The New Strategies for Substance Use Assessment - 2nd Edition (Self-Study)
Self-Study
KEY INFORMATION:
This course is eligible for 2 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASACs), and Psychologists in New York State
For more information about CEU approval, please click here.
Format: Self-Study Online Seminar
Introduction
Substance use assessment contains skills that are transferrable, and whether you work with individuals affected by a substance use disorder or not, these skills can become handy for several different encounters.
Please join us and enhance your skills.
What you’ll learn
At the end of this online seminar, you will have:
- Learned the framework of the Socratic Motivational Practice to properly assess our patients and clients who use substances.
- Learned the Principles, Techniques, Steps, and Do's and Don'ts of the Socratic Motivational Practice to properly assess our patients and clients who use substances.
- Increased your tools when working with patients and clients, by identifying at least one thing you will start doing differently at the end of the seminar, as a result of the Socratic Motivational Practice framework.
- Everything you want in one place, including an illustration of how to implement the newly learned skills during our role plays.
- Received your certificate by email after your post-test and evaluation are completed.
Who is this for?
This course is for any clinician invested in learning new or honing existing skills to be able to use in dynamic ways to support their patients and clients and to end suffering.
Here's what attendees have been saying about SWEET seminars:
"The entire system/philosophy was new to me and really useful." - Susan, LMSW
"Great analysis of the cognitive structure of the mind. These are extremely helpful principles to help most patients." - Ronald, LCSW-R
"The science behind changing behaviors as discussed in the video; great scientific findings that are simple and make sense, yet add significantly to the outcome." - Sharon, LSCSW
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Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator
Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.
Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.