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Cocaine and Other Stimulants: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-11-14T12:59:42-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: cocaine, stimulants, what clinicians need to know, co-occurring disorders, ed institute, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use|

This training will provide an overview of these various substances comprising this category of drugs, their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms, and co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns. Participants will also gain an understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying stimulant use, the clinical presentation of stimulant use disorders, and effective evidence-based treatment approaches to address stimulant use disorders.

Motivational Interviewing Level 2

Miriam Arond2024-11-07T16:28:15-05:00November 7th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: ed institute, Motivational Interviewing|

This workshop is designed for persons who have completed an introductory training and have begun to utilize the Motivational Interviewing model in their practice. This training will help participants to further develop MI skills and strategies beyond the basics in a supportive and challenging environment.

Motivational Interviewing Level 1

Miriam Arond2024-11-07T16:22:37-05:00November 7th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: ed institute, Motivational Interviewing|

This workshop introduces participants to the research base, foundational spirit and basic strategies of Motivational Interviewing (MI). Motivational Interviewing is one of the most heavily researched interventions in the fields of addiction, behavioral health, and medicine.

Organizational Skills Training 2024

Miriam Arond2024-10-31T12:10:21-04:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: organizational skills training, ADHD, ed institute, time management, planning skills, organizational skills, OST, Mental Health|

Participants will learn about the essential components of OST and how to use the published treatment manual to address their clients’ organizational difficulties.

Gambling and Other Behavioral Addictions: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-10-16T16:50:12-04:00October 16th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: behavioral addictions, gambling, sex addiction, compulsive behavior, medication, drugs, addiction, clinicians, co-occurring disorder, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

Behavioral addictions include gambling, sex addiction, internet gaming disorder, shopping addiction and food addictions, however the DSM-5-TR only recognizes gambling and internet gaming addiction within this category.

Working with Veterans: Who They Are, What Are the Factors Affecting Their Needs, What Are the Services Needed (WJCS Staff only)

Miriam Arond2024-09-19T16:43:53-04:00September 19th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: veterans, ed institute, community mental health|

Veterans have a unique set of needs, based on their experiences. This course will help participants to broaden their view of who veterans are, to identify the needs that grow out of the veteran experience, and to learn effective ways of working with them in community mental health.

Novel Drugs of Abuse: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-09-18T16:03:34-04:00September 18th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: drugs, withdrawal, addiction, clinicians, co-occurring disorder, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

Novel drugs are synthetic illicit drugs sometimes referred to as designer drugs and are often sold as legal, safe, nondrug products, frequently escaping regulation, resulting in delays in professionals and legislators recognizing their use and impacts.

Assessing and Treating Clients with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Miriam Arond2024-08-30T13:00:19-04:00August 30th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: co-occurring disorders, substance use treatment, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

This training will help providers to be more prepared for the challenges associated with providing treatment to such individuals. Providers will learn how to conduct an assessment of substance use, how to decide what level of treatment is appropriate for specific individuals, assess individuals’ readiness for change, apply evidenced-based approaches to increasing individuals’ motivation for change, assess the functional purposes and impacts of substance use, select and utilize appropriate treatments for individuals with co-occurring conditions, and help individuals reduce the impacts of relapse.

Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments

Miriam Arond2024-08-07T14:11:32-04:00August 7th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: behavioral therapy, judith herman, trauma treatment, CPT, CBT, ed institute, Trauma|

Dates: 9/10/24 Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20 Contact Hrs: 1.5 CEU’s: 1.5 This course will focus on using Judith Herman, MD’s three stages of trauma treatment. This course will explore the common factors of evidence-based trauma treatments including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Story Telling (STAIR-NST) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). We will also discuss common pre-treatment beliefs and assessment. The course will include lecture and case discussion. Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to identify at ...

Hallucinogens: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-08-07T11:06:41-04:00August 7th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: hallucinogens, psychedelic, LSD, Nicholas Batson, withdrawal, co-occurring disorders, clinicians, drug use, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

This session will provide an overview of various substances comprising the category of hallucinogens, their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms, and co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns.

Dissociation 2024

Miriam Arond2024-08-05T17:39:21-04:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: dissociation, disorder, frank putnam, ed institute, Trauma|

Dates: 9/17/24 Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20 Contact Hrs: 1.5 CEU’s: 1.5 This course will focus on Frank Putnam MD’s conceptualization of dissociation. Participants will learn basic skills in how to identify dissociation, assess dissociation and treat people with dissociative disorders. The course will include lecture and case discussion. Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to identify dissociation. Participants will learn two ...

Demystifying Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Discussion of the Practice of Modern ECT

Miriam Arond2024-07-25T10:39:56-04:00July 22nd, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: ect, electroconvulsive therapy, bipolar, schizophrenia, roy smetana, ed institute, Mental Illness, Behavioral Health, Depression|

This course will explain the indications, practice, and outcomes of ECT in an effort to clarify and destigmatize ECT. Extensive research has found ECT to be highly effective for the relief of major depression. It is also used for other severe mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Intro to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Miriam Arond2024-07-16T11:21:45-04:00July 10th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: bipolar disorder, self harm, bpd, dbt, psychotherapy, PTSD, co-occurring disorder, evidence based, ed institute, Dialectical Behavior, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use, Depression|

Dates: 7/30/24 & 8/6/24 Time: 9-10:30am Contact hrs: 5 CEU’s: 5 Enrollment Limit: 20 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment originally designed for individuals with suicidal or self-harm behaviors. It has come to be an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality (BPD). However, many other clients and disorders have been shown to benefit from DBT, such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, or alcohol and drug use disorders. It can be applied as a behavioral therapy to any target behavior that the client would want to ...

Nicotine and Vaping: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-06-11T13:16:53-04:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: nicotine, vaping, smoking, co-occurring disorders, addiction, clinicians, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

Smoking cigarettes remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and causes more than 440,000 deaths each year. In addition, vaping continues to grow in popularity and is the most common delivery method of nicotine among teenagers and young adults. Nicotine is the main addictive chemical in both smoking cigarettes and vaping.

Opioids: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-04-05T14:14:11-04:00April 5th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: opioids, substance use disorder, co-occurring disorders, clinicians, drug use, ed institute, Mental Health, Substance Use|

Drug overdose now causes more deaths than car accidents and is the leading cause of injury death in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these deaths are due to opioids. This session will give an overview of opioids, including their various types and main intoxication symptoms. Important trends in opioid addiction will be reviewed, including the rise of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.

The ABC’s of CBT

Miriam Arond2024-03-20T16:28:14-04:00March 20th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: cognitive heavioral therapy, dbt, psychotherapy, CBT, co-occurring disorder, evidence based, ed institute, Dialectical Behavior, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use|

Dates: 4/30/24 & 5/7/24 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 Contact Hrs: 3 CEUs: 3 It has been determined that WJCS staff would benefit from access to a general training specific to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The cognitive behavioral paradigm provides a unique way to conceptualize pathology and to plan therapeutic intervention. The majority of clinicians practicing today identify that some part of their work is informed by CBT. Research consistently indicates the efficacy of CBT with many psychological disorders and with a diverse range of clients. CBT is often embedded in frequently used interventions at WJCS such as dialectical behavior therapy ...

Trauma Treatment Across the Lifespan

Miriam Arond2024-03-06T16:02:33-05:00March 6th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: trauma therapist, trauma treatment, PTSD, CBT, ed institute, mental health course, stress, Trauma, Mental Health, Behavioral Health|

Date: 4/9/24 & 4/16/24 Time: 9-10:30am Contact Hrs: 3 CEU’s: 3 Enrollment Limited to: 20 Trauma is becoming more prominently identified in clinical and mainstream rhetoric. Even if clinicians do not work as “trauma therapists,” they will more than likely encounter survivors of trauma in their practice. The DSM-5-TR diagnoses of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders are complex in their criteria and differentials. Beyond that, the clinical picture is further complicated by the different presentations of survivors of complex ...

Psychopharmacology and Co-Occurring Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know

Miriam Arond2024-02-14T12:01:46-05:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Courses, Mental Health|Tags: Psychopharmacology, psychology, co-occurring disorder, evidence based, ed institute, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use|

This 1.5-hour training will introduce attendees to the concept of co-occurring disorders- the co-occurrence of one or more mental health and substance use disorders that often act in synergistic ways to exacerbate one another leading to more negative outcomes than if individuals had a substance use or mental health disorder alone.