Problem and Compulsive Gambling: An OverviewJames Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP Course Description: Problem and compulsive gambling is an ever increasing issue in our society and yet, as one of the more silent addictions, most practitioners know very little about it. In this four-week introductory course, a variety of topics will be covered including: distinguishing between…
Registration Open Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on motivational interviewing. Group therapy is a popular setting for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. As a result, a counselor will often experience their first and major role as an addiction treatment provider facilitating group therapy. Often the skills needed…
Michael Torch, MA, LADC, CCS Michael Torch, MA, LADC, LCS, is an addiction treatment provider with over 25 years experience. Was recognized by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association in 2002 with its “ Life Time Achievement Award”. Currently working in Student Assistance, Outpatient Practice, and Behavioral Health consultation, Michael has been…
Registration Open Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on clinician self-care. The clinical and research literature suggests a strong relationship between substance abuse issues and trauma. Addiction counselors are likely to encounter clients with a history of trauma and/or current traumatic stress reactions in their clinical practice. In addition to…
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Michael Torch is an addiction treatment provider with over 30 years experience. He was recognized by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association in 2002 with its “Life Time Achievement Award”. Currently providing behavioral health consultation, evidence-based practice adoption consultation and training as well as technology transfer consultation. He currently serves as a…
HIV and Addictions: Dispelling the MythsSteven Horovitz, MA Course Description: The history of AIDS, as we know it, extends over the past twenty years. Once thought to be limited to homosexual men and IV drug users, it now affects every country, culture, religion, race and age group. People of color and women of childbearing age…
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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 using scientifically based REBT to treat addictions with SMART Recovery. Rational Emotive…
The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Distance Learning Program began in 1997 as a collaborative effort between Brown University’s Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies (CAAS) and the New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center , which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. When…