Events

In recent years, substance abuse treatment professionals have become increasingly aware of ethical issues related to boundaries and dual relationships. Dual relationships occur when professionals enter into more than one relationship with clients and former clients,...

This training will explore the attitudes and views on suicide and interventions. Access to lethal means can determine whether a person who is suicidal lives or dies. This course will assist providers in developing effective safety plans for clients at risk of suicide....

This workshop will provide students with an opportunity to see theory in practice. Students will be requested to bring one example of a difficult case that they have, or a case that they would like to discuss. This workshop will serve as a platform for participants to...

This training will review the core concepts in implementing person centered planning. By the end of the session, participants will be able 1) to describe strategies to actively engage the person/client in the process and 2) to explain how to utilize someone’s...

This half-day workshop will review screening tools which assess the mental health and substance use treatment needs of youth.  Participants will be exposed to a variety of measures, including structured interviews, which will review diagnostic symptoms and psychiatric...

This three hour workshop provides participants with a comprehensive overview on pregnant women and addiction. The session emphasizes early intervention, and how crucial it is in the outcome for mother and child, as well as the specific and more unique treatments...

This program meets the state of Rhode Island’s behavioral healthcare facility licensing requirement for Human Rights Officer Training. Participants will be provided an overview of the roles, responsibilities and processes related to client rights regulations in RI....

This class focuses on Addiction Pharmacology for the care of clients with Opioid dependency. This includes medically supervised detoxification, as well as an understanding of the medical use for suboxone, methadone, naloxone, and vivitrol. This training will orient...

This program is designed to provide up-to-date information on diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of HIV, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other STDs in Rhode Island. The epidemiology and trends in HIV, HCV and other STDs will be reviewed among at risk...

This training will focus on the impact of alcohol on the entire system including neuro-biological change as well as medical complications from continued alcohol use. The participants will be able to identify symptoms of alcohol intoxication and impairment and alcohol...