Pregnancy, Substance Use and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersEnid Watson, M.Div. Course Description: No one likes to think that the hand that rocks the cradle is shaky. As a result, pregnant women with substance use disorders often experience stigma: from families, child welfare and medical staff, and even addictions professionals. Some women do not learn that…
AOD and disabilities: current perspectives and treatment approachesWilliam J. Pellicio, MA Course Description: The course will explore the relationship of alcohol and other drug use to injuries causing disability; explore the risk factors for substance abuse in persons with disabilities, both physical and cognitive; provide information on screening and assessment for chemical dependency; and discuss…
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England , funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at Brown University Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, is offering a credited, on-line course on core functions of addictions. In 2010, an estimated 22.1 million Americans aged 12…
Registration Closed Join the future course waiting list Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on . Instructor Course Objectives Course Requirements This is a -week course, beginning on . Requirements are: Required on-line reading (one hour per week) Completion of pre and post test Completion of weekly homework assignments (one…
The Core Functions of Addictions CounselingJohn Thompson, MA, CDP Course Description: In 2010, an estimated 22.1 million Americans aged 12 or older were classified with substance dependence in the past year and thousands of others went undiagnosed. Less than ten percent of individuals suffering from this disease will receive any help for their addiction. Stigma,…
Melissa Heinen is a registered nurse with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health. She has over a decade of experience doing injury surveillance and injury and seven years in substance abuse prevention. She has worked for the Northern New England Poison Center; the U.S. Centers…
Patricia is a Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work and a Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Social Worker with over twenty five years of clinical and teaching experience. Patricia is a nationally recognized trainer. She was on the faculty of the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies for twenty two…
Registration Open Brown University Distance Learning Program and The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, are offering a credited, on-line course on boundary issues and dual relationships. The primary purpose of this course is to provide participants with an overview of boundary and dual-relationship issues that arise in the treatment of addictions. Participants will…
Registration Open The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) in colaboration with the Brown University Distance Learning Program, is offering a credited, on-line course on motivational interviewing: fundamentals. A highly successful treatment approach developed by Drs. William…
Justin Enggasser, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, Lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Section Chief of Substance Abuse Treatment Services at VA Boston Healthcare System. He is a licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and provides direct clinical services through…