Presenter: Dr. Petros Levounis
As technology becomes integrated into every facet of modern life, technological addictions are becoming increasingly prevalent. This session will inform healthcare professionals about the addictive potential of technology and help them view these addictions as legitimate psychiatric conditions worthy of medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment....
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Archives for Behavioral Health Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) for Practitioners
As follow up to the Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis course, this course offers a deeper look at how practitioners can utilize CBTp to help their clients....
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Invitation to Change Approach: Integrating CRAFT, MI and ACT
Presenter: Nicole Kosanke, PhD
The Invitation to Change approach draws from the most effective behavioral strategies and concepts found in 3 evidence-based treatments: CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). In this brief introduction to Invitation to Change, you will learn how this approach brings together science and kindness.
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Working with Methamphetamine-Involved Persons in Justice Systems
Presenter: Helen Harberts, MA, JD
Court, treatment, and case outcomes improve if supervision, treatment, counsel, social services, health staff, and Court personnel know what to look for, what to expect, and how to deal with challenges associated with methamphetamine use....
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Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder: Maximizing Evidence-Based Practice
Learn how to maximize the use of evidence-based practices for the treatment of stimulant use disorder, including discussion of contingency management, CBT, community reinforcement, motivational interviewing, and physical activity....
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Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)
Geared toward providers working with people who experience psychosis, participants in this course will learn about the spirit and structure of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis....
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Resources and Tips for Person-Centered Planning and Practice
Free Mini-Course (.25 contact hours) This brief course will provide basic information on what person-centered planning is and how you can begin to integrate it in your practice....
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Strategies to decrease opioid prescribing and OUD in pregnant women
In this course, you will learn patterns of opioid prescribing in women, consequences of over-prescribing in women, and methods to prevent Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in women, including during pregnancy....
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Stimulant Use and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Learn the current data on stimulant use by patients on medication for opioid use disorder, what are the clinical concerns related to use of stimulants, and current evidence-based treatments for stimulant use....
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Polypharmacy, Opioids and Benzodiazepines
What is polypharmacy, and what are the impacts of polypharmacy on patient care and quality of life? This course will address this and review management strategies for polypharmacy, especially involving opioids and benzodiazepines....
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Elevating Evidence-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
This course will explore how stigma undermines evidence-based practice to address opioid use disorder, treatment and recovery. It will examine the factors that contribute to the opioid epidemic as well as what can be done to help communities move forward more effectively....
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Treatment of Minors in Maine: Consent, Confidentiality and Control
This course will provide an overview of the basis for valid consent by a minor; providers’ ability to accept or decline a minor’s consent; a minor’s right to consent to treatment and to control confidentiality; exceptions to confidentiality; and managing parents’ expectation of access to their child’s PHI when the minor’s consent permitted treatment....
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Stimulant Use Disorders: Epidemiology, Clinical Challenges, and Treatments
This course reviews clinical challenges presented by stimulant users and current protocols for addressing acute medical/psychiatric conditions. Evidence-based behavioral/psychosocial strategies along with pharmacotherapies currently considered promising will be covered....
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What Does Treatment and Recovery from SUDs Look Like Today?
This course provides an overview of what treatment services have looked like and what they are today. It highlights effective approaches and where we need to head to support recovery....
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Rapid Access: The Addiction Resource Center 10-Year View
A retrospective review explores how a Maine substance treatment program was able to dramatically increase their access to addiction treatment through process improvement....
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