Brown University Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies: Distance Learning Program

Lisa M. Howard, BSW, Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS), is a consultant to the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) and serves as the Northeast ATTC NY Liaison. With more than 25 years experience in the fields of human and addiction services, Ms. Howard recently completed work on a grant-funded, multifaceted training project…

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…

Registration Closed Join the future course waiting list 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 dual diagnosed treatment. This workshop,…

Waiting List Join the course waiting list Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on AOD and disabilities treatment. 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…

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Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D., a Professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. His research and teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, public welfare, and professional ethics. Dr. Reamer…