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), is offering an advanced course on designing interventions using the Stages of Change.   This course is part two of a two part series.  PLEASE NOTE: Course participants are encouraged to take The Stages of Change in Addiction Treatment, or are expected to have a general understanding of the Stage of Changes model prior to taking this course.   

In this course we will examine how to identify and utilize a client’s Stage of Change in the development of stage-specific interventions. The primary goal of this course is to demonstrate how to design stage-specific interventions to meet clients where they are in their recovery and process of change. Participants in this course will explore issues associated with readiness for change, stage-specific motivational strategies for change, and the process of intervention matching. Special consideration will be given to stage-specific conflicts, overcoming or rolling with resistance, and eliciting self-motivation for change. This course is intended for those with a general understanding of the Stages of Change model and is not intended as in introduction to this material. 

This course will be taught by Marshall Rosier, MS, a consultant and trainer specializing in co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Marshall graduated from Yale University with a Masters of Science degree in Social Psychology, with a specialty in social cognition, stigma, self-esteem and group membership. Marshall has been in the field for over ten years and received his early training at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics in San Francisco, California. He is currently the dual diagnosis counselor at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc – Waterbury Clinic where he specializes in the assessment and treatment of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Marshall has a private practice consulting and training firm and has conducted training for agencies such as the State of Connecticut -Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Most recently, Marshall has been working as a consultant for the Addiction Technology Transfer Center – New England as a Technology Transfer Specialist providing technical assistance and consultation around using the technology transfer process in implementing evidence-based practices at agencies throughout Connecticut.

 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to: 

• Introduce how to assess a client’s current stage of change
• Identify stage-specific motivational strategies for change
• Explore the role of readiness for change
• Discuss how to overcome stage-specific conflicts

 

Course Requirements

This is a five-week course, beginning on November 28, 2005. 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 bulletin board, which requires registration with the ATTC-NE bulletin board.  You need only register once to participate in all ATTC online bulletin board
• 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 WWW home page on Wednesdays and responses are due the following Monday. Assignments can be accessed at the participant's convenience.

The total cost of this course is $40.00.  A full refund is available up until the posting of the second lesson (December 8, 2005), after which there will be no refunds.

ACCREDITATION

This five-week course, which begins November 28, 2005, has been approved by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) for 10 educational credits. It is being provided by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, which is accredited as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider (#000151). This course meets the qualifications for 10 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's and/or LCSW's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE#1917). This course is also approved by the Connecticut Certification Board (CCB) for ten Category 1 continuing education for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC's). The CCB is an IC&RC affiliate.  Please contact your local certification board to verify reciprocity or acceptance of ATTC-NE 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: Netscape, Apple CyberDog, and Microsoft Explorer)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the preferred browser for ATTC-NE 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: November 28, 2005 or when the course limit is reached. 

To register for this course please go to the following WWW site and complete the 'Designing Interventions/Stages of Change' course online registration form. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE
https://www.attc-ne.org/courses/243/reg.html 

For a list of current ATTC-NE courses, please go to the following site:
http://www.Attc-ne.org and click on Distance Education.   Please Bookmark this site for future references. Course announcements will be made via the ATTC of New England Online Course Announcement Listserve 6-8 weeks prior to the start of each course. If you would like to be subscribed to this list, please contact Monte Bryant, Program Administrator, at Monte Bryant,  or (401) 444-1811.

This program is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

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