March 14, 21 and 28
The Family in Recovery – Anna Agnew, LCSW-C, Private Practice and Training Consultant, Adjunct Faculty at Harford Community College, Belair, MD – 21 Hours
Addiction is sometimes called a “family disease” since it affects the entire family. This course will focus upon three central themes of a family system: belonging/inclusion, leadership/control, and intimacy/affection. When the family is in active addiction and in recovery, these three central themes can be disruptive to the family’s healthy functioning. Practitioners aware of the stages a family encounters in addiction and recovery can better address the patient(s) and their family through the recovery process. Attention will be given to emotional relapse during discussion of the central themes.
This course applies toward the specialized training requirement for the State of Maryland’s position classification of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, Advanced.
April 3, 4 and 5
On Chemical Dependence and Human Development – Greg Hunter, MCP, MS, LCSW-C, CISD, Therapist and Trainer in Private Practice, Baltimore, MD – 21 Hours
This course examines the relationship between human development and the counseling process. Utilizing the psychosocial perspective originally developed by Erik Erikson, counselors will be provided with a useful conceptual framework for understanding the developmental issues as they appear in the therapeutic process. Regardless of a counselor’s theoretical preference, answering a number of relevant questions that deal with life’s developmental tasks, will give direction to the counseling process. This perspective will be used to assist the patient to have a broader picture of their individual struggle, and to understand the various stages of their lives.
April 10, 17 and 24
The Addicted Patient with Anxiety Disorder – Betsy McCaul, PhD, Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD – 21 Hours
This course is designed to help the practitioner understand the types and causes of anxiety disorders and how to help the substance abusing patient who is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Assessment, medications, and interventions are identified and discussed. This course is primarily didactic, with some case-oriented skill building in assessment, treatment planning, and interventions.
This course applies toward the Co-Occurring Disorders Specialty Certificate and the specialized training requirement for the State of Maryland’s position classification of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, Advanced.
Prerequisites: Introductory addictions, screening and assessment, and basic counseling skills courses.
May 4, 11 and 18
Motivational Interviewing to Increase Retention and Engagement – Christine Higgins, Dissemination Specialist, Mid-Atlantic Clinical Trials Network, Baltimore, MD – 21 Hours
This course is designed to help participants develop skills and techniques in treatment planning and initial counseling visits that are within the framework of Motivational Interviewing, which is based on the Trans-theoretical Model of the Stages of Change. Participants will develop patient goals derived from an assessment of the patient’s stage of change, and practice selected intervention techniques commonly used within the Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, and Preparation stages to stimulate change processes. Selected techniques include “active listening” and opening strategies that include open-ended questions, reflective listening, summarizing, and affirming. Participants will learn ways to identify and modify resistance using different kinds of reflection: simple, amplified, and double-sided reflection. Together, we will develop a practice that is patient-centered (increases self-esteem and self-efficacy) and takes the burden off the counselor to “fix” the problem.
Prerequisite: This is not an introductory level workshop. Participants should be familiar with MI core principles, and have experience with using basic MI skills.
May 15 and 16
Using the Stages of Change Model to Strategize Treatment Planning – Tom Dolan, Grad Cert., CAC-AD, Adjunct Professor: Chemical Dependency Curriculum, Community Colleges of Baltimore County, Clinical Supervisor: Serenity Health, Aberdeen, MD – 14 Hours
Addiction clinicians are under continuous demand to improve treatment retention and outcomes. Improving outcomes requires increasing each practitioner’s skill and ability to individualize intervention strategies, and justify their treatment approaches. This experiential course will cover the basics of treatment planning, however it will emphasize the benefits of using the Stages of Change model to strategize client interventions that are appropriate to stage, as well as provide individualized and measurable clinical indicators of client progress.
Prerequisites: Introductory addiction course, screening and assessment course.
June 26, 27 and 28
Building Effective Teams – Nancy Hoffman, PhD, LCPC, Management Consultant and Adjunct Faculty member at Stevenson University, Baltimore, MD – 21 Hours
Teams are quickly becoming a standard way of doing many different kinds of work in organizations and in communities. Clinical treatment teams, intact work groups, leadership teams, working committees, quality improvement teams, and task forces are common in workplaces and community groups. This course examines the process of creating and maintaining high functioning teams regardless of the team’s purpose. Course material is based on research into characteristics of highly productive teams and covers topics such as team goals, membership and structure, leadership, collaboration and communication, problem solving and decision making, common team problems, and personality and teamwork. The course is experiential, providing students numerous opportunities to learn by engaging in team activities.
This course applies toward the specialized training requirement for the State of Maryland’s position classification of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, Supervisor.
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Please note the change in dates for Building Effective Teams. This course will not meet as originally scheduled for June 5, 6 and 7 but will now meet
June 26, 27 and 28.
Spring 2012 Catalog
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