What is AA? Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a support group for those struggling with alcohol addiction, available in cities across the US, with additional resources and local meeting information provided by the World Forum for Mental Health. It provides a proven program of recovery through fellowship and shared experiences. AA is a free program with…
Drug testing has gained widespread importance in workplaces, legal affairs, and medical practices, acting as a vital tool for maintaining safety and compliance. Employers use these tests to ensure a drug-free environment, while legal entities view them as crucial evidence in certain cases. Medical settings often rely on drug tests to prescribe the correct treatment…
What is AA? Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free support group dedicated to helping individuals struggling with alcohol addiction. It operates through a community-based model that offers encouragement and peer support to those seeking sobriety and provides information about local meetings such as aa meetings mckinney tx to help members connect with others in their…
Motivational Interviewing: Finding a focus and guiding the client towards changeLaura Saunders, MSSW Course Description: A highly successful treatment approach developed by Drs. William Miller and Steven Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing (MI), is a person centered, guiding method of communication to elicit and strengthen motivation for change. This course, the second in a series, will focus…
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Registration Open Brown University Distance Learning Program and Signal Behavioral Health Network are offering a credited, on-line course on tobacco cessation treatment: best practices. Complications from chronic tobacco use is a leading cause of death in the United States and in many countries around the world. Proven clinical treatment strategies are available right now that…
Introduction to Club DrugsStanley Chin, J.D. Course Description: This course will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to club drugs. Club Drugs have caused national attention to focus on youth and young adults and their attraction to “Raves” and dance clubs. While national statistics for drug use in general show a stabilizing trend, some club…
Dee Lexandra, Ph.D., MSW, Florida LCSW and Certified Addiction Professional, has been actively involved in addiction treatment in Florida for the past 22 years, her focus for more than 12 years, was group work in psychiatric and substance abuse in-patient and out-patient hospital treatment programs. Recently, over the past six years she has worked primarily…
Registration Open Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on motivational interviewing. This workshop will explore of some of the more significant aspects of Co-occurring disorders among adolescents. The relationship between chemical use, abuse and dependency and the occurrence of other mental health disorders will be reviewed. The importance of understanding this relationship…
Addressing Tobacco Use and Dependence in Addiction and Mental Health ServicesLisa M. Howard BSW, TTS Course Description: The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) has made significant progress in establishing effective tobacco control strategies to prevent and reduce tobacco use across the country via multi-modality state initiatives. Currently, about 20% of the US general population smokes….