AODS Training Opportunities

Confidentiality

Participants will learn the general rule of confidentiality, the 10 pts. of a legal release of information, the exceptions to confidentiality and the mandatory reporting responsibilities. HIPAA & 42 CFR, part2 will be discussed as to the issues relevant in our agencies.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Ethics

Participants will learn the AODS Code of Conduct and how it relates to their job. Through the use of vignettes and small group exercise, ethical situations will be addressed specifically dealing with the AOD field.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Fee: None

Special Populations

Participants will learn specific treatment objectives for adolescent and elder populations.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Mandated Reporting

Effective 1/1/09, AODS Counselors are mandated child abuse reporters. Participants will learn the primary elements of this new law, its clinical implications in treatment and how local Child Protective Services works.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Communicable Diseases / Psych Symptoms

Participants will learn what diseases occur most commonly with our clients, especially TB, HIV, HCV and other communicable diseases. Participants will be able to recognize those psychological symptoms most problematic in substance abusing populations and when to make referrals for further assessment.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Charting

The participant will learn how to recognize and detail salient facts and observations that will leave an accurate picture of clients for the next reader whether that’s a peer or a judge. The difference between qualifying and stating an observation of the client, the principles of good chart notes and file keeping will be explored.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Fee: None

Harm Reduction & Addiction as Chronic Disease

The State Department of Alcohol and Drug Program’s Continuum of Services System Re-Engineering report states, “…to place chronic-care principles as the basis of the continuum of AOD services, is critical to providing effective, quality, and integrated …services in California”. Participants will learn the background and significance of this statement and the impact it will have on their ongoing treatment efforts, including the historical and epidemiological origins of harm reduction and its significance in treatment.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Group Process

Learning Objectives TBA

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Co-Occurring Disorders

Participants will learn about the mental health disorders most affecting AODS clients and how to recognize symptoms that would necessitate a referral.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Confidentiality

Participants will learn the general rule of confidentiality, the 10 pts. of a legal release of information, the exceptions to confidentiality and the mandatory reporting responsibilities. HIPAA & 42 CFR, part2 will be discussed as to the issues relevant in our agencies.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration

Fee: None

Ethics

Participants will learn the AODS Code of Conduct and how it relates to their job. Through the use of vignettes and small group exercise, ethical situations will be addressed specifically dealing with the AOD field.

Instructions

• 707-565-7670
• Registration