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Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers

This course is designed with a singular goal: to improve the care you provide to your patients with substance use disorders. By delving into a model case performed by actors, seven Yale instructors from various fields provide techniques to screen your patients for substance use disorder risk, diagnose patients to gauge the severity of their use, directly manage treatment plans, refer out to treatment services, and navigate the various conditions that may limit your patient’s access to treatment. You will ultimately be prepared to provide compassionate and evidence-based care to a large population of patients living with addiction— a chronic, often relapsing-remitting disease, but a treatable one. This course is supported in part by SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of financial assistance awards from grant #1H79FG000023 totaling $249,900 and grant #3H79TI081968-02S1 from SAMHSA totaling $1,354,651 with 100 percent funded by SAMHSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government. Note: The content in this course is intended solely to inform and educate medical professionals. This site shall not be used for medical advice and is not a substitute for the advice or treatment of a qualified medical professional.

Status: Psychiatry
Status: Clinical Assessment
BeginnerCourse15 hours

Featured reviews

LM

5.0Reviewed May 26, 2020

This is a terrific course that challenges personal biases and educates the learner regarding care in terms of medications and treatment assessments, options, plans and more

ML

5.0Reviewed Jul 31, 2024

What a brilliant course! Just one critique/concern: The Black doctor's lectures did not have the YALE watermark on them. This felt exclusionary and felt like racism towards her.

SC

5.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2020

I enjoyed taking this course. I found it to be very informative and I would highly recommend this course to others for their professional or personal use.

KS

4.0Reviewed May 3, 2020

I really enjoyed the course and especially the open discussion. The only drawback is the lack of Canadian information and maps but due to it being an American courses, it is understandable.

RV

5.0Reviewed Jan 2, 2023

It is a very interesting and helpful course with many practical examples and cases which help to understand and process information deeply.Thank you for this course.

SG

5.0Reviewed Nov 20, 2022

Absolutely detailed and educating course with practical steps to addressing substance use disorders. It worth the time and efforts. All thanks to the instructors and professors from Yale .

MB

5.0Reviewed Apr 14, 2023

I want to Thank the clinicians that put this course together, I found it very informative and helpful as I begin my career in substance abuse treatment at a rehab facility. You are appreciated.

FA

5.0Reviewed Jan 11, 2025

It was very well put together with a great amount of detail. With all the information, they did an amazing job breaking it all down and maintaining very engaging videos.

D

5.0Reviewed Dec 4, 2023

wonderful policy-oriented course, especially toward the end, and provides a more compassionate, engaging dialogue for us to be more effective in the delivery of care.

B

5.0Reviewed Apr 27, 2020

This is an excellent course for anyone in the healthcare setting trying to get a general understanding of how to treat, evaluate, and help patients with SUD.

JJ

4.0Reviewed Feb 22, 2020

I enjoyed this course and I would advise a lot people to use this course. I wish there was more racial diversity besides that one black woman doctor in the role play.

ST

5.0Reviewed Apr 3, 2023

Wonderful course for new graduate RN. I feel I have a better knowledge about patients with substance use disorders and can be a better provider and patient advocate in the healthcare setting.

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