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Training Calendar & Course Descriptions

Click here for a printer-friendly schedule of Summer 2010 CASAC Evening Courses (July 8 - September 14).

  • Credentialing / Re-Credentialing Day Trainings
  • Evening Trainings
    Strong Families

    July 29, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    Cultural Diversity

    August 3 & 5, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance of both sessions is required to receive credit for this training.
    Resolving Issues of Grief and Loss

    August 10 & 12, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
    Working With the Aging Population in AOD Treatment and Prevention

    August 17, 19 & 24, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance of all three sessions is required to receive credit for this course.
    Overview of Family and Addiction

    August 26, 31 & September 2, 2010 from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance is required during ALL 3 sessions to receive credit for this course.
    Exploring Prevention Ethics

    September 7, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Intervention for Families Affected by Chemical Dependency

    September 9, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
    Current Trends in Substance Abuse

    September 14 & 16, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance of both sessions is required to receive credit for this training.
    Body Image: Change It, Rearrange It or Accept It

    September 21, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00 pm
    Proper Use of the DSM-IV-TR

    September 23, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    Defense Mechanisms, Coping Skills and Personality Disorders

    September 28 & 30, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Attendance of both sessions is required to receive credit for this training.
    Prevention Community Organization

    October 5 & 7, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance of both sessions is required to receive credit for this course.
    Addiction Treatment Planning

    October 12 & 14, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Attendance of both sessions is required to receive credit for this course.
    Motivational Interviewing: Engaging Clients into Treatment

    October 19, 21 & 26, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Attendance of all three sessions is required to receive credit for this course.
    The Addiction Professional: 12 Step and Other Self Help Groups

    November 2, 4 & 9, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Participants must attend all three sessions to receive credit for this training.
    Quality Management Compliance & Assessing Risk Management in Chemical Dependency Programs

    November 16 & 18, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Attendance of both sessions is required in order to receive credit for this course.
    Healthy Coupleship and the Survivor of Trauma

    November 23, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
    Individual Counseling Skills for Working with Chemically Dependent Patients

    November 30 & December 2, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. A video follow-up to this course MUST be attended in order to receive credit (Jan. 4 or 6, 2011).
    Integrating Tobacco Use Into Chemical Dependence Services

    December 7, 2010; 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    How the Twelve Steps Work: A Jungian Approach

    December 9, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    Dating & Relationship Issues in Early Recovery

    December 14 & 16, 2010; 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Attendance of both sessions is required in order to receive credit for this course.
  • FREE CASAC/CPP/CPS Informational Sessions
    So You Want to Be a CASAC/CPP/CPS?

    FREE Informational Session - 2nd Wednesday of the month 5:30pm - 7:00pm
    So You Want to Be a CASAC/CPP/CPS?

    FREE Informational Session - 2nd Wednesday of the month 5:30pm - 7:00pm