COURSE 3H - PRINCIPLES OF ADOLESCENT SUD TREATMENT - A RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICAL GUIDE

Course overview

This practical research-based publication is sponsored by CEU By Net and approved for 3.5 clock hours of continuing education credit by NBCC and multiple State Boards. TCBAP-TAAP and EACC approval is pending. The course is appropriate for all behavioral health service providers who work with or wish to work with adolescents who are experiencing or at risk for the entire spectrum of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) - from early experimentation to addiction. This sponsored course is authored, published and copyrighted in the public domain by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). Says NIDA about the core issue addressed in this well researched study, "Historically the focus with adolescents has tended to be on steering young people clear of drugs before problems arise. But the reality is that different interventions are needed for adolescents at different places along the substance use spectrum, and some require treatment, not just prevention. Fortunately, scientific research has now established the efficacy of a number of treatment approaches that can address substance use during the teen years. This guide describes those approaches, as well as presents a set of guiding principles and frequently asked questions about substance abuse and treatment in this age group." This is a self-paced course, which is under your own control to work through and complete. Although accessed online, you may save and print the course document and a copy of the quiz for FREE, before making a decision to enroll in the course. You may read the materials online or offline, as you prefer, although the interactive quiz MUST be taken online, logged into your account. With an Annual Subscription for $59.95 per year, you can enroll in as many courses as you choose at no additional charge, for one year after subscription purchase. NOTE: As an unscored pre-test and study aid, we suggest that you print a copy of the online quiz(zes) and mark your answers on the paper copy as you read through the materials. Then, go online, click the 'SIGN UP NOW' button in the catalog if you have not already done so, pay your fee (or enroll for FREE with an Annual Subscription), and take the ONLINE INTERACTIVE QUIZ. Just transfer your answers from the printed copy of the quiz to the screen. Easy! THE GOALS OF THIS COURSE: 1. Understand the unique status of the developing adolescent brain, and the connection between these stages of development and drug-seeking, risk taking behaviors. 2. Learn the realities of adolescent drug use, including the impact of substance use upon adolescent brain structures and critical neural pathways. 3. Learn why abusing drugs during adolescence can interfere with meeting crucial social and developmental milestones and also compromise cognitive development. 4. Know the guiding principles and components of providing treatment to adolescents for Substance Use Disorder. 5. By category of drug, know the specific dangers, attraction and potential for adolescent addiction - including the personality, social, and familial characteristics which affect vulnerability. 6. Learn the most effective evidence-based approaches to adolescent SUD treatment, considering the special treatment needs for youth ages 12 to 17.