Substance Use and Abuse and the Impacts on Mental Health

Attendees will receive 2 CEs (Continuing Education for Mental Health)

Dates Below

Times Below Via Zoom

Course intended for Social Workers, Mental Health Professionals, and Nurses

Description: Through the course dedicated to substance abuse and addiction, attendees will learn what it is like to best support clients who have substance abuse disorders through various techniques or methods. Utilizing CBT and mindfulness, attendees will learn when and what to do to best support the clients that they have and the ways in which these techniques can be helpful or harmful to clients. While taking a closer look at the client’s role and the family role in therapy, attendees will learn how to work with clients and their families to best move clients along the process of healing through the trauma of substance use.

Presenter: Andrea Brognano, LMHC, LPC, NCC, licensed clinician in NY and NJ, has worked in the counseling field for over 5 years. As an established business owner (Founder and CEO of Therapy Connection) of a telehealth only private practice, she has researched and compiled data to help analyze the needs for her community as well as ways to best utilize telehealth platforms for her business and businesses for others. Andrea works to help other business owners prepare for a future of telehealth and to plan for any further changes that the world may need in relation to living in a telehealth world.

Objectives:

The attendees will utilize knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapy as a means to apply techniques to clients with substance use disorders
The attendees will analyze the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and the appropriate methods to use with various clients in various stages of recovery
The attendees will analyze the services in their own community to create an actionable plan for advocacy for mental health and substance disorder services

Dates and Times:

4/7/2021 from 8pm-10pm EST

5/19/2021 from 3pm-5pm EST

6/2/2021 from 5pm-7pm EST

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Fee: $30

This course is intended for Intermediate Level Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals

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Attendees must register by 1 week prior to course date of their choosing

Full refund if canceling by 1 week prior to course date of their choosing

Half refund if canceling after 6 days prior to course date of their choosing

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