LIVE: Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Detection and Treatment: Foundational Knowledge
November 13, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Pacific
3 Hours | 3 CEs
$150 Registration | $125 Early Registration (through 11/6) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Nancy Haug, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Detection and Treatment: Foundational Knowledge.
This program covers the foundations of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment, including etiological theories of substance use, commonly used substances, basic psychopharmacology, the prevalence of SUDs, assessment methods, diagnostic criteria, and clinical presentations.
Participants will acquire the essential principles of addiction and a theoretical framework from which to plan treatment for specific patients, substances, and co-occurring conditions. Subsequent sessions will build upon this program by presenting prevention and intervention approaches, cultural considerations, ethical and legal concerns, referral and community resources, and treatment for at-risk populations.
The course is structured to meet the California psychologist pre-licensure coursework requirement for training in alcoholism and chemical dependency detection and treatment (ยง1382.3). Participants may be clinicians, counselors, or mental health providers at any stage of their career who work in a clinical environment where clients present with substance use or misuse as a primary or co-occurring condition.
Program Outline
- What is addiction? Introduction and overview
- Words matter: Stigma and language examples
- Commonly used drugs and prescription drug misuse; basic psychopharmacology
- Screening, evaluation, and diagnosis of SUDs with case vignettes