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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...

A disabling illness can seriously affect a client’s sense of well-being and self-image. When faced with serious health concerns, loss of work, decreased income and limited resources clients who were once hard workers often suffer from anxiety, depression, low...

This training is designed to help addiction providers understand the demographics of the Hispanic and Latino populations, the cultural elements present in the population, and to identify strategies and techniques for engagement, treatment and improving outcomes. Price...

An acknowledged opioid epidemic exists in Rhode Island and throughout the country. This training is intended to increase the participants’ knowledge regarding causes, impact, and current evidence around opioid addiction and will provide information about available...