April 4, 2017 Up to 50% Off New Horizons: Integrating Motivating Styles, Strategies and Skills with Pharmocotheraphy Independent Study Course in April - 15 CEs! New Horizons: Integrating Motivating Styles, Strategies and Skills with Pharmocotheraphy is designed to educate participants on various motivational approaches to help alcohol dependent clients make positive behavior change in their lives. This educational program will discuss how addiction counselors and other helping professionals can utilize a motivational style in addiction treatment, as well as how to integrate appropriate motivational strategies and skills to help the alcohol dependent move through the Stages of Change. This educational program will provide an introduction to open-ended questions, reflective listening, affirmation, summarizing, eliciting change talk, asking permission, giving advice, providing a menu of options, rolling with resistance and the four FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence. This course includes the 149-page manual, CD-Rom and an online independent study exam that can be completed for 15 nationally-approved continuing education credits. As a result of participating in this independent study course, you will be able to: Discuss the integration of motivational styles, strategies and skills into counseling alcohol dependent clients. Recognize the differences between the four FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence. Review the Stages of Change model and how to utilize motivational approaches at each Stage. Apply knowledge presented during the educational seminar in group exercises and role plays. Discuss methods to overcome treatment obstacles and matching clients to the most appropriate therapy. Translate information presented during the educational seminar to clients, families and colleagues. Click here for a sneak peek of the Guide Join NAADAC now for more savings! NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.741.7686 / 800.548.0497 Send to Friend | Update Profile | Subscribe | Unsubscribe

WFS Online Forum Redesign! We are planning to make improvements to the WFS Forum. Will you help us? Please join us in creating an improved online experience! It has been a long time since the WFS Forum has been updated, and 2017 is the year to do it. In addition to getting a much needed "makeover," the Forum Categories will be restructured to be more user-friendly. In order to do this, we want to hear the thoughts and opinions of all our members. Your input is valuable to us! We have created a survey that will help guide us in the direction of changes YOU feel are most meaningful and helpful. Your timely response would be greatly appreciated and all responses are completely anonymous should you choose to participate.  Thank you for helping us! I'll Take The Survey! [Click here]

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It's time for the most important spring cleaning you can do—inside your medicine cabinet. Two-thirds of teens who report abuse of prescription medicine are getting them from friends, family and acquaintances. Be sure to safeguard your home, so the teens in your life don’t have access to your medicine. Follow these three steps to find out how to monitor, secure and properly dispose of unused and expired prescription drugs and over-the-counter cough medicine in your home: To find out more about about medicine abuse, and what you can do to protect or get help for someone in your family, visit the Medicine Abuse Project at drugfree.org. Learn More   DONATE Parent Toll-Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUGFREE drugfree.org © Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 352 Park Ave South | 9th Floor | New York, NY 10010   privacy policy | manage email preferences

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