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IRETA Online Education Portal Training is a key tool in our efforts to unify science, service and policy. Utilizing several methods, IRETA provides two different types of training programs. The first is focused specifically on substance abuse training for addictions professionals who are in direct prevention, intervention or treatment roles in the provider community. The second is interdisciplinary training targeted at a broad range of professionals in the addictions field or in program and policy development. All training programs are designed to provide the most comprehensive and current information available, with the underlying premise that addiction is a chronic illness and recovery is the final, achievable goal. In our effort to support the addictions workforce, IRETA also works with various state, academic and professional organizations to obtain continuing education accreditation for all practicing professionals, when possible. Behavioral Couples Therapy in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Treatment This course provides an overview of Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT), a marital and family therapy for couples in which one or both partners have a problem with drugs and/or alcohol. This course describes the origin and basis for the treatment. It also describes the many skills used by a therapist utilizing BCT in a treatment setting. Also included are examples of how to incorporate it into treatment and video clips of "clients" involved in BCT. An Introduction to Adolescent Co-occurring Disorders This four week online course is designed to assist those who provide training to counselors working with adolescents in substance use treatment programs or those who directly provide counseling to adolescents by addressing the unique challenges that counselors may have when they consider ways to begin to integrate assessment and treatment approaches to meet more fully the needs of youth with co-occurring mental disorders. While this curriculum can benefit counselors who are "entry level" in either working with adolescents or working in the field of substance treatment, it also provides a current review of some of the evidence-based and promising practices that support integrated interventions. Rural Learning Community Forum This forum is designed for providers of alcohol and other drug services in rural areas of New York and Pennsylvania; policy makers and funders who work in or administer to rural areas; researchers and academicians who work on issues of rural service delivery; and any individuals interested in learning more about addiction services in rural areas. The term "provider" is defined as any individual providing and services in rural areas or to rural clients and includes individuals providing prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Group members will determine the ultimate agenda of the group. Group calls occur on the 4th Thursday of every month from 1pm-2pm EST. If you want to join, please email debra@ireta.org. New York TIP 42 Learning Community The purpose of a learning community is to support continuous learning, enhance content and develop instructional skills for trainers of the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 42 Curriculum from the Co-occurring Center of Excellence (COCE). This learning community is being constructed so that trainers have an opportunity to share training experiences, discuss training techniques and content areas surrounding TIP 42. The learning community is designed to allow the trainers to construct the topic areas that they would like to learn [1] . This learning community will take a dynamic format in that it will meet regularly and will use technology to communicate issues, questions and topics for discussion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Wilson, B. & Ryder, M. (2008) Dynamic Learning Communities: An Alternative to Designed Instructional Systems. Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html  AddictionED.org is an international reference for distance education opportunities for the field. Created by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) program this site serves as a resource for students and professionals to identify distance education opportunities around the world, and as a free marketing venue for ATTC approved sponsors of distance education courses. For more information, contact the Northeast ATTC at infoattc@ireta.org |