539 Addressing Tobacco Use and Dependence in Addiction and Behavioral Health Services

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 addressing tobacco use and dependence .

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. However, the prevalence of tobacco use and dependence among people who have another substance use and/or mental health disorder is dramatically higher. With an eye toward these high risk and underserved populations, this training will introduce or expand upon the learner’s knowledge of the biopsychosocial nature of tobacco use and dependence, its relationship to alcohol and other drug use and mental health disorders, and best practices in tobacco dependence treatment.

Goal: Increase participant’s knowledge, skills and ability to successfully integrate tobacco use interventions into addiction and behavioral health services

Instructor

Lisa M. Howard, BSW, Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS), is a Training Specialist with the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Impaired Driver Services Initiative. Prior to joining OASAS, Lisa was a Senior Education Specialist at the Tobacco Recovery Resource Exchange, Professional Development Program, Rockefeller College, University at Albany. The “Exchange” is a New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program funded initiative that supports the multidisciplinary New York State (NYS) addiction workforce in the integration of tobacco use interventions into the continuum of addiction services. Lisa and her colleagues researched, developed and implemented a modular curriculum, “Integrating Tobacco Use Interventions into Chemical Dependence Services,” for both classroom and online delivery. Ms. Howard and the staff at the Exchange provided tailored technical assistance to meet the needs of OASAS licensed and funded programs and agency administrators managing the organizational change process in every modality regarding the implementation of tobacco-free services. The two-year grant funded project came to a close in December of 2009, however, under separate contract, the free, national award winning, online training continues to be available at www.tobaccorecovery.org

Lisa has worked for more than twenty years in the fields of human and addiction services in diverse settings including: community and school-based prevention/treatment programs, law enforcement, and HIV/AIDS community-based programs. Ms. Howard also served for five years as the NYS Information Specialist for the Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NeATTC) and the Assistant Director of the Institute for Professional Development in the Addictions (IPDA). Ms. Howard was on the NeATTC team of trainers participating in the NIDA Blending Initiative�s train-the-trainer, “Buprenorphine Treatment: A Training for Multidisciplinary Addiction Professionals,” and was involved with several workforce development initiatives including the NeATTC Leadership Institute and IPDA’s, “Advancing the Professional Development of the Frontline Addiction Practitioner,” a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded project. She has more than a dozen years experience developing and implementing training and educational programs for diverse disciplines and audiences including: physicians, addiction and child welfare professionals, teachers, HIV/AIDS service providers, patients, parents, adolescents and elementary school-age children.

Course Objectives

• Explore the compelling rationale for addressing tobacco use during intake, assessment, treatment and recovery management planning in addiction and behavioral health services
• Increase learner’s understanding of best practices in tobacco dependence interventions as recommended by the US Department of Health & Human Services, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Practice Guideline, 2008 Update

Course Requirements

This is a four-week course, beginning on April 11, 2011. Requirements are:

• Required on-line reading (one hour per week)
• Completion of pre and post test
• Completion of weekly homework assignments (one hour per week)
• Participation in the weekly course forum
• Completion of an on-line course evaluation

*Please note that there are no real time events associated with this course. Lessons will be posted on the class home page on Tuesday and responses are due the following Monday. With the exception of the first weeks lesson which will be posted Monday with the responses due the following Monday. Assignments can be accessed at the participant’s convenience.

A full refund is available up until April 19, 2011 after which there will be no refunds.

Accreditation

$60.00 Certification

• This four-week course, which begins on April 11, 2011, has been approved by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) for 8 educational credits. It is being provided by the Brown Distance Learning program, which is accredited as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider (#000151).
• This course is approved by the Connecticut Certification Board (CCB) for 8 Category 1 continuing education for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC’s). The CCB is an IC&RC affiliate.
• The New York State OASAS does accept distance learning CEUs provided by institutions of higher learning for individuals pursuing or renewing a CASAC, CPP or CPS.

$80.00 Certification

• This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider # 886514487) for 8 continuing education contact hours.

*Combined certificates are available upon request.

Certificates will be mailed within two weeks to participants in the program for its duration who submit all required materials.

Please contact your local certification board to verify reciprocity or acceptance of Brown Distance Learning contact hours.

To participate, you must have:

• An E-mail address and the capacity to retrieve and send E-mail;
• Access to World Wide Web (the following programs provide WWW access: Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Explorer)
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher is the preferred browser for Brown DLP online courses
• The ability to navigate the World Wide Web
• A basic understanding of how to use a computer and send and receive email

PLEASE NOTE NETWORK AND COMPUTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 11, 2011 or when the course limit is reached.

To register for this course please log into your account or create your account then log into your account and click the Enroll in a New Course link at the bottom of your account page. On the Enrollment page select ‘539 Addressing Tobacco Use’ using the pull down menu and click on the enroll button. Having enrolled into the course you will be prompted for payment. You may make your payment online or by regular mail. To view payment information please use the payment policies.

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