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Another online offering from Brown University/ATTC-NE, this one in CBT:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on cognitive behavioral therapy.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment approach that has gained widespread application in the treatment of a variety of mental health issues, including substance abuse. Several important features of CBT make it particularly promising as a treatment for substance abuse and dependence:

• CBT is a short-term, comparatively brief approach well suited to the resource capabilities of most clinical programs.
  
• CBT has been extensively evaluated in rigorous clinical trials and has solid empirical support as treatment for substance abuse.
  
• CBT is structured, goal-oriented, and focused on the immediate problems faced by substance abusers entering treatment who are struggling to control their substance use.
  
• CBT is a flexible, individualized approach that can be adapted to a wide range of patients as well as a variety of settings (inpatient, outpatient) and formats (group, individual).
  
• CBT is compatible with a range of other treatments the patient may receive, such as pharmacotherapy and self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous.

CBT's broad approach encompasses several important common tasks of successful substance abuse treatment.

This four week course will explore the central elements of CBT in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders and examine CBT treatment manuals that address alcohol and cocaine addiction.

The course instructor Justin Enggasser, Ph.D. is a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Teaching Fellow at Boston University School of Medicine and currently works in the residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs at VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Enggasser has published several studies in the areas of cognitive vulnerability and substance use. He is currently involved in projects developing and testing new treatment models (a gender-specific cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol for women with substance use disorders) and treatment delivery methods (web-based interventions for problem drinking).

This course will begin on February 2, 2009, and will run for 4 weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (8 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.

The total cost of this course is $60.00 (US) the course payment is due by February 2, 2009. Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (February 9, 2009), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the Brown Distance Learning course '383 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.

http://www.browndlp.org/cbtann.php

To register for this course please log in/ or create your account then log into your account and click the Enroll in a New Course link at the bottom of your account page. Then select the course you wish to enroll into and click the enroll button. Having enrolled into the course you will be prompted for payment. You may make your payment online. To view payment information please see the payment policies page.

Sincerely,

Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
Box G-S121 5th
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-863-6606
http://www.attc-ne.org