Differentiate brief interventions from traditional interventions
Identify reasons for using brief interventions
Identify barriers to increasing the use of brief treatments
Evaluate recent inventions and therapies for their appropriateness with a given client or population
Identify methods for evaluating the effectiveness of treatment methodologies used
Identify the stages-of-change from the Prochaska and Diclemente model
Define the acronym FRAMES
Identify the five basic steps brief interventions use to incorporate FRAMES
Identify the effective use of workbooks in brief therapy
Identify ways brief interventions can be beneficial in substance abuse treatment settings
Understand research findings regarding the effectiveness and appropriate use of brief interventions
Identify the stages necessary for programs using brief therapy approaches
Identify appropriate populations with which to use brief interventions
Differentiate between Brief Cognitive-behavioral therapy, brief strategic interactional therapy, brief humanistic therapy, Brief psychodynamic therapy, Brief family therapy and time-limited group therapy
Identify the principles of each of the aforementioned Brief therapeutic strategies
Effectively match patients to the most effective Brief therapeutic strategy
This multimedia course is based in part on Counselor Toolbox Podcasts 210, 169, 156, 120, 121 and 105. Text-based materials are also provided in the course for those who prefer to learn by reading.
Identify case management needs of persons with substance abuse and/or mental health disorders (co-occurring).
Discuss how counseling differs from case management
Identify the five core functions of treatment professionals using case management
Identify the skills necessary to provide effective case management services
Identify common causes for the breakdown of service coordination
Define the various models of case management and describe how they are used with persons with mental healtha nd substance use disorders disorders
Identify the eight principles of case management
Effectively identify service gaps and establish and maintain relations with agencies and governmental entities who can address these unmet needs
Identify information to be shared with referral sources and necessary documentation and/or releases to provide that information
Establish realistic treatment and recovery expectations with the client
Develop relationships with agencies in order to enhance case finding activities
Differentiate between the services required during pretreatment, treatment and aftercare
Identify ways to effectively evaluate quality of care in case management programs
Effectively identify clients who have "special needs"
Identify the ways that each of the special needs impact the delivery of case management services
Identify referral resources in their communities
For mental health and addiction counselors (LPC, LMHC, LPCC, LADC, CADC, and counselors in training), social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LSW, RSW), pastoral staff, case managers (CCM) and marriage and family therapists (LMFT)