attc : new england addiction technology transfer center

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The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network

Funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

About Us

Addiction Technology
Transfer Center of
New England

Brown University
Box G-S121
Providence, RI 02912

Email: ATTC-NE
Phone: 401-863-6486
FAX: 401-863-6697

Director:
Dan Squires Ph.D. MPH

Associate Director:
Stephen Gumbley MA, LCDP

>>Course Descriptions

The ATTC-NE is currently accepting course proposals. Please review the Instructor Requirements page or contact Monte Bryant for additional information on becoming an ATTC-NE presenter.

Addictionology
Criminal Justice Series - Part I

Understanding how drugs work on the human mind and body is a critical component to the resolution of questions and issues regarding drug use and abuse. Understanding the correlation between drug addiction and crime is a required knowledge and skill for substance abuse counselors today. Providing services to offender populations will require that substance abuse counselor become proficient in the delivery of treatment services. This course approaches addiction to psychoactive substance by examining substances through the perspectives/theories of the following models: 1) Health-Disease Model, 2) Bio-Psycho-Social Model, and 3) Public Health Model. The emphases of these models are:

The maladaptive behavior changes (as identified by the presence of a persistent recurrent social, occupational, psychological, or physical problem(s)) exacerbated by the use of the substances.
The relationship of these problems in crime causation, offender rehabilitation (education, prevention, treatment, probation, parole), and offender classification.

Instructor: Karen Kelly, Ph.D., MAC, CCS, CRPS, and CCJS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Adolescent Chemical Dependency:
Current Perspectives and Treatment Approaches

This workshop will review current perspectives on this very difficult treatment population. A discussion of the participants' experiences with the clinically challenging tasks of treating adolescents and their families will occur. A number of effective treatment techniques and approaches will be presented. Specific topics to be reviewed will include: developmentally appropriate assessment techniques, bio-genetic influences and consequences, neurological functioning and condition progression, as well as intervention and recovery strategies that are developmentally functional and engaging that combine cognitive behavioral and 12 step approaches.

Instructor: Michael Torch, MA, LADC, CCS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Advanced Pharmacology:
Staying Current with Drugs of Abuse

The focus will be to look at some of the new drugs of abuse that are creating problems for treatment professionals, to look at old drugs that are returning in popularity, and to look at some of the research findings that are providing new direction for treatment approaches. Special attention will be given to the following drugs: Ketamine®, inhalants, steroids, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. Students will be provided the opportunity of posting questions about specific drugs of abuse that they may wish to find more information about. Numerous links and web resources will also be provided to allow students to maintain the opportunity of staying on top of the newest findings from federal research projects. Materials will be processed through group discussion, written assignments, and group projects. This course is designed for a wide audience and in general will not exceed the graduate level in difficulty of material.

Instructor: Kevin R. Scheel, MS, MAC, LMFT

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

African American Treatment Issues

This four part course is designed to describe the most current theories on Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)/Addictions; the disproportionate and damaging effect of SUDs on communities of African descent (both socially and legally); the importance of acknowledging and affirming culture in general treatment protocols; and some “science based” strategies for treating specific sub-populations (men, women, and adolescents) of this multivariate group.

Instructor: Betty Jean Singletary, LCDP

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

AOD and Disabilities:
Current Perspectives and Treatment Approaches

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 information on screening and assessment for chemical dependency; and discuss treatment issues.

Instructor: William J. Pellicio, MSW, LICSW, LCDP

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Battered Women and Addictions

Domestic violence and substance abuse are two separate but interrelated issues which are pervasive in today’s society. These are chronic issues which are punctuated by acute incidents that require professional interventions which are best provided within an integrated, comprehensive continuum of care by culturally appropriate treatment staff. The goal of this course is to provide mental health, substance abuse and violence prevention professionals with philosophies and treatment options to treat women and their families who are effected by domestic violence and substance abuse. This will be accomplished through on-line presentations, additional readings question & answer activities.

Instructor: Steven Horovitz, MA

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Case Management in Substance Abuse

This workshop will explore the principles and dynamics of case management services for clients in substance abuse treatment. It will include topics such as: communication in case management; working on a treatment team; motivational enhancement; the referral process; confidentiality; improving services through interagency collaboration and advocacy; and case managing substance abuse clients with special needs. It will provide an opportunity to apply the topic to relevant treatment situations.

Stephen Gumbley, MA, LCDP, ACDP II, RCS

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Chemical Dependency and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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 models of representation that are easily understood and have direct applicability to treatment delivery for the addiction treatment provider.

Instructor: Michael Torch, MA, LADC, CCS

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

The Chemically Dependent Family

We all know that chemical dependency is a family disease. What does that mean? It means chemical dependency impacts all members of a family, not just the person using the drugs and alcohol. As a result, it is extremely important for counselors to understand the roles each family member plays in the disease and recovery process. Counselors also need to learn the process of recovery for the family as well as techniques in working with families. Examples of these techniques include: Genograms and Interventions. Through the use of readings, case examples, and homework, students will develop basic skills to working with chemically dependent families.

Instructor: Susanne Smoller, RCSW, CASAC, CPP, ACSW

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Cocaine Dependency: Effective Assessment and Treatment Mehtods

This course will guide the participants in a review of the significant aspects of this central nervous system stimulant as well as review research generated data descriptive of both psychological and behavioral symptoms of dependency progression unique to Cocaine. Effective treatment protocols specific to Cocaine dependency treatment developed over the past 15 years of clinical practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings will be reviewed. Specific assessment protocols specific to Cocaine will be presented and focused treatment planning connected to Cocaine specific recovery issues will be reviewed.

Instructor: Michael Torch, MA, LADC, CCS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Substantial research evidence supports the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the treatment of clients who are diagnosed with Addiction Disorders. This five week course will explore the central elements of CBT in the treatment of Addiction Disorders and examine CBT treatment manuals that address alcohol and cocaine addiction.

Understand the importance of identifying the precursors and consequences of a client’s substance abuse behavior;
Understand the importance of assessing clients’ coping abilities and self-efficacy perceptions;
Identify the characteristics of different attributional processes;
Understand the roles of cognition and behavior in the relapse process;
Improve clients’ self-confidence in dealing with high-risk situations;
Identify the critical elements of the therapist-client relationship.

Instructor: Jennifer Frye, Ph.D.

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Confidentiality of Patient Information in Substance Abuse

Individuals should be able to expect that information they have given in confidence to a treatment provider will be kept private unless there is a compelling reason for it not to be. The principle of a confidential relationship between a patient and a clinician is an ancient one, shared by many cultures. Nowhere is that expectation more vital than in substance abuse treatment. This course will introduce the learner to ethical and legal issues bearing on the confidentiality of patient information in substance abuse treatment. It will introduce the student to confidentiality provisions under the federal regulations on Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Treatment Records (42 CFR Part 2) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as well as special concerns relating to child protection issues, underage patients, patients involved with the criminal justice system, and HIV infected patients. This course will serve to alert the student to concerns and provide a basic grasp of the issues but is not a substitute for legal advice from an attorney or consultation with federal and state regulators.

Instructor: David Duncan, Dr. PH

3 WEEKS 6 CEUS

Core Functions of Addictions Counseling

Every day, countless lives are enriched or saved because of the work carried out by addiction counselors. In a myriad of settings, competent, well-trained counselors form the relationships and carry out the strategies that help their clients move from life-threatening addiction to life-affirming recovery. We can state with certainty that thousands of addiction counselors accomplish their missions with distinction. We also know, however, that even specialists in the addictions field have not traditionally been able to define with clarity the professional standards that should guide their work. What is the scope of practice that is appropriate for an addiction counselor? What are the competencies that are most likely to be associated with positive outcomes? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes should be shared by all members of the addiction counseling profession? The central purpose of this course is to address those questions.

Instructor: Kevin R. Scheel, MS, MAC, LMFT

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Developing Culturally Competent Recovery Plans – Person-Centered Planning Using a Recovery-centered Approach

This course will present an in-depth look at a recovery-centered approach and Recovery Core Values and how these may be employed in clinical practice in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Treatment. Issues such as understanding how culture and spirituality should be used in the development of person-centered recovery planning will be explored. This workshop will use a selected reading list and experiential exercises and participants will be asked to examine themselves and their world view as well as that of others in order to understand recovery in a cultural/spiritual context.

Instructor:

OmiSade Ali, MA, LADC. CCS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Discovering the Meaning of Prevention:
A Workshop for Treatment Professionals

Professionals in the helping professions are often expected to know about and speak to the full continuum of care Ð prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare. Yet few of us have had much formal training on the discipline and technology of prevention. This course will give an overview of prevention including defining terms, community development, prevention strategies and science-based prevention. Participants will need the book Discovering the Meaning of Prevention by William Lofquist.

Instructor: Jim Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Dual Diagnosed Treatment: A MAP to Recovery

This workshop will introduce and/or expand the clinician's knowledge of specific treatment approaches representing integrated treatment for persons suffering with emotional and addictive disorders. We will explore key factors in the recovery process including: methods for improving motivation, raising awareness levels, and focusing on skills training. Participants will advance their knowledge of effective clinical interventions with the dual diagnosed population.

Instructor: Dr. Marc Bono

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Dual Diagnosed Treatment:
A MAP to Recovery - Advanced Practices

This continuing education course will expand upon the information covered in the beginners course: Dual Diagnosis Treatment: A M.A.P. to Recovery. This course will be an examination of the current literature on Dual Diagnosis treatment. Participants will advance their knowledge base on a variety of subjects related to dual diagnosis treatment. Specifically, this course will review findings in the body of literature regarding the advantages of Integrated Treatment. We will develop "mission statements" forprograms serving dual diagnosed clients review criteria for programs serving the dually diagnosed population, review a number of "best practices" for treating this population, discuss a number of potential scenarios that represent "treatment failure loops", review the attitudes, values and skills of the dual diagnoses clinician, and discuss the variety of treatment modalities that can be blended to work most effectively with the dually diagnosed population.

Instructor: Dr. Marc Bono

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Effective Strategies for engaging Youth with Co-occurring Disorders

This course will explore of some of the more significant aspects of Co-occurring disorders among adolescents. The relationship between chemical use, abuse and dependency and the occurrence of other mental health disorders will be reviewed. The importance of understanding this relationship and its complex connection to effective screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment will also be explored. Examples of effective engagement techniques and treatment activities will be presented and discussed.

Instructor: Michael Torch, MA, LADC, CCS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Effective Strategies For Working With Offender Populations

Substance abuse and addiction have fundamentally changed the nature of the criminal justice system. Designing programs that address both offenses and treatment will indeed be a challenge in the new millennium. State, federal and local jails are overcrowded with drug abusers and addicts. Addressing their offense, using various sanctions and offering treatment may reduce recidivism and in effect change behavior.

This course approaches treatment of offenders by providing the training participant with increased knowledge and understanding in the delivery of successful substance abuse treatment services. Participants will become more familiar with, and gain a better understanding of working with offender populations and the application of effective strategies and approaches for dealing with this sometimes challenging and difficult population.

Instructor: Karen Kelly, Ph.D., MAC, CCS, CRPS, CCJS

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

HIV and Addictions: Dispelling the Myths

The history of AIDS, as we know it, extends over the past twenty years. Once thought to be limited to homosexual men and IV drug users, it now affects every country, culture, religion, race and age group. People of color and women of childbearing age are now hardest hit, and downward trends in the gay population have reversed themselves and are again on the upswing. We’ll take a look at what works, what doesn’t, myths, and the real facts surrounding the causes, treatments and prevention strategies and how they have evolved over the last two decades. The course will feature topical discussions, web links, facts and statistics, and a wide variety of professional opinions on the future direction of HIV/AIDS treatments.

Instructors:

Steven Horovitz, MA

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Introduction to Club Drugs

This course will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to club drugs. Club Drugs have caused national attention to focus on youth and young adults and their attraction to “Raves” and dance clubs. While national statistics for drug use in general show a stabilizing trend, some club drugs are continuing to indicate an increase in use. Recent data revealed club drugs are branching out into the communities. It is important for those working in the field of addictions to have a better understanding of this group of drugs in order to provide more effective treatment and intervention services.

Instructor: Stanley Chin, JD

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Introduction to Drug Recognition and Impairment

This course is designed to introduce the student to impairable drugs. Drug use and abuse has come to epidemic proportions n the U.S. and throughout the world. Today there are not only drugs that have been in existence for a considerable time, but there are also newer, “designer” type drugs. The vast majority of people are either directly, or indirectly, affected by drugs and drug abuse. This course is designed to introduce the student to drug impairment symptomology, what drugs are out there, which are most popular, the seven broad categories of impairable drugs, signs and symptoms common with drug influence/impairment, signs and symptoms of drug impairment by category, statistics on drug use, drug myths and facts, and drug testing.

Instructors:

Sgt. William Quigley
Sgt. Don Decker
Sgt. Henry F. Lombardi

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Introduction to Ethics: Managing Ethical Dilemmas and Risk-Management Issues

This course will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to ethical and risk-management issues related to substance abuse treatment and services. The course will focus on three key topics: (1) ethical dilemmas encountered by substance abuse professionals (focusing especially on situations where professionals' obligations conflict), (2) ethical decision-making strategies (conceptual frameworks designed to help practitioners make difficult ethical judgments), and (3) risk management (concepts and strategies designed to prevent ethics complaints and ethics-related lawsuits pertaining to professionals' handling of confidential information, informed consent, boundary issues and dual relationships, conflicts of interest, service delivery, supervision, consultation, referral, and termination of services). The course will make extensive use of case studies to accompany the conceptual material.

Instructor: Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D.

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Linking Substance Abuse and Interpersonal Violence:
Implications for Effective Interventions

Assuming a basic understanding of addictions theory and intervention, the course will focus on a review of theoretical models of interpersonal violence and their related interventions. A review of current research linking the two major social issues will be provided. The knowledge developed from this research base will provide a framework for discussing the implications for effective interventions involving systems (substance abuse treatment, courts, and intervention programs) as well as individual and group interventions for offenders.

Instructors:
Katherine Kranz, LICSW, LCDP
Dennis J. Ghindia, Ph.D.
William J. Pellicio, MSW, LICSW, LCDP

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Living Life on Life's Terms:
Integrating Spirituality into the Therapeutic Process with Addicted Adults

For years the spiritual component of the recovery process has largely fallen under the auspices of Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Recently, however, there has been an increased awareness and interest in spiritual practices and processes as adjuncts to more traditional medical and psychotherapeutic interventions in the addictive process. This course will explore some of the latest thinking on the value of spiritual beliefs and practices in the recovery process and how the addictions counselor can integrate a spiritual focus into treatment without pushing a particular religion or set of beliefs on the client. We will investigate the concept that an individual's spirituality is an invaluable resource in recovery (including work with specific practices, such as meditation and mindfulness). We will examine spirituality as not only a part of the Twelve Step tradition, but also as a specific tool to help clients: reduce stress, expand awareness, and meet life's ups and downs without the intervening effects of chemical intoxication.

Instructor: Patricia A. Burke, MSW, LCSW

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Methadone Maintenance Treatment Facts, Myths and Special Problems in this Population

This course will give the clinician the opportunity to learn more about the complex disease of opiate addiction and the most widely used treatment in our nation currently - methadone maintenance. The medical aspects of pharmacotherapy with methadone, methadone maintenance treatment practices, facts and myths about methadone treatment, and laws/regulations of methadone treatment will be covered. Along with special topics in this specified treatment including needle exchange programs, HIV/AIDS, communicable diseases, and criminal justice involvement.

Instructor: Michele Padilla, MA

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Motivational Interviewing

This introductory course will provide the individual with a fundamental understanding of Motivational Interviewing techniques and Prochaska and Di Clemente's transtheoretical model entitled "Stages of Readiness to Change." This online workshop will conclude with an online chat where the instructor, through role play, will demonstrate these techniques and answer any questions that participants may have.

Instructor: Richard L. Brown, MD, MPH

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Multicultural Awareness:
A Personal, Professional, and Organizational Journey

This course, the first in a series of four, is designed as an introduction and expansion of cultural competencies for a human service practitioner. Primary treatment clinicians, prevention specialists, community aides, and anyone else who provide human services are very aware of some of the "buzz" words like diversity, cultural awareness, or differences. Many who provide services to others think they have mastered all there is to know about racial, cultural, and ethnic differences. Yet, are these the only dimensions to consider when seeking to become culturally competent?

Instructor: Frederick T. Chappelle, MSW

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Multicultural Policy:
The Counselor as a Change Agent

The purpose of this course is to explore the methods whereby counselors can support and diffuse information supporting the validity and benefit of culturally competent social service providers. As a result of this course, practitioners can begin to understand the influences that have likely contributed to their current style of practice, ways to increase their personal cultural competence, and methods for distributing this information throughout their respective agencies.

Instructor: Betty Jean Singletary, LCDP

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Problem and Compulsive Gambling

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 course a team of four experts in the field will cover a variety of topics including: distinguishing between various types of gambling including problem and compulsive gambling; prevalence rates, clinical definitions of pathological gambling (including the DSMIV diagnostic criteria); assessment; screening instruments; and comprehensive approaches to out-patient treatment. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the NationalGambling Impact Study Commission and some of its work.

Instructor:

Jim Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Problem Gambling and the Impact on the Family

This introductory course will examine the issue of problem gambling from a family perspective. An overview of problem and pathological gambling will be followed by a discussion of the impact on the family, survival techniques, and recovery issues. The course will use the book Behind the 8-Ball by Linda Berman and Mary-Ellen Siegel, a critically acclaimed book on the topic. One of the authors, Linda Berman, will join the class in the last week to share her expertise and insights.

Instructor: Jim Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Relapse Prevention:
Theory and Practical Application

Relapse Prevention refers to the collective strategies designed to maintain positive behavioral change. This course is designed to present current research-based methodologies for improving treatment outcomes. The incorporation of Motivational Interviewing as a means of reducing incidences of relapse is supported by National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) adopted research. Methods of assessing readiness for change, increasing sustainability of change, and evaluating treatment impact will be explored during this four week presentation.

Instructor: Betty Jean Singletary, BS, LCDP

4 Weeks 8 CEUs

Simply Being: The Appropriate Use of Self In The Therapeutic Relationship With Addicted Adults

Chogyam Trungpa, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, has said that "the basic work of health professionals in general and psychotherapists in particular is to become full human beings and inspire full human-beingness in people who feel starved about their lives." This course will allow participants to explore their innate wisdom, intuition, creativity and ability to embody full human-beingness, to enhance their confidence and effectiveness as counselors, and to develop specific skills in the appropriate use of self in individual and group process with addicted adults.

This course will draw from diverse spiritual, creative, and psychotherapeutic arts such as Taoism, Buddhism, body-process psychotherapy, imagery, storytelling, Transpersonal, Humanistic, and Depth Psychologies, and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We will explore the use of experiential learning processes such as meditation, guided meditation, the spiritual practice of mindfulness, and writing practice as pathways to self-discovery and the full blossoming of the integrated self as a helper in service to others.

Instructor: Patricia A. Burke, MSW, LCSW

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Speed Still Kills -
The Growing Methamphetamine Problem

The 1960's have often been viewed as a decade of widespread drug problems across the United States. One of the most popular drugs of that era was methamphetamine, "the poor man's cocaine." While the problems of this drug never actually disappeared, the popularity of the drug seemed to wane. However, many areas of the country have recently been experiencing a resurgence in the drug's popularity. Methamphetamine abuse is now shifting from being a regional phenomenon to a national problem. Recent attention by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have all emphasized the need to increase knowledge about the effects of methamphetamines and gain a better understanding of the treatment issues involved.

This presentation will consist of: an overview of methamphetamine; its history; patterns of use (including various forms and methods of injection, and geographical patterns of use); physical
and psychological effects; comparison of methamphetamine and cocaine related problems; and a discussion of the treatment issues critical for successful methamphetamine dependence treatment.

Instructor: Kevin R. Scheel, MS, MAC, LMFT

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Substance Abuse Among Older Adults

When we think of alcohol or other drug abuse we usually think of adolescents and young adults,
but awareness is growing that the elderly also suffer from abuse of alcohol and other drugs. A
significant percentage of the population aged sixty-five and older suffers from a problem
involving alcohol or other drug abuse. Such older substance abusers place even greater
burdens on the health care system than do younger abusers, yet less attention is focused on
their needs. This course will introduce the student to what is known about these problems in
older adults. Topics to be addressed will include the epidemiology of substance abuse in the
elderly, early onset versus late onset problems, issues in screening and assessment, treatment
issues and approaches and barriers to treating the older substance abuser.

Instructor: David F. Duncan, Ph.D., CAS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Substance Use Issues in Gay and Lesbian Clients:
Considerations for Effective Practice

This course will review the unique socialization issues that often confront lesbians and gay men.
It will explore the substance use risk factors often connected with the struggle to develop a
healthy identity in a society, which has historically pathologized this affectional preference.
Interventions will be presented that are sensitive to these issues, affirmative, and taylored to
specific life stages. This course is designed for a wide audience and in general will not exceed
the graduate level in difficulty of material.

Instructors:
Dennis J. Ghindia, Ph.D.
Katherine Kranz, LICSW, LCDP
William J. Pellicio, MSW, LICSW, LCDP

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

This course is tentatively scheduled to begin on August 19, 2002.

Suicide and Chemical Dependency

This course provides review of clinical and theoretical issues related to suicide, which often
confronts the chemically dependent patient. It explores the demographic and clinical data
associated with the risk factors of suicide. It also associates the bio-psycho-social factors that
are correlated with the potential for suicide. Lastly, this course assists the clinician in asking
poignant questions to assess for suicide and to utilize the answers to these questions in
treatment interventions. This course is designed for a wide audience and in general will not
exceed the graduate level in difficulty of material.

Instructor: Louis A. Cerbo, Ed. D., CAS

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

A System for Supervision

The purpose of this course is to introduce the topic of clinical supervision using a unique systems approach. The Systems Approach to Supervision (SAS) is designed to assist the practicing clinician in (a) formulating professionally appropriate goals in supervision, (b) design training strategies to meet these goals, (c) establish an on-going facilitative working alliance with the supervisee, and (d) understand the client/patient and organizational factors that effect supervision practice. The course will emphasis the development of skills in professional reflection, training case analysis, and organizational analyses as they are related to supervision practice.

Instructor: Elizabeth Holloway, Ph.D.

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Systems Approach to Criminal Justice

This course approaches prevention, intervention, and the delivery of treatment services by
providing a comprehensive systems-based examination of services offered to offender
populations.

Instructor: Karen Kelly, Ph.D., MAC, CCS, CRPS, CCJS

6 WEEKS 12 CEUS

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

This introductory course will orient mental health and addictions professionals to the 12 steps of
Alcoholics Anonymous. Each step will be read and discussed. Participants will have an
opportunity to ask questions regarding the actual process of practicing the steps. Participants
will finish the course better able to discuss the steps with those they help.

Instructor: Jim Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP

5 WEEKS 10 CEUS

Understanding and Utilizing 12 Step Programs

Twelve-Step programs are an important component in the treatment of addictions. They are
often one of the few options available to recovering addicts and alcoholics as an on-going
aftercare component. However, many clinicians have limited knowledge about these programs,
which impedes the clinician's ability to make successful referrals to 12 Step programs and/or to
help the client resolve questions and concerns about such programs.

Instructor: Jim Wuelfing, BA, CPP, NRPP

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Voices of Recovery: Building a Recovery Network

This course was designed in unison with National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Month to help the
participant develop and link with other recovery networks. A recovery network is a coalition of
members from the recovery community, the family, and other allies working collaboratively to
address public policy, awareness, and resources at the local, state, and federal level. Already,
there are several recovery networks in progress throughout the United States.

Instructor: Elizabeth A. Harrison, Ed.S, MFT, CADC

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS

Women and Chemical Dependency

This 4-session course will examine the unique issues for women in chemical dependency treatment. Through the use of websites, readings and interactive assignments, participants will develop a greater understanding regarding the needs of chemically dependent women. Treatment for chemically dependent women needs to have specialized services which includes an understanding of domestic violence, self-esteem and health related concerns such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This course will give participants an understanding of these issues and what their role is in providing comprehensive services to Women.

Instructor: Suzanne Smoller, RCSW, CASAC, CPP, ACSW

4 WEEKS 8 CEUS