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Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Motivational Interviewing Trainings

Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Education, Events

This Summer the Behavioral Healthcare Institute at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work will offer Motivational Interviewing trainings, taught by Worth Bolton.

Motivational Interviewing is based on the work of Drs. William Miller and Stephen Rollnick, and on principles of cognitive and social psychology. Participants in these trainings will include those working with [...]



MATRIX IOP Model for Methamphetamine Addiction Treatment

May 8th, 2009 • Category: Education

Two Days: Thursday, June 11 – Friday, June 12, 2009 (Sign in: 8:30 AM)

Raleigh, NC (Hampton Inn, Capital Boulevard North)
The Matrix model has been refined over a twenty year period and has been adopted by SAMHSA as one of its Evidence Based Practices. The model is a manualized program that integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management, [...]



El Futuro Series: Substance Abuse Treatment with Latinos

May 3rd, 2009 • Category: Education, Flash Alert

[ Note: You must have an active account before you can access the online courses ]
Description:
Substance abuse among Latinos can be difficult to treat because of complex contextual factors. Intense stigma, moral interpretations, estrangement from family, and other factors are discussed in this presentation to help the practitioner understand how to more appropriately take care [...]



Scholarships Available for 25th Annual National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: Education, Flash Alert

Announcement
From:
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Outreach Services, Conferences and Workshops
221 10th Avenue, 140 Vocational Rehabilitation Building
Menomonie, WI 54751
“Bringing Excellence to Rural America”
May 31 – June 4, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Celebrating its 25th year, this unique rural alcohol and drug abuse conference provides participants the opportunity to personally interact with other rural alcohol and drug abuse professionals, federal agency [...]



NCFADS Scholarship Application

Apr 12th, 2009 • Category: Education

The NCFADS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2009 Summer Scholarship Application Process Below:

2009 Summer School Foundation Scholarship Guidelines
The Board of the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies will be awarding 20 scholarships for the 2009 Summer School.  The amount of the award may be up to either the full-time-campus resident [...]



Traumatic Brain Injury: Wounds of War

Mar 26th, 2009 • Category: Education, Flash Alert

Working with Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families

May 5

Fayetteville

Online Registration

June 3

Greenville

Online Registration

June 4

Wilmington

Online Registration

June 10

Rocky Mount

Online Registration

June 11

Raleigh

Online Registration

What to expect:

This training is designed for healthcare professionals who currently treat, or are interested in treating, citizen soldiers returning from Iraq [...]



6 HR. HIV WORKSHOP

Feb 23rd, 2009 • Category: Education

6 HR. HIV WORKSHOP
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION
(NCSAPPB Approval #09-039-S)
OVERVIEW:
HIV/AIDS – Transmission, Prevention, Testing & Treatment
Blood Borne Pathogens including TB & Hepatitis & other STD’s
Working with the HIV/AIDS Client’
Current trends of HIV and AIDS
Cultural diversity & HIV
Americans With Disabilities Act
Connection between
SA and HIV
Guaranteed to be interactive & educational
WHEN:     Saturday March 21, 2009 from 9- 4:00pm
WHERE: [...]



Advanced CBT for Problem Gambling

Feb 10th, 2009 • Category: Education

This is a six hour workshop, which provides advanced knowledge about how to understand problem/pathological gamblers utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral approach. This workshop will provide assessment tools to comprehensively understand the distortions the gambler [...]



Family Intervention Training

Aug 27th, 2008 • Category: Education

Learn to have more effective and
successful interventions with
“FAMILY INTERVENTION TRAINING”
Facilitated by Bette Ann Weinstein, PhD
October 3-4, 2008
Carlton Watkins Center  in Charlotte, NC
Click below for brochure and information:
interventionflyer_000.pdf



Motivational Interviewing: Improving MH/SA Outcomes

Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Education

August 28, 2008  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
August 29, 2008   9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Royal Conference Center
Raleigh, NC
 
Motivational Interviewing is a directive, person-centered counseling style for enhancing motivation to change.  Motivational Interviewing is a proven way to approach a client/counselor interaction to evoke natural change.  It is one of the most effective evidence-based practices [...]