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Substance Use Issues in Gay and Lesbian Clients: Considerations for Effective PracticeWilliam J. Pellicio, MA Course Description: This continuing education workshop will explore the risk factors for the development of problems with substance use involved in the struggle to develop a healthy identity in a society which has historically pathologized different sexual orientations. Interventions that…

Problem Gambling and the Impact on the FamilyJames Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP Course Description: This introductory course will examine the issue of problem gambling from a family perspective. An overview of problem and pathological gambling will be followed by a discussion of the impact on the family, survival techniques and recovery issues. The course will…

Advanced Pharmacology: Staying Current with Drugs of AbuseJohn Thompson, MA, CDP Course Description: This course will discuss the trends of drugs that are being focused on by chemical dependency professionals. The content will include information regarding drugs that have historically been presenting in treatment programs and continue to provide challenges for chemical dependency prevention, intervention…

Improving Outcomes for Mandated ClientsNicholas A. Roes, PhD Course Description: Mandated clients make up a huge percentage of substance abuse treatment patients. Even those not formally mandated to treatment by a Court may be “mandated” by an EAP, parents, a spouse, or social services. When these “involuntary” clients are treated as if they are motivated…

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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 the impact of chemical dependency on the family. We all know that chemical…