Training Resources: search scheduled trainings and self-paced online trainings
Check to see if training opportunities meet any of your educational, licensure or certification requirements – you may get an extra benefit in those areas in addition to the knowledge and skills from the training.
Most of these trainings could be useful for anyone working in addictions, across all the relevant disciplines.
This training will focus on how to train communities/programs on opioid overdose prevention and connect them to pharmacies. Participants will be given the information and tools necessary to become trainers on opioid overdose prevention within their community. We expect that trainers make a... read more
Please see this link for an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/phqnjh
The Recovery Coach Academy is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills needed to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term... read more
Please see this link for an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/fhqnjn
The Recovery Coach Academy is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills needed to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term... read more
Please see this link for an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/nhqnj7
The Recovery Coach Academy is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills needed to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term... read more
Please see this link for an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/zhqnjj
The Recovery Coach Academy is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills needed to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/9hqnjv
It is highly recommended that all Recovery Coaches register and attend this 2 1/2-day Ethical Considerations Training. This 2 1/2-day training will discuss ethical considerations... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/mhq7f3
It is highly recommended that all Recovery Coaches register and attend this 2 1/2-day Ethical Considerations Training. This 2 1/2-day training will discuss ethical... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/1hqnmq
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The 1/2 day workshop is designed to highlight and explore the needs of Recovery Coaches working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/2hqnmz
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
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Motivational... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/bhqnm2
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
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Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/0hqnjg
It is highly recommended that all Recovery Coaches register and attend this 2 1/2-day Ethical Considerations Training.
This 2 1/2-day training will discuss ethical... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/7hq72n
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
Description:... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/zhq72k.
It is highly recommended that all Recovery Coaches register and attend this 2 1/2-day Ethical Considerations Training. This 2 1/2-day training will discuss ethical considerations... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/dhq720
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
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Mental... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/7hq721
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The 1/2 day workshop is designed to highlight and explore the needs of Recovery Coaches working with culturally diverse individuals, organizations, and... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/9hq722
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
Description:
... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/rhq72w
This training is specific to Recovery Support Services.
It is a requirement for the CARC (Certified Addiction Recovery Coach).
Description:
... read more
Please see this link for more information including an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/shqnjm
Priority will be given to those supervisors who have taken Recovery Coach Academy prior to application for Recovery Coach Supervisor Professional Practice Training.
... read morePlease see this link for more information including an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/dhqnj8
Priority will be given to those supervisors who have taken Recovery Coach Academy prior to application for Recovery Coach Supervisor Professional Practice Training.
As of... read more
Please see this link for more information including an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/dhqnj8
Priority will be given to those supervisors who have taken Recovery Coach Academy prior to application for Recovery Coach Supervisor Professional Practice Training.
... read morePlease see this link for more information including an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/hhqnj8
Priority will be given to those supervisors who have taken Recovery Coach Academy prior to application for Recovery Coach Supervisor Professional Practice Training.
As of Monday... read more
Please see this link for more information including an application: http://www.cvent.com/d/hhqnj8
Priority will be given to those supervisors who have taken Recovery Coach Academy prior to application for Recovery Coach Supervisor Professional Practice Training.
... read moreLouie Diaz is a substance use disorder counselor and re-entry specialist with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. In his youth, Louie sold drugs and stolen jewelry and was part of a crime theft ring. During his struggles with addiction, he received a 10-year prison sentence for stabbing a... read more
This training will focus on how to train communities/programs on opioid overdose prevention and connect them to pharmacies. Participants will be given the information and tools necessary to become trainers on opioid overdose prevention within their community. We expect that trainers make a... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/2hq7m9
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The opportunity for those seeking recovery to craft a sustainable pathway that includes medication assistance can be enhanced with the support of a Recovery Coach. It is... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/mhq7my
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The opportunity for those seeking recovery to craft a sustainable pathway that includes medication assistance can be enhanced with the support of a Recovery Coach. It is... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/fhq7ns
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The opportunity for those seeking recovery to craft a sustainable pathway that includes medication assistance can be enhanced with the support of a Recovery Coach. It is... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/hhq7n7
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The opportunity for those seeking recovery to craft a sustainable pathway that includes medication assistance can be enhanced with the support of a Recovery Coach. It is... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/fhq7hq
Ethics for Recovery Coaches offers participants unique opportunities to explore and define just what ethical practice means within the context of their work, as well as their varied work... read more
Please see this link for more information including registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/jhq7hf
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This full-day workshop provides a hands-on introduction and overview of numerous pathways of recovery. Including their history, organizing structure, rituals... read more
The latest research findings and clinical applications for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders throughout the lifecycle will be offered. The treatment of anxiety is rapidly changing as new treatments are discovered to alleviate the stress/anxiety of the patient. Topics will include... read more
This course will look at findings that will enhance the emotional well-being of children and adolescents at school. Topics will focus on students, teachers, mental health personnel, administrators, families, and others impacting the child and his/her school needs.
Speakers/Topics include... read more
An overview of the latest clinical, theoretical, and research findings on addictive behaviors for adolescents and adults will be offered. At its conclusion, participants will be able to describe and categorize major issues in addictions and the recovery process, as well as delineate recent... read more
Non-ordinary states of consciousness (dreams, hypnosis, meditation, breath regulation) are a familiar aspect of psychotherapy. Recently, pharmaceutical psychedelics, such as MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine, are being used in trials in the US and abroad to enhance psychotherapy for disorders such... read more
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Building and Sustaining Hope: Reshaping the Conversation to Reduce Suicide
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This training is intended for treatment providers who have a basic understanding of addiction counseling and confidentiality regulations. During this 6-hour training, there will be didactic lectures, PowerPoint slides, open discussions and two small-group activities.
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This training provides an overview of the disease of addiction, key issues to be aware of when working with youth struggling with substance use, and how best to support youth in recovery and their families. We will review key risk factors for the development of youth... read more
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This 6-hour training is designed for beginning to mid-level experienced clinicians as well as direct care staff to improve their skills concerning their work with adolescents who struggle with a trauma history as well as substance use issues.
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This training provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based counseling method to help people resolve ambivalent feelings in order to find the internal motivation they need to change behavior (e.g. engage in substance use treatment).
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Praxis provides Opioid Overdose Prevention training to all Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services funded substance use disorder treatment programs. This 3-hour interactive training includes instruction, discussions, interactive activities, and naloxone... read more
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This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of SUD, MH and Co-Occurring disorders treatment, and the importance of integrated, simultaneous treatment. We will explore the differences in education and treatment perspectives between mental health... read more
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This training provides an overview of the disease of addiction, key issues to be aware of when working with youth struggling with substance use, and how best to support youth in recovery and their families. We will review key risk factors for the development of youth... read more
Description: Most individuals entering substance use treatment programs use tobacco products (ranging from cigarettes to electronic nicotine delivery systems), contributing to a health disparity that impacts mental and physical health and long-term recovery. This workshop will focus... read more
The Women Recover Empowerment Conference will present new tools for providers to help women be empowered participants in their addiction treatment and recovery process. Autonomy, self-advocacy, and the reflective process will be featured topics in a day packed with panels, workshops, and... read more
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One of the most difficult tasks for staff in human services work is to successfully respond and react to agitated clients. While many trainings teach de-escalation approaches, few are explicitly grounded in an understanding of how trauma and stress affect the brain. And even... read more
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This training provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based counseling method to help people resolve ambivalent feelings in order to find the internal motivation they need to change behavior (e.g. engage in substance use treatment).
... read more
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This 6-hour training is designed for beginning to mid-level experienced clinicians as well as direct care staff to improve their skills concerning their work with adolescents who struggle with a trauma history as well as substance use issues.
The core content... read more
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This training provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based counseling method to help people resolve ambivalent feelings in order to find the internal motivation they need to change behavior (e.g. engage in substance use treatment).
... read more
This training qualifies for CARC recertification
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A(a)dvocacy for Recovery Coaches & CRPA is a one-day, (6) hour workshop designed to offer the Recovery Coach/CRPA an opportunity for exploration, consideration within a practical skills building experience that... read more
The International Association of Peer Supporters, Inc. (formerly the National Association of Peer Specialists), is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting peer support in mental health systems.
The ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine 40-hour CME Program empowers primary care and other providers to diagnose and treat patients at risk for or with addiction.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is a professional society representing physicians and associated... read more
The Federal Addiction Technology Transfer Center's Network Coordinating Office maintains the ATTC Network's Online Learning Portfolio at HealtheKnowledge.org. There are free courses, both self-paced and instructor-led. Continuing Education credits are available for a small fee per contact... read more
See the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center's ongoing offerings.
A free, interactive course "Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals" by the Center for Deployment Psychology, offered as part of the Veterans Administration's Community Provider Toolkit.
The purpose of the Certified Wellness Coach Training Program is to develop a cohort of trained community members of all ages, from teens to older adults, from professionals to lay people, who can influence and inspire those around them. They do this by modeling positive lifestyle choices,... read more
This training is A Comprehensive Introduction to Psychological Trauma for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Professionals. It training is designed to support individual and organizational efforts to provide trauma informed care. While this training was developed specifically for substance use... read more
We offer live and self-paced online courses through cutting-edge, easy-to-use technology that engages learners in conversation with one another and expert instructors. Our live, instructor-led courses delve deeply into specific evidence-based and promising practices. We also offer flexible, self... read more
Adolescent SBIRT Field Instructor and Preceptor Program. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends adolescent substance use screening and education as part of routine care, using the universal Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) process endorsed by the Substance... read more
The Opioid Use Disorder Education Program (OUDEP) is an accredited, free, online medical education program for the identification and management of opioid disorder. This program is designed for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians and other healthcare professionals... read more
Misperceptions and the Misused Language of Addiction: Words Matter is the first in the Substance Use Disorder Webinar Series, presented by the National Network of Library of Medicine New England Region.
Despite recognition of addiction as a health condition, terminology used in both... read more
Connecting Resources to a Community in Need: Worcester Police Addiction Recovery (WPAR) Program is the second in the Substance Use Disorder Webinar Series, presented by the National Network of Library of Medicine New England Region.
Learn how to recognize the signs of substance use that... read more
Treating Opioid Use Disorder and Co-occurring Disorders is the third in the Substance Use Disorder Webinar Series, presented by the National Network of Library of Medicine New England Region.
Harm reduction is a public health strategy that was developed initially for adults with... read more
In this 2-hour Prevention SustainAbilities: Understanding the Basics course, you will explore what sustainability looks like in the context of substance misuse prevention—and how to prepare for sustainability planning in your community.
In this 5-hour Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention course, you will learn about the history of prevention, key concepts and definitions, and specific drug effects—and get a glimpse of the effects of substance use and addiction on the brain.
In this 2-hour Making the Most of Key Informant Interviews course, you will learn how to plan and conduct key informant interviews that produce the valuable information you need to inform your prevention efforts.
This 75 minute Men, Gender, and Trauma training will help substance use disorder and other treatment professionals understand how men’s socialization as men can interfere with recovery from substance use and other disorders. Specific techniques are presented for working with men to... read more
AlliesinRecovery.net puts together the best of what science and psychology offer when a family struggles with the drug or alcohol problems of a loved one. The CRAFT method has been carefully studied in 6 clinical trials and is the most effective approach of its kind for helping families to... read more
This course provides information about the opioid epidemic and how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. It includes practical, step-by-step guidance for performing rescue breathing and administering Narcan (naloxone).
The ATTC Educational Packages For Opioid Use Disorders provide training curricula and slides, online courses, recorded webinars, toolkits, and other resources related to working with people experiencing opioid use problems.
This 3-module training program for medical prescribers will address opioid use and opioid use disorder in pregnancy. During pregnancy medical providers must respond to women’s pain management and behavioral health needs while minimizing potential risks to the fetus, and this balance is further... read more
CDC’s MMWR and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity. The goal is to inform clinicians of overdose death rates among U.S. women aged 30–64 years during 1999–2017, overall and by drug subcategories, and clinical implications for members of the health care... read more
