Addiction
Advances in Technology in the Addiction Profession, Part V: Connection? Can an App Really Do That?
Description: An increased number of clients present with depression and anxiety, which results from - or may be caused by - social isolation and loneliness. As clinicians, the goal is to decrease symptoms and help make connections between feelings and behavior. Can an app help clinicians better help their clients?
Advances in Technology in the Addiction Profession, Part IV: The Art and Science of Predicting Recurrence
Description: Addiction treatment is quickly moving toward personalized care and insights that specifically meet the individual needs of the person in recovery. Recent advances in treatment coupled with advances in technology and remote monitoring capabilities allow providers to truly personalize care and even predict and prevent recurrence.
The Addiction Professional’s Mini Guide to SBIRT for Adolescents
Description: This webinar is designed specifically for addiction professionals and will introduce promising, feasible approaches to implementing evidence-based substance use screening and brief intervention (SBIRT) methods in therapeutic settings for adolescents.
Treating the Heart of Addiction
Description: There has been recent emphasis on the role of beliefs, motivation, and medication in the treatment of disorders, including substance use disorder and gambling disorder. This session examines the role of emotion in the development and maintenance of these disorders, as well as the role of emotions in treatment.
Factors influencing engagement and utilization of opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A qualitative study in Tehran, Iran
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use and harm reduction programming in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a regional consultation of stakeholders and people who use drugs
Gender-specific treatment programs for substance use: Israel’s approach to addressing specific needs to women’s treatment
The webinar is organized by CICAD’s Demand Reduction Unit in collaboration with the Israel National Authority for Community Safety. It is aimed at professionals in charge of coordinating or implementing substance use treatment programs for women.