CE Credits for this course:
A total of four (4) contact hours of continuing education
(4 CEH) are available for the completion of NIDA Clinical Toolbox:
Online Resources for Drug Abuse Counselors. UCLA Integrated Substance
Abuse Programs is an approved provider of continuing education for
C.A.D.C.s I/II (CAADAC, 2N-00-445-1109); The Addiction Technology Transfer
Center – National Office is an approved provider of continuing education
for N.A.D.C.s I/II and M.A.C.s (NAADAC, the Association for Addiction
Professionals, 64973).
Instructions:
Upon completion of the eight (8) modules, please complete the fax
cover page (page 1) and evaluation form (page 2) (PDF, 168kb).
Note that you can fill out the form electronically on your computer,
but we will not accept the completed form through email for protecting
your personal information.
Please fax the completed two-page document to (650) 617-2736, Attention: Wen Pin (Kevin) Lai. Please direct all questions to Kevin at 650-493-5000 x23265. Your continuing education certificate will be sent to you within 4-6 weeks of receipt of your completed CE evaluation.
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Course Background
This course is designed to provide practicing substance abuse counselors with
the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully implement Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy strategies and techniques in their clinical practice.
References
Weingardt, K.R., Villafranca, S.W., & Levin, C. (2006). Technology
based training in cognitive-behavioral therapy for substance abuse
counselors. Substance Abuse, 27(3), 19-25
Weingardt, K.R. (2004). The role of instructional design and technology
in the dissemination of empirically-supported, manual-based therapies.
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 11(3), 313-331.
Sholomskas, D. E., Syracuse-Siewart, G., Rounsaville, B. J., Ball,
S. A., Nuro, K. F., & Carroll, K. M. (2005). We don’t train in
vain: a dissemination trial of three strategies of training clinicians
in cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 73(1), 106-115
Carroll, K. M. (1998). A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating
Cocaine Addiction (Therapy Manual for Drug Addiction NIH Publication
Number 98-4308). Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health.
This course was created by staff of the Center for Health Care Evaluation
(CHCE). CHCE conducts health services research that is designed to
enhance the quality of health care for veterans and to improve the
U.S. health care system. The Center is an applied health services research
center composed of experts trained in health services, health economics,
epidemiology, public health, evaluation research, social psychology,
medical sociology, and biostatistics. We have primary affiliations
with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System and
with Stanford University School of Medicine. To find out more about
our organization, visit www.chce.info.
Primary project staff included Ken Weingardt, Ph.D.,
Cindy Levin, Ph.D., Christine Bellotti, Ph.D., Michael Cucciare, Ph.D., Steven Villafranca, M.A., and Wen Pin (Kevin) Lai, M.A.
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