Self-Paced Training
1.5 Hours | 1.5 CEs
This program provides an overview of the treatment of addictive disorders. With many Americans struggling with addictive disorders personally or being affected due to someone in their close network’s struggle, all mental health professionals will likely interact with someone with an addictive disorder.
This program provide a basic foundation of knowledge for those interested in learning more about addictive disorders. We begin with an overview highlighting the prevalence of addictive disorders in the United States and explore how these rates have shifted throughout history. The next segment of the presentation explores etiological models for understanding how addictive disorders develop. The last portion of the presentation explore treatment models and settings utilized to provide these needed services, paying particular attention to evidence-based programs. Following attendance at this presentation, mental health professional attendees gain a foundational understanding of addictive disorders, how their clients may be affected, and what to do.
This program is intended for mental health professionals at all stages of their careers and who work in all specialties and environments. This is a broad training meant for anyone who has contact with humans in their job role.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
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Describe the prevalence rates of addictive disorders in the United States
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Describe common models of etiology of addictive disorders
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Describe evidence-based treatments for treating addictive disorders
Presented By
Regina Moro, PhD
Dr. Regina Moro (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Counseling Department at Palo Alto University. Dr. Moro is licensed as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (North Carolina), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (Idaho), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Florida), and is a board-certified counselor. Dr. Moro has published two textbooks on addiction, one co-authored with her mentor, Dr. Laura Veach, and the other co-edited with Dr. Reginald Holt. Dr. Moro has several notable peer-reviewed publications on topics specific to addictive disorders. She has been active with leadership in the counseling profession and is the Past-President of the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors, an American Counseling Association division.