Description
Note: This course is only available to individuals who practice or reside in Maine.
Learn how to establish a welcoming approach to discussing substance use with youth and families who are experiencing mental health challenges. Participants will learn specific skills and techniques for how to engage in collaborative discussions about substance use within which the youth and/or family can be guided to make better decisions. By the end of the webinar, participants will have learned how to reinforce strengths used to make decisions about substance use and integrate this understanding of substance use into a person/family’s life
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how to approach youth and families as collaborative partners in talking about their substance use and where it fits into their lives.
- Developing specific skills and example “scripts” for addressing substance use challenges, including determining whether the person or family member has a problem, their stage of change, their strengths and skills, and their next steps.
How it Works
This course includes a 2-part video presentation by Kenneth Minkoff, MD, followed by a quiz requiring a passing grade of 80% or higher. After completing the video lessons and quizzes, you will be directed to a course evaluation. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will be able to download a .pdf certificate to get your course credit.
Outline
- 2-part video presentation, totaling 56 minutes
- Brief exit quiz, passing quiz with score of at least 80% required
- Evaluation of the training
About the Presenter
Kenneth Minkoff, MD | Dr. Kenneth Minkoff is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Senior at ZiaPartners, Inc., a behavioral health system consultation firm in Tucson, AZ. He is Board-Certified as an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist. Dr. Minkoff has been recognized as a national and international leader in the strategic development of quality-driven managed behavioral health care systems and integrated services and systems for complex populations for over 25 years, through the development of the Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care approach, initially developed in the 1990’s as a system design model for implementing integrated services for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and SUD.
Criteria for Successful Completion
100% Attendees required to participate and be present in the full duration of the learning activity and complete/submit an evaluation form. Partial credit will not be awarded.
Contact Hours
Certificates will be issued upon completion of an online course evaluation. No partial credit will be given.
- 1 Category I Contact hour for Maine Psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists in Maine
- 1 contact hour for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc
- Certificate of Completion for 1 contact hour for social workers, licensed professional clinical counselors, behavioral healthcare workers, and other professionals
- 1 contact hour for alcohol and drug counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Or if you are interested in taking this course for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit, you can instead enroll through this course on the Maine SUD Learning Community. The ME SUD Learning Community offers this course for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Important info:
You will have access to the course for 1 year after purchase.
This course is only available to individuals who practice or reside in Maine.
