
Course Summary: Substance use and abuse often coexist with anger and violence. This course is designed to introduce students to a manual that was developed for use by qualified substance…
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 6-hour course provides guidelines for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in both public and private settings who treat adults dependent on marijuana. It utilizes the Center for Substance Abuse…
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on the treatment manual “Group Treatments for Addiction” by Dr. Dennis C. Daley, Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of Addiction Medicine Services at the Western Psychiatric…
Treatment of Anger and Aggression in Early Recovery (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to: 1. Understand that anger may be a strategy used to preserve a client’s need for control when situations arise…
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part IV (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course contains key information about substance abuse and a particular mental disorder, highlighting advice to the counselor to help working with clients with those disorders. A relevant case history…
An Introduction to Treatment Medications: What Every Counselor Should Know (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
Course Summary: This course is designed as a quick reference for psychotherapeutic medications for substance abuse and mental health treatment providers. The course presents a list of medications ranging from…
Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Module 2 (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (TIP 32) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the…
Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, Module 1 (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual “Treatment of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (TIP 32)” from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part II (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is the second in a series of four courses designed for substance abuse treatment counselors; family therapists are a secondary audience. The course should be of interest to…
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 2) (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (TAP 21) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (CASA) (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
Recent advancements in computer technology have created additional opportunities for innovations in standardized assessment. The introduction of automated assessments has capitalized on the efficiencies and dynamic capabilities of the computer.…
Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of…
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is designed for substance abuse counselors who work with clients who are experiencing depressive symptoms. Topics in the course range from the relationship between depressive symptoms and substance…
Ethical Decision Making for Counselors (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 4-hour course discusses all of the elements that need to be considered in an ethical decision making process. There is a brief review of ethical theories and definitions, discussion…
Ethical Practice with Special Populations (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3- hour course is an advanced level course for professionals who have had introductory ethics and have been practicing for several years. It covers four clinical populations which typically…
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
Substance abuse counselors may be at higher risk for stress and burnout than other counselors because they work with chronic and difficult clients. Intuitively, it makes sense that working with…
Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities (TIP 29) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3 hour course provides an exploration of the field of criminal justice ethics, which broadly encompasses the history of justice and theories of morality and ethics from antiquity to…
Drug Treatment Courts: An Integrated Approach (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course will examine drug courts from an integrated process – the blending of treatment with legal case processing. Additional topics reviewed will include screening and assessment of adult…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part IV (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This module(course), fourth in a series of four, provides information about specific populations; children, adolescents, and older adults; women; cultural, racial, and ethnic groups; gays and lesbians; people with physical…
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 1) (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (TAP 21) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course will help develop the student’s understanding of the national and international strategic drug control policies. The student will also gain insight into the complex issues of drug…
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-2) Module 2 (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course (Module) is the second of two courses based on a NIDA developed therapy manual for drug addiction treatment. The course is intended for use by drug abuse treatment…
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-1) Module 1 (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
Free PreviewThis course(Module) is the first of two courses based on a NIDA developed therapy manual, CBA-1, for drug addiction. The course is intended for use by drug abuse treatment practitioners,…
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 3 (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on a NIDA therapy manual for addiction series. CRA+Vouchers is the focus of this course. This treatment integrates a community reinforcement approach (CRA), originally developed as…
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 2 (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on a NIDA therapy manual for addiction series. CRA+Vouchers is the focus of this course..This treatment integrates a community reinforcement approach (CRA), originally developed as an…
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 1 (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on a NIDA therapy manual for drug addiction series. CRA+Vouchers is the focus of this course. This treatment integrates a community reinforcement approach (CRA), originally developed…
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
Based on TIP 50 Persons with substance abuse problems who are in treatment consistently show a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. This course is designed for frontline…
Coping With Feelings and Moods (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course reveals to counselors how individuals in recovery from an alcohol or drug problem or a mental health problem can learn about emotions and develop strategies to cope with…
Criminal Addicts or Addicted Criminals?: Theories of the Drug-Crime Relationship (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
A 3-hour course designed to explore and examine the relationship between substance abuse/dependence and criminal behavior. Goals/Objectives By participating in this internet based course the trainee will learn to: 1.…
Major Treatment Issues for Offenders Who Use Substances (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 6-hour course examines issues related to treating clients in the various programs found in the criminal justice system. Part 1 addresses strategies for modifying substance abuse treatment services for…
You Can Lead a Horse to Water – Treatment Resistance and Motivation Characteristics of Offenders Who Use Substances (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course will develop the student’s understanding of the concept of motivation for treatment and the issues of treatment motivation. The course will focus on models of treatment, factors…
Working With Families of Chemically Dependent Criminal Justice Offenders (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course is designed to educate professionals, working with chemically dependent offenders and their families, about family dynamics and family dysfunction. Students of this course will gain an understanding…
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 12-hour course is designed to explore specific treatment needs and strategies for individuals in particular criminal justice settings. Each of the four chapters of this course will look at…
Understanding Addiction and Criminal Behavior (3 Hours)(Florida CAC)
Treating addiction can be a confusing, sometimes frustrating matter for anyone in the field, and often we are not quite sure where to start. This course is designed to help…
HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections in Drug Users (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course consists of a manual developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that has been scientifically tested for community-based outreach to reduce the risk of HIV and…
Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
A 3 hour course which provides information and insight for addiction professionals on the relationship between substance abuse and sexual assault, the cycle of sexual assault, post-traumatic stress, and substance…
Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment in Criminal Justice Systems (6 hours)(Florida CAC)
A 6-hour course designed to help the learner to understand the principles, elements, procedures, and issues in screening and assessing for substance abuse and HIV/AIDS issues/needs in the criminal justice…
Treating Clients in the Criminal Justice System (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course provides detailed information on how to best use the information obtained through the screening and assessment process as identified in the CCJP.com course “Screening and Assessment of…
Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care (TAP 32) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S.…
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course is for anyone considering a supervisory position or who has been practicing as a clinical supervisor. It provides an overview of supervision models, roles and responsibilities of…
Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This course is based on information found in the manual Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (TAP 21-A) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the…
Powerlessness or Empowerment? Special Issues in Treating Women Offenders Who Abuse Substances (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course presents an overview to assist the student in understanding and identifying the primary issues of treating women offenders who abuse substances. The major issues of empowerment, self-esteem,…
Booting Up the System- Case Management Models, Principles and Practices (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course presents an overview of the elements of casework or case management. Case management involves monitoring and supervising a substance abuser’s progress according to a variety of models,…
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)(Florida CAC)
Correcting errors in thinking is basic. The other half is the BEHAVIOR that results from these thoughts. Tactics are habitual ways of acting that keep people stuck in destructive lives.…
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 8 hour course presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. It presents critical research and clinical findings and distills them into…
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 5 hour course presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. It presents critical research and clinical findings and distills them into…
Substance Abuse Counseling for Clients with HIV/AIDS (3 hours)(Florida CAC)
This 3-hour course examines the very important elements surrounding counseling individuals with substance abuse and HIV/ADS. The student will understand the issues of treating HIV/AIDS in the Criminal Justice System,…
Providing Services to Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders in Substance Abuse Treatment Part I (3 Hours)(Florida CAC)
This course presents the first three sections of a course over the topic of substance abuse treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders. The first section presents an introduction to the…