Description: This class is designed to provide the counselor with an understanding of the clinical record and the continuum of client care that the record documents and tracks. It emphasizes […]
Description: This class will elaborate on the physiology and behaviors of substance use. Through short films and class discussions you will learn about Neuroscience and how substances have an effect […]
Description This course will introduce professionals to the concept of trauma informed care. Professionals will also increase their awareness on how trauma impacts functioning. You can expect ways traditional treatment […]
Description This class consists of the instructor’s lecture and experience. There will also be a review of relevant Colorado Statutes and OBH and DORA rules, case studies for legal and […]
Description (Prerequisites are Advanced Motivational Interviewing & Clinical Supervision I) Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based tool used intentionally along the entire continuum of care from prevention through recovery, in […]
Description: This class will focus one day on ethical issues specific to the practice of addiction counseling and a second day focusing on jurisprudence, which is the law and the […]
Description: In this course, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) will be explored as a treatment approach that has gained widespread application in the treatment of addictions and mental health disorders. CBT is […]
Description Addiction counselors work to improve people’s lives by identifying and treating the effects of substance abuse disorders. Addiction counselors may work with people from the general public or they […]
Description This class is designed to provide an overview of the specialized models of counseling for behavioral health environment that provide services to co-occurring mental health and addiction interventions. The […]
Description Prereq: Motivational Interviewing, This two‐day class of skill development in Advanced Motivational Interviewing will initially offer a brief review of the fundamental spirit, processes and skills of MI, and […]
Description: This class presents models of addiction, defines addiction treatment, presents the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) principles of effective treatment, outlines various types of addiction treatment and the […]
Description: Prereq: Addiction Counseling Skills “Motivational interviewing is a client‐centered collaborative style of conversation designed to strengthen a person’s motivation for and commitment to change. MI is counselor‐guided in that […]