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,…
Pennsylvania Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) Initial Certification (180 hours)
DOMAIN: SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT (41 Hours)
Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment in Criminal Justice Systems (6 hours)
Booting Up the System- Case Management Models, Principles and Practices (3 hours)
Screening and Assessment of Clients in the Criminal Justice System (6 hours)
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 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)
DOMAIN: TREATMENT PLANNING, COLLABORATION, AND REFERRAL (54 Hours)
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) (3 hours)
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)
Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction using Buprenorphine (6 hours)
Treating Chronic Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders: Individual and Group Counseling Strategies (6 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 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)
Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (3 hours)
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)
DOMAIN: COUNSELING AND EDUCATION (54 Hours)
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)
Relapse Prevention Counseling (4 hours)
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 1) (3 hours)
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 2) (3 hours)
Treatment of Anger and Aggression in Early Recovery (6 hours)
Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment (6 Hours)
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)
Commitment to Change – Overcoming Errors in Thinking (4 hours)
Commitment to Change – The Power of Consequences (4 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part I (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part II (4 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part III (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part IV (4 hours)
DOMAIN: PROFESSIONAL & ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES (31 Hours)
Ethical Decision Making for Counselors (4 hours)
Ethical Practice with Special Populations (3 hours)
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)
Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (3 hours)
HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections in Drug Users (6 hours)
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
Lessons
Booting Up the System- Case Management Models, Principles and Practices (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
Screening and Assessment of Clients in the Criminal Justice System (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
This 6-hour course addresses the issues relevant to screening and assessment and makes recommendations for the appropriate use of screening and assessment tools in specific settings within the criminal justice…
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 1 (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction Module 2 (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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 3 (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) 3 hours(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Addiction using Buprenorphine (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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,…
Treating Chronic Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders: Individual and Group Counseling Strategies (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
This course is designed for mental health and addiction counselors and other professionals working with clients who have chronic mental disorders such as schizophrenia and a co-occurring substance use disorder.…
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-1) Module 1 (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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 Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-2) Module 2 (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, (3 hours), TAP 31(Pennsylvania CAADC)
Based on TAP 31. This course provides guidance on how to integrate evidence-based practices (EPBs) for substance abuse treatment into clinical practice. The course explains how to assess an organizations…
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Relapse Prevention Counseling (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 1) (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Treatment of Anger and Aggression in Early Recovery (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 2) (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment (6 Hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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.…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part I (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
This course is the first 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…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part II (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part III (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
This module(course) discusses how families in which one or more members has a substance abuse problem, substance abuse treatment and family therapy can be integrated to provide effective solutions to…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part IV (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Ethical Decision Making for Counselors (4 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
HIV and Other Blood-Borne Infections in Drug Users (6 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Pennsylvania CAADC)
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…