Intro to Addictive Behaviors
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Monday, Nov 3rd
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Hybrid. Some participants will be attending in person with a small group online via Zoom with Zoom assistant present.
Instructor: Janet Carter
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information about a wide range of addictive issues experienced by individuals and families. Topics include psychoactive substances, compulsive behaviors, risk factors, etc.
Recovery, Health,Wellness and Balance
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Tuesday, Nov 4th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Hybrid. Some participants will be attending in person with a small group online via Zoom with Zoom assistant present.
Instructor: James Fitterling, PhD.
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information about health, wellness and balance with a focus on supporting personal recovery and health using stress management approaches. Applied exercises will help attendees practice skills on how to maintain their own health and wellness as well as modeling and teaching clients about their own personal health, wellness and balance.
Crisis Intervention
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Wednesday, Nov 5th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Hybrid. Some participants will be attending in person with a small group online via Zoom with Zoom assistant present.
Instructor: Janet Carter
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information on general crisis events (suicide, violence, relapse, job loss, death, serious personal illness, etc). Attendees will develop a basic understanding of the civil commitment process as well as suicide myths, age-related suicidal ideation, common buffers, evaluation, intervention and survivor care for family/friends/community. Discussion will include how community-based suicide prevention can be started and supported.
Intro to Group Counseling
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Thursday, Nov 6th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Hybrid. Some participants will be attending in person with a small group online via Zoom with Zoom assistant present.
Instructor: Paul Hunziker
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information on group counseling. The primary focus will be on how and why to conduct educational/information groups and how/why to conduct "talking circle" groups as a therapeutic group process.
Community Resources Use and Case Management
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Friday, Nov 7th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Hybrid. Some participants will be attending in person with a small group online via Zoom with Zoom assistant present.
Instructor: Janet Carter
Course Description: Foundational information on the identification and use of community resources (local, regional, statewide) for coordinating services and case management. General guidance on making referrals to other services. Applied exercises will help attendees learn to identify and evaluate the appropriateness of potential resources and as well as how to help clients access them. Procedures for appropriate exchange of information will be covered.
Infectious Diseases, HIV and AIDS
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Monday, Nov 10th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
6 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC)
Course Format: Zoom. This is an interactive online training with a live instructor and other participants. Our Zoom trainings are highly interactive.
Instructor: Paul Hunziker
Course Description: Health status and risk information that might impact clients receiving services including hepatitis, STI's, TB, HIV and AIDS, etc. Trainers will receive a basic understanding of viral/bacterial characteristics and actions on the human body. There will be opportunities to practice how to approach risk issues with clients as well as provide pre and post-testing support for HIV testing. Attendees will learn about stigma, how to recognize it and how to advocate when they see stigma occurring in health care settings.
Working with Diverse Populations
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Wednesday, Nov 12th AND
Thursday, Nov 13th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
12 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC). Note that this is a 2 day training.
Course Format: Zoom. This is an online training with a live instructor and other participants. Our Zoom trainings are highly interactive.
Instructor: Troy Montserrat-Gonzales
Course Description: Attendees will be given foundational historical information (and practice) on working with clients of different ethnic or racial heritage, age, gender, socionomic status, etc. Trainees will be introduced to beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and skills maintained by an effective counselor. Exercises will help trainees practice skills associated with respectfully gathering client background information. Special emphasis will be placed on working with Alaska Native groups along with other groups in Alaska.
Ethics (3 CEU's)
Confidentiality (3 CEU's)
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Friday, Nov 14th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
3 CEU's each, 6 total (both NAADAC and NBCC).
Course Format: Zoom. This is an online training with a live instructor and other participants. Our Zoom trainings are highly interactive.
Instructor: Gloria Eldridge, PhD.
Ethics Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information in regards to the need for professional ethics. Also covered is the code of ethics that has been developed for behavioral health with a discussion on how to use this code as a guide to providing client services. Exercises will help attendees practice identifying potential ethical issues.
Confidentiality Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information about federal requirements of CFR 42ND and HIPAA regarding client confidentiality in general SUD counseling. Reporting requirements will be introduced and discussed. Trainers will be instructed in how to present clients with Release of Information forms and how these documents are used.
Intro to Client- Centered Counseling
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Monday AND Tuesday , Nov 17th and 18th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
12 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC). Note that this is a 2 day training.
Course Format: Zoom. This is an online training with a live instructor and other participants. Our Zoom trainings are highly interactive.
Instructor: Paul Hunziker
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information about personal characteristics of an effective counselor. Attendees are given information on how to establish a counseling relationship, defining counselor-client roles, etc. Through applied exercises, trainees will be introduced to the practice of a client-centered approach (listening, attending, reflection) on intake, assessment, planning and case management.
Documentation
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Wednesday , Nov 19th
8:30am Alaska Time/ 9:30am PST
8 CEU's (both NAADAC and NBCC).
Course Format: Zoom. This is an online training with a live instructor and other participants. Our Zoom trainings are highly interactive.
Instructor: Paul Hunziker
Course Description: Trainees are provided with foundational information on establishing and maintaining quality clinical records. DAP/SOAP and other formats for case narratives will be introduced. Two Alaska-specific systems and tools will be introduced. Use and documentation of the DSM-IV-TR and ASAM PPC-2R will be introduced in relation to service planning. Applied exercises will help attendees practice documentation skills.