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Jim Wuelfing, CPP-R, is owner and CEO of the New England Center, a company dedicated to quality training and technical assistance services. The New England Center specializes in many areas including; strategic planning, team facilitation, community organizing, cultural competence, prevention, curriculum development, peer education and problem gambling prevention. Jim has written and trained the highly…

Chemical Dependency and Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderMichael Torch, MA, MLADC Course Description: This course will provide an overview of the connection between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Chemical Dependency. Both of the conditions will be discussed as to their diagnostic criteria, presenting symptomatology, biological aspects and predisposing variables. These often co-existing conditions will be presented in…

Motivational Interviewing: Engaging to facilitate changeLaura Saunders, MSSW Course Description: A highly successful treatment approach developed by Drs. William Miller and Steven Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing (MI), is a person centered, guiding method of communication to elicit and strengthen motivation for change. This introductory course will provide the individual with an understanding of what MI is…

David F. Duncan, Dr. P.H. is President of Duncan & Associates, a consulting firm providing consultation on research design and data collection for behavioral and policy studies. His education included an undergraduate major in psychology, with minors in sociology and education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and graduate work in criminology at…

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 Closed Join the future course waiting list Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment approach that has gained widespread application in the treatment of a variety of mental health issues, including substance abuse. Several important features of CBT make it…