Counseling Approaches to Promote Recovery from Problematic Substance Use and Related Issues, Module 3 (4 hours)
- Credit Hours: 4 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $52.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Apply motivational interviewing strategies to enhance client motivation and resolve ambivalence about changing substance use behavior.
• Describe how cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques are used in recovery-oriented counseling for problematic substance use.
• Explain acceptance-based therapeutic approaches, including mindfulness, and their application in substance use disorder treatment.
• Identify the role of medications in supporting recovery from problematic substance use, including management of withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
• Describe how family and social support networks contribute to recovery outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use.
• Apply psychoeducation strategies to help clients and their families better manage the recovery process.
• Explain how linkages to peer-based and community-based support services enhance recovery-oriented counseling programs.
Package Contents
Course Update
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.
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