Courses

Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education

• Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education (3 hours) - $39.00

Course Summary and Description The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of issues, challenges, policies, and practices related to employment and workforce training for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder.  SUD occurs when an individual’s continuous drug or alcohol misuse leads to clinically significant impairment.  SUD impacts individuals, families, and …

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Effective Tools for Treating Pain While Reducing Opioid Use (4 hours)

• Effective Tools for Treating Pain While Reducing Opioid Use (4 hours) - $52.00

This video course focuses on the types and causes of pain as well as the methods of pain treatment. Pain is a personal experience that is determined by biological, psychological, and social factors Pain usually serves an adaptive role, and may have adverse impact on function, social, and psychological well-being While acute pain usually diminishes …

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Compassion Satisfaction: Thriving While Working in Substance Use, Criminal Justice, and Challenging Settings (3 hours)

• Compassion Satisfaction: Thriving While Working in Substance Use, Criminal Justice, and Other Challenging Settings (3 hours) - $39.00

Compassion Fatigue is defined as “Profound emotional and physical erosion that takes place when you are exposed to the hurt of others”.  This indirect trauma results in  absorption of  the pain of others, including those who are suicidal or in chronic despair.  The effects of compassion fatigue are cumulative.  Psychological symptoms include frustration, irritability, sadness, …

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Ethics, Boundaries and Duel Relationships. Professional Issues for Addiction Professionals (3 hours)

• Ethics, Boundaries and Duel Relationships. Professional Issues for Addiction Professionals (3 hours) - $39.00

This course is derived from 4 separate articles released by NAADAC over the last few years.  Topics covered include: The necessity of revising NAADAC Code of Ethics Why the code of ethics is important and how it can help professionals facing challenging situations How ethical decisions can vary from one person to another Ethics don’t …

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Overcoming COVID Stress for Addictions and Other Helping Professionals (1 hour)

• Overcoming COVID Stress for Addictions and Other Helping Professionals (1 hour) - $13.00

This course looks at the causes and symptoms of COVID-related stress as they pertain to addiction and counseling professionals. Recognizing these causes and symptoms is essential to staying well during the pandemic. Unlike most trainings, this course focuses on the wellness of the counseling professional and not about the clients themselves. Tools, work options, home …

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Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services (6 hours)

• Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services (6 hours) - $78.00

Competent clinicians have an ethical obligation to find tools and resources that assist clients with healing, wellness, and recovery. Further providers have a professional responsibility to demonstrate competence by possessing specific knowledge and skills to ensure meeting of professional and legal responsibilities for delivery of services within one’s scope of professional practice. (Johnson, 2018). Digital …

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Florida Certified Addiction Professional (CAP) Initial Certification (350 hours)

The following package provides all of the education hours required for initial certification for the CAP. This package has been assembled to represent the content-specific training categories mandated by the Florida Certification Board. Further, this package provides substantial savings versus purchasing the courses individually. An installment plan is available if you are interested.  Courses are …

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Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings (3 hours)

• Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical Settings (3 hours) - $39.00

Course Summary: This course is for healthcare and treatment professionals. The course will address: Screening tools for alcohol, tobacco, and other substance misuse The validation of screening tools, symptom surveys and other resources Tools that determine if substance use meets diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder Assessment components including patients’ medical, social, SUD and …

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Introduction to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (1 Hour)

• Introduction to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (1 hour) - $13.00

Course Summary: This course offers a general introduction to providing medications to address opioid use disorder (OUD) and is intended for all audiences.  It will help readers understand key facts and issues related to providing FDA-approved medications used to treat OUD. The course will address: The public health crisis related to opioid use The benefits …

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