BRIEF INTERVENTIONS

Course overview

LEARNER OBJECTIVES 1. Differentiate brief interventions from traditional interventions 2. Identify reasons for using brief interventions 3. Identify barriers to increasing the use of brief treatments 4. Evaluate recent inventions and therapies for their appropriateness with a given client or population 5. Identify methods for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment methodologies used 6. Identify the stages-of-change from the Prochaska and diclemente model 7. Define the acronym FRAMES 8. Identify the five basic steps brief interventions use to incorporate FRAMES 9. Identify the effective use of workbooks in brief therapy 10. Identify ways brief interventions can be beneficial in substance abuse treatment settings 11. Understand research findings regarding the effectiveness and appropriate use of brief interventions 12. Identify the stages necessary for programs using brief therapy approaches 13. Identify appropriate populations with which to use brief interventions 14. Differentiate between Brief Cognitive-behavioral therapy, three strategic interaction on therapy, grief humanist annexes dental therapy, Brief psychodynamic therapy, Brief family therapy and time-limited group therapy 15. Identify the principles of each of the aforementioned Brief therapeutic strategies 16. Effectively match patients to the most effective Brief therapeutic strategy Unlimited text and video based CEUs for 12 months $64.99. Also accepted by NBCC, NAADAC, Florida Certification Board (CAP) and the Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.