OVERVIEW

Alcoholism and Chemical Substance Abuse Dependencyis organized by CEmobile, LLC.

Course Credit(s): 15 CE Credit or Hour

Course Description:
This course reviews the etiology of drug dependence, different methods of assessment, range of treatment approaches and the types of patients appropriate for them, and relapse prevention. This course addresses individual psychotherapy and family therapy as well as an updated overview of the treatment community (self-help and professional). It examines the basic assumptions and operating principles of various treatment venues to minimize the miscommunication that can occur when professionals collaborate on client care.

In addition, this course is intended to provide clinicians serving adult populations with the screening tools and procedures necessary to conduct screening, brief intervention, and/or treatment referral for clients who may have or be at risk of developing a substance use disorder.

Finally, in the 2018 Monitoring the Future, this survey tracks trends in drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. Now in its 44th year, MTF is conducted by a team of research scientists at the University of Michigan and is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the history of psychologists in the substance abuse field
• Compare different models and theories that describe the addiction process
• Analyze key issues for assessment of substance abuse and dependence
• Analyze different treatment options and the selection process for substance abuse treatment
• Analyze the role of individual psychotherapy plays in complementing substance abuse treatment
• Describe how the therapist can support families during treatment process and the role of family therapy
• Compare group therapy and self-help group options, including commonalities and differences
• Describe various issues that impact relapse prevention
• Describe the administration of the NIDA Quick Screen and NIDA-modified ASSIST
• Describe the administration of a brief intervention to help clients learn about their drug use
• Analyze the patterns of trends in use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders for various licit and illicit substances in 2018, and compare to patterns from past years
• Analyze the patterns of perceived risk among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders for various licit and illicit substances in 2018, and compare to patterns from past years
• Analyze the patterns of disapproval among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders for various licit and illicit substances in 2018, and compare to patterns from past years
• Analyze the patterns of availability among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders for various licit and illicit substances in 2018, and compare to patterns from past years