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Counseling Education

Treatment Facility Regulations

• 42 CFR - Federal Regulations on Confidentiality
  
  
• LA DHH/OAD Minimum Standards for Treatment Facilities
  
  
• LA DHH/OAD Update to Minimum Standards
  
  
• LA DHH/OAD Minimum Standards for Opioid Treatment
  
  
• Office of Addictive Disorders
  

American Society of Addiction Medicine -(ASAM)

• ASAM Patient Placement Criteria - Overview
  
  
• ASAM Levels of Care - Definitions
  
  
• PENN Behavioral Health Clinical Practice Guidelines
  

Screening and Assessment

• ASI Software from the Kentucky Drug Court - Output is in MSWord format - FREE!
  
  
• Screening Instruments for Substance Abuse Disorders
  
  
• Assessing Alcohol Problems - A Guide for Clinicians
  
  
• Prediciting DSM-IV Dependence Diagnosis from ASI Composite Scores
  
  
• Diagnosing Dependence using the GAIN Assessment Instrument
  
  
• Guidelines for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment
  
  
• Assessment and Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care
  

Treament Planning

• ASI Based Tx Planning
  

NIDA Teaching - Neurobiology and Addiction

• NIDA - Neurobiology of Drug Addiction - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• NIDA - Ecstasy Information - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• NIDA - Neurobiology of Ecstasy- PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• NIDA - The Brain and the Actions of Cocaine Opiates and Marijuana- PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• NIDA - Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction What Science Says - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• NIDA - Brain Activity During Cue Induced Craving Perspectives - PowerPoint Presentation
  

SAMHSA Publications - (TIPs) and (TAPs) and other Manuals

• TIP 42 - Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
  
  
• TIP 39 - Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy
  
  
• TIP 27 - Case Management
  
  
• TAP 21 - Addiction Counseling Core Competencies
  
  
• TAP 21A - Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors
  
  
• TIP 47 - Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment
  
  
• Therapeutic Community Curriculum - Trainer's Manual
  
  
• Therapeutic Community Curriculum - Participant's Manual
  
  
• Therapeutic Community Curriculum - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• TIP 43 - Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs
  
  
• TIP 41 - Group Therapy
  
  
• TAP 29 - Integrating State Administrative Records to Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance
  
  
• TIP 49 - Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment
  
  

Evidence Based Research and Information

• Research Findings and Best Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment for Offenders
  
  
• Evidence Based Best Practice Programs Information
  
  
• TCU Education - Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice Setting
  
  
• Assessing Treatment and Treatment Processes
  
  
• Clinical Aspects of Substance Use Disorders
  
  
• A Review of International Programs for the Diversion of Drug Related Offenders from the Criminal Justice System
  
  
• NIDA - Drug Abuse Treatment Evaluation: Strategies, Progress and Prospects
  
  
• NIDA - Phencyclidine: An Update
  
  
• CSAT - A Guide to Process Evaluation of Substance ABuse Treatment Services
  
  
• TCU - Background for Treatment Process Research
  

Counselor Training and Exam Preperation
- Skill Development

• ICRC Case Presentation Preparation Guide
  
  
• Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board Application and Standards Manual
  
  
• Introduction to Addiction Studies - A Curriculum Reference Manual
  
  
• Texas Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) Exam Preparation Manual
  
  
• 2005 Texas LCDC Handbook
  

Motivational Interviewing

• Motivational Interviewing and Self Determination Theary - Journal of Clinical Psychology
  
  
• Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Self Determination Theary - British Psychological Society
  
  
• Innovations in Teaching - Learning Motivational Interviewing: Scripting a Virtual Patient
  
  
• Reference Sheet - Principles of Motivational Interviewing
  
  
• Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI)
  
  
• Motivation and Treatment Interventions - NIAAA Social Work Education - PDF PowerPoint Slide Show
  
  
• Motivational Interviewing in a Chemical Dependency Treatment Setting (CASAC Continuing Education)- PDF PowerPoint Slide Show
  
  
• Providing Motivational Enhancement Consistent With the Client's Specific Stage of Change - MSWord Doc
  
  
• Readiness for Change and Motivational Interviewing - Standford University - PDF PowerPoint Slide Show
  
  
• Structured Relapse Prevention - Phase2 - Motivational Interviewing
  

Practical Application and Treatment Implementation

Treatment Implementation

• Therapeutic Community (TC) Treatment Methods
  
  
• Delivering Quality Addiction Treatment - The Robert Wood Foundation
  
  
• Twelve Core Functions for Addiction Professionals
  
  
• ATTC - Best Practices in Addiction Tx - A Facilitator's Workbook
  
  
• Brief Interventions and Therapies - SAMHSA KAP
  
  
• Buprenorphine in Opioid Addiction - SAMHSA KAP
  
  
• ATTC - Performance Assessment Rubrics for the Addiction Counseling Competencies
  
  
• Workforce Competencies in Behavioral Health and Addiction Counseling
  
  
• Modified Global Assesment of Functioning GAF Scale
  
  
• NIDA Manual 5 - Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse
  
  
• NIDA - Contingency Management and Motivational Incentive Training
  
  
• NIDA Manual - Principles of Addiction Treatment
  
  
• Intervention Planning
  
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment - Treating the Homeless
  
  
• TCU Guide Maps - A Resource for Counselors
  
  
• Drug Abuse Treatment - A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide - From the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
  
  
• ATTC - Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment
  
  
• Community Reentry Workbook - Pennsylvania Dept of Corrections
  
  
• Treatment Modality Matrix
  
  

Co-Occuring Treatment

• Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Manual
  
  
• Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Workbook - Workbook for Clients
  
  
• Mood Disorders and Substance Abuse - A Complex Comorbility
  

Relapse Prevention

• Relapse & Recovery: Behavioral Strategies for Change
  
  
• Gorski - Denial Checklist
  
  
• My Action Plan - Workbook for Relapse Prevention
  
  
• Gorski - Primary Recovery Plan
  
  
• Relapse Prevention An Overview of Marlatt’s Cognitive-Behavioral Model
  
  
• Relapse Signs and Symptoms
  
  
• Journal of Addictive Disorders - Relapse Prevention: An examination of relapse issues
  
  
• Dual Diagnosis: Relapse Prevention Monograph
  
  
• Relapse Prevention Handouts
  
  
• TCU - Straight Ahead Transition Skills for Recovery
  
  

Clinical Supervision

• NEW! 2008 ICRC Clinical Supervisor Candidate Guide
  
  
• 1998 ICRC Clinical Supervisor Candidate Guide
  
  
• The Wisconsin Clinical Supervisor Training Project - Participant Manual
  
  
• The Wisconsin Clinical Supervisor Training Project - Trainer Manual
  
  
• Clinical Supervision - A Practiacl Guide for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Field
  
  
• Clinical Supervision I - ATTC Manual
  
  
• Clinical Supervision I - ATTC Manual - Participant Manual
  
  
• Ethical Issues in the Practice of Supervision - PowerPoint Presentation
  

Confidentiality and HIPAA

• Federal Confidentiality - PDF PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• HIPAA - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• HIPAA Privacy Training - Arizona Dept of Health Services - PDF - PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• Confidentiality and Record Keeping
  
  
• The Interaction Between 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA Privacy
  

NIDA Therapy Manuals

• NIDA - A Cognitive Approach to Treating Cocaine Addiction
  
  
• NIDA - A Community Reinforcement Plus Vochers Approach - Treating Cocaine Addiction
  
  
• NIDA - Individual Drug Counseling
  
  
• NIDA - Drug Counseling for Cocaine Addiction - A Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study Module
  
  
• NIDA - Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Drug Abuse
  

Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System- Implementation and Training

• Reducing Recidivism Through A Seamless System of Care: Components of Effective Treatment, Supervision, and Transition Services in the Community
  
  
• Re-Entry from the Criminal Justice System - Why Planning for Release Matters
  
  
• Recidivism - What is the Cost?
  
  
• Bridging Drug Treatment and Criminal Justice
  
  
• Drug Courts and Treatment as an Alternative to Incarceration
  
  
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Drug Courts in Idaho
  
  
• A Brief History of Drug Courts - PowerPoint
  
  
• Incentives & Sanctions in Drug Court and CJ Treatment
  
  
  
• A Wealth of More Drug Court Information, Reports and Training Coming Soon!