Quality of facilities.
Summarize the main neuroscientific theories currently used in addiction research
Link the pathologic mechanisms they describe directly to the experiences of addicted patients and the commonly-used descriptions found in twelve-step materials
Argue the strengths and weaknesses of both the "Choice" and "Disease" arguments
Cite memorable and descriptive visual images to explain key features of addiction (such as anhedonia, hypofrontality, and cross-addiction) to patients and their families
Identify signs and symptoms of Alcohol Misuse and abuse of D.O.T testable drugs
Identify the proper procedures for conducting and reporting a SAP evaluation
Practice in dealing with difficult cases and/or clients
List the substances used most frequently by American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents
Identify special considerations in substance abuse among American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents
Describe a treatment plan for American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance abuse disorders
Compare the risks and benefits of opioids treatment for chronic nonmalignant pain management
Identify the public health consequences of prescription opioid diversion and abuse
Discuss multifaceted interventions aimed at improving adherence to and decreasing the risk of abuse of opioid analgesics
Name three methods of identifying dysfunction in the family system as it relates to "problem" children
List the ten most common battles within family systems
Describe three militant parenting survival techniques
Identify differences between Eurocentric and Indigenous practices
Describe the historical trauma effect upon Native populations
Summarize effective cognitive-behavioral Eurocentric approaches
Discuss how Dialectical Behavior Therapy has been successfully used in addiction treatment
Describe the similarities between the “DBT Targets” and 12 step philosophy
Review how 12 step philosophy has been integrated with DBT skills Groups in a 30 day and extended care addiction treatment program
Practice DBT exercises specifically developed to work with patients in a 30 day and extended care addiction program
Identify DBT skills within 12 step literature
Explain how to identify and manage cases involving sexually addictive and cybersex addictive behavior patterns
Compare available assessment and history taking tools useful in diagnosing sexual addiction and online sexual problems
Differentiate healthy sexual behavior from addictive sexuality
Define three goals of treatment
Describe how to match phases and activities to those goals
Assess the value of abstinence as a goal for treatment, among other choices
Discuss critical concepts of addiction and recovery powerfully without using graphic and disturbing visual images that degrade the patient's dignity and risk alienating audiences
Describe the evolution of attitudes in medicine towards addicted patients
Distinguish between legal and ethical considerations
Explain how to apply the Tarasoff decision to daily practice
Assess how to make sound intervention decisions for clients with suicide risk
Identify risk-susceptibility factors that make clinicians vulnerable to suit
Assess risk in clients for suicide, homicide, child abuse and abuse of the elderly
Describe how to deal with impaired colleagues
Review reporting criteria for child abuse, neglect, risk and abandonment
Cite methods to ensure confidentiality
Discuss laws such as federal 94-142 which requires school systems to provide remediation for students till the age of 21
Name three ways in which personal values can affect ethical and legal decisions
Apply the information learned in the course to case situations
Describe dual relationship and how it can make a clinician vulnerable to professional suicide
Differentiate between acute and chronic pain
Compare medication treatments for chronic pain
Discuss non-mediation treatments for chronic pain
Describe the magnitude and impact of destructive sexual and eating behaviors
Discuss the etiology and treatment of underlying issues contributing to disordered eating and sexual behaviors
Describe Addiction Interaction as related to maladaptive food & sexual behaviors
Explain the importance of addressing these increasing prevalent disorders
Utilize effective clinical interventions related to the dysfunctional dynamics underlying and fueling this addictive cycle
List the symptoms of shame-based trauma which are often co-morbid with substance use disorders
Differentiate between anxiety-based trauma (i.e., PTSD) and shame-based trauma
Outline the treatment objectives and interventions that work to effectively treat the symptoms of shame-based trauma
Describe the causal effect between a shame-based childhood and problems with the development of the self in adulthood
Explain how stress interacts in the addiction and craving process
Summarize the nine component model of resilience
Explain how to apply tools in each of the nine areas in working with addicts to enhance their resilience and ability to cope with stress
Discuss the extent to which videogame addiction conforms to currently accepted scientific definitions of addiction
Review the epidemiology of videogame addiction
Name the proposed diagnostic criteria for videogame addiction
Identify existing and suggested modalities for treatment of videogame addiction
Summarize the evidence-based support for inclusion of videogame addiction as a formal diagnosis
List the five axis diagnosis related to pain management
Describe changing attitudes toward co-occurring disorders
List alternative treatment interventions (non-narcotic pain management)
Discuss treating pain as a co-occurring disorder
Describe the services provided in a gender separate setting
Compare the effects and challenges of addictive disorders in women and women with children
State the long term effects of gender separate treatment
Discuss issues regarding the ability of the employee to continue to work
Assess the appropriate waiting period before returning to work
Describe how to express concern for the employee and their welfare
State the far reaching consequences this affect will have on his or her clients and coworkers
Cite the challenges and solutions employers will find while navigating through these issues
Discuss whether intervening is an invasion of privacy
Describe the conceptual relationship between OCD and many persons diagnosed with an ED
Describe the most effective treatment for OCD as evidenced by research
Demonstrate three skills to enable ED patients towards internal motivation regarding recovery from their ED
Demonstrate three skills for supporting, encouraging, and aiding ED patients in their journey towards recovery
Describe the relationship of sexual addiction to childhood trauma and multiple addictions
Discuss general online and offline treatment strategies for sexual addiction treatment
Name the stages of treatment and specific intervention techniques for individuals and spouses
Evaluate how the integration of mindfulness-based practices into the treatment process facilitates the identification of unconscious patterns of behavior which often lead to addiction, psychological disorders, and violence
Explain how sustained, non-reactive attention to one’s ongoing mental content and processes may impact a broad spectrum of physical and psychological symptoms and syndromes
Describe how to incorporate mindfulness-based practices into individual, group, family, and professional settings
Discuss how lack of awareness and automatic patterns of behavior within dysfunctional family systems frequently lead to substance abuse, abuse, neglect, and violence
Explain how mindfulness skills assist the practitioner in identifying personal thoughts, feelings, and reactions, decreasing transference and reducing burn-out
Assess whether there is an issue around anger or substance use
Recommend referral to an anger management program versus a chemical treatment program
Describe the relationship between alcohol use and aggressive behavior
Identify tools and skills to use with angry clients
Cite resources for anger management
Discuss addiction on Indian Reservations in South Dakota and abroad
Explain how personality and attitudes impact the traditions compounded by chemical addiction and suicide
Identify domestic tribal government structures that might play a vital role to tribal members becoming addicted to chemicals such as methamphetamine
Describe the process of assessment of Pathological Gambling in the clinical setting, including simple diagnostic errors and common differential and co-occurring emotional health issues associated with problematic gambling
Describe brain chemistry and brain biology, especially as these relate to the affective and cognitive aspects of problematic gambling
Describe the most common subtypes of pathological gambling - including action and escape gambling - and the different neurochemical and neurophysiological reward responses triggered by each of these types of gambling activity
Cite counseling approaches and therapeutic interventions that both action and escape gamblers respond to best - in various phases of the treatment process
Describe the causes and conditions that best promote recovery from pathological gambling - including the value of abstinence from all forms of gambling and the mood enhancing benefits of positive psychosocial support
Describe the role of good nutrition and moderate exercise in optimizing the action of neurotransmitters associated with a feeling of wellbeing that may suffer disregulation through long-term pathological gambling
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