Cross-Institutional Collaboration to Enhance the Integration of Substance Abuse Knowledge. An overview of the project that infused content on substance abuse and related issues into the social work curriculum in the baccalaureate Social Work Program at Lehman College. It contains curriculum revisions, tools and processes for evaluation of curriculum changes, instructional resources, recommendations for replication, and supporting materials.

Caregiver Addiction & Its Effects on Children: Curriculum Development for Elementary School Teachers. A training manual which includes participant handouts, overheads, training materials, and evaluation forms designed for use in training current teachers and college students seeking teaching certification. Classroom educators can learn how to identify children affected by parental/guardian/caregiver substance use disorders, develop skills to address common classroom difficulties with such students, and learn effective referral practices.

An Instructional Module for Introducing AOD Risk Assessment Feedback into Curriculum. A review of the research and clinical practice literature in the areas of violence and mental health, and discussed the effectiveness of Alcohol and Other Drug treatments in each area. Course modules, syllabi, and web pages for each of these areas were created.

Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Counseling Issues Related to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) - 1998 A two-day overview of basic STD knowledge. This twelve-hour curriculum provides addiction professionals with a basic knowledge of STDs and an opportunity to develop skills necessary to work with a patient on STD-related issues. The curriculum is divided into four Content Sections: Setting an Environment to Address AOD/STD Issues, Counselor-Client Communication: STD Issues, Post Test Counseling, and Overview of STD Control Program.

Working with Criminal Justice Clients. This twelve-hour training curriculum is designed to help chemical dependency counselors understand and work with the CJ client and the inter-system teamwork needed to work most effectively with the CJ system. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and four Content Sections: Criminal Justice and the Treatment System, Understanding Criminal Justice Clients, Working with Criminal Justice Clients, and Relapse Issues for Criminal Justice Clients. Includes participant handouts, trainer considerations, and bibliography.

Neuro-cognitive Functioning of Substance Abuse Clients: Assessment and Treatment Implications. This course will increase individuals' knowledge of basic brain functioning, how different psychoactive substances affect neuro-cognitive functioning, how to assess for neuro-cognitive functioning in patients, and how neuro-cognitive functioning can impact upon a patient's engagement and progress in substance abuse treatment. The curriculum includes a training module, course outline, handouts, and overheads.

Education Program Development for Addiction Professionals. This eighteen-hour curriculum provides an overview of the education program development process, from needs assessment through evaluation, with practical exercises to support each phase. The curriculum requires participants to complete an educational program plan and implement it as part of the training. Includes participant handouts, trainer considerations, and bibliography.

An Overview of Case Management with Alcohol and Other Drug Clients. This twelve-hour curriculum is designed to provide counselors with essential information about case management. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and six Content Sections: Defining Case Management, Assessment/Treatment Planning, Linking, Coordinating Client Services: Monitoring and Evaluating Client Progress in Treatment, Advocacy, and Impact of Managed Care. Includes participant handouts, trainer considerations, and bibliography.

An Eco-systemic Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Model. A training module that presents an ecological treatment model for multi-diagnosed patients/consumers and their families, who present with complex medical, addictive, psychiatric, and psychosocial problems. This innovative treatment approach bridges core medical, psychiatric, social work, nursing, and recovery principles, beliefs, practice realities, and strategies. The curriculum includes handouts, worksheets, overheads, outlines, and a training manual.

A Theoretical Examination of Individual Treatment Planning: A Clinician's Guide to More Effective Practice. This self-tutorial/ training manual is designed to give alcohol and substance abuse counselors and those studying to be counselors an overview of the treatment planning process and the various elements that influence it. A student using this manual will learn how the assessment process can influence treatment planning; how treatment planning fits into the overall treatment process; the different components of a treatment plan; how to write effective goals, objectives, and methods; how Stage of Change (Prochaska, 1982) influences treatment planning; and the importance of modifying a treatment plan.

A course syllabus for use by faculty in schools of Social Work that can be used to develop a three-credit college level course on Addictions and Special Populations. The syllabus may be adapted for undergraduate or graduate study. Segments of the course pack could be adapted for short courses. Lecture materials, handouts, and bibliography are included.

A two-day overview of the basic information on drugs of abuse. This twelve-hour curriculum provides an in-depth survey of current information on substances of abuse, providing both skill-building exercises and a "desk reference" for use in educating clients. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and nine Content Sections: Scope of the Problem, Continuum of Abuse, DSM IV, Neurochemistry, Process of Addiction, Bio/Psycho/Social Model of Addiction, Pharmacology, Risk and Protection Factors, and Other Drugs.

A two-day overview that includes information on the development and application of motivational enhancement therapy (MET). This twelve-hour curriculum is designed to provide alcohol and other drug counselors with the knowledge and tools necessary for motivational interviewing. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and four Content Sections: 1. Basic Principals and Rationale of Motivational Enhancement Therapy, 2. Clinical Considerations, 3. The Two Phases of Motivational Enhancement Therapy: Motivational Interviewing, and 4. Significant Other.

A two-day overview of case management with alcohol and other drug (AOD) clients. This twelve-hour curriculum is designed to provide counselors with essential information about case management. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and six Content Sections: Defining Case Management, Assessment/Treatment Planning, Linking, Coordinating Client Services: Monitoring and Evaluating Client Progress in Treatment, Advocacy, and Impact of Managed Care. Includes participant handouts, trainer considerations, and bibliography.

A two-day overview of a native and non-native perspective in working with Native American clients in alcoholism and substance abuse treatment. This twelve-hour curriculum is designed to provide non-native helping professionals with a basic understanding of the culture, values, and history of Native Americans and provide strategies for counseling the Native American client in the context of alcoholism and addictions treatment.

Curriculum for a half-day institute to foster the teaching and learning about substance abuse in the clinical training of medical students and residents. This three-hour curriculum focuses on faculty development in addiction treatment. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and three Modules: Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse Patients, Recovery as Process, Epidemiology and Co-morbidity. Includes goals, objectives, outlines, and resources.

Information on the second year of the NYU-ICSA. Included in this report are the proceedings from the NYU-ICSA forum, "An Interdisciplinary Perspective in Substance Abuse Education." This forum created an opportunity for educators, researchers, clinicians, and public policy/administration specialists to share their expertise and concerns regarding an interdisciplinary approach to substance abuse education. The forum also addressed the translation process of research materials to practice.

A two-day overview of a peer-led ambulatory substance abuse treatment program based on the Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment model. This thirteen-hour curriculum is for counselors with limited experience in addictions. It provides essential information about peer-led clinic treatment for drug abuse. The manual may be useful to professionals in addiction care who want more specific training in the TC treatment model. Includes lecture material, classroom activities, participant handouts, trainer considerations, and bibliography.

Strengthening Partnerships: Changing Systems through Research and Practice

An eight-hour training module designed for social workers and other treatment professionals working in settings with children and adolescents whose parents are substance abusers. The module may also be utilized by social work Field Instructors who are supervising students working with these clients. The curriculum is divided into four sessions, two hours in length each. Includes lecture materials and an annotated bibliography

Participant handbook for a one-day workshop on developing a pro-active press media campaign for alcoholism and substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. Includes examples and resource materials.

A three-hour course training manual and video that provides information to social service workers (in settings such as hospitals, clinics, and child welfare agencies) who may encounter poor, minority, substance abusing clients with multiple special needs. The goals of the course are to provide participants with an introduction to the special needs of this client population, describe the FRAMES protocol, and provide specific techniques of engaging and motivating this client population which are modifications and enhancements of the FRAMES protocol.

Description of infusion of substance abuse content and related issues into baccalaureate social work curriculum. Curriculum changes in the Social Work Practice, Human Behavior Social Environment, and Social Welfare Policy sequence are presented. Includes examples of curriculum changes, references, and bibliographies.

A one-day overview of basic information on heroin addiction and treatment options. This six-hour curriculum is designed to provide information to counselors and other professionals on the treatment of and current vies of heroin dependence. The curriculum is divided into an Introduction and six Content Sections: Overview of Basic Heroin Information, Course of Addiction and Symptoms of Withdrawal and Intoxication, Obtaining an AOD History, Treatment, Alternatives, Methadone Maintenance, and Relapse Prevention and Medical Complications. Includes trainer considerations and bibliography.