Educational Opportunities
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Pennsylvania Certification
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Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP) Trainings
The BDAP Trainings Website includes detailed information, schedules and registrations for the following: On-Site Training System, Mini-Regional Trainings, and IRETA Regional Trainings.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Higher Education
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Higher Education Website includes podcasts and other noteworthy items of interest.
College Programs
The Alvernia College Addiction Studies degree was one of the first of its kind in the nation and over the years has been established as one of the most respected programs in the country. The major is dedicated to providing students with the theoretical and practical training necessary to meet the challenges of the professional roles in prevention and treatment settings. The course of study prepares the student for substance abuse counseling, as well as the many other specialty areas encompassed in the study of addiction.
The Alvernia College Behavioral Health Studies degree is one of the most versatile degrees found at the college or university level. It was established to provide a core of expertise for those individuals seeking administrative, counseling and casework positions in areas such as chemical dependency, mental illness, and child welfare. This unique yet expansive major is the outgrowth of community agencies needing to employ individuals with a broader base of expertise. This degree, with its different tracks of study, is designed to build the professional competence needed to address today's various and complex issues.
Programs offered include Bachelor of Arts Degree in Addiction Studies or Behavioral Health Studies, Minor in Addiction Studies, and Certificate Program in Addiction Studies. The program is designed to include course offerings in a convenient presentation that are attractive to the schedules of non-traditional students who prefer Saturday and evening classes as well as a schedule of daytime offerings.
Council on Chemical Abuse-Sponsored Trainings
The Council on Chemical Abuse sponsors numerous trainings throughout the year in an effort to support and enhance Drug & Alcohol treatment/prevention professionals’ abilities to meet the needs of their clients. Registrations for all trainings are handled on a first come-first-serve basis. Seats are limited at all trainings. We encourage you to send in your registration as soon as possible. Registrations can be:faxed to 610-376-8423, emailed, called in to 610-376-8669, or mailed to Council on Chemical Abuse, 601 Penn St., Ste. 600, Reading, PA 19601.
All Council sponsored trainings are listed below. We will update these listings when a training is filled, so please check below for the most current availability status. Registration deadline dates are listed for each training. This date simply means that we can no longer accept registrations due to BDAP’s policies. Trainings frequently are filled prior to this date.Thank you.
New! July 17 2008 Ethics for the Addiction Professional
Time: (two, three-hour sessions) Session One 8:30am – noon; Session Two 1-4pm
Location: EDI, 1300 Hilltop Road , Leesport , PA
Trainer: Rich French, CAC
Cost: none
To register: Contact Drew Eisenhauer at 610-376-8668 or via email.
New! August 21 2008 Relapse Prevention
Time: 8:30am Registration, training: 9am – 4pm
Location: Council on Chemical Abuse, 601 Penn St., Ste. 600, Reading, PA 19601
Trainer: Elizabeth Jackson
Cost: $10, 6 CAC Credits
To register: Contact Drew Eisenhauer at 610-376-8668 or via email.
New! September 11 2008 Confidentiality Training for Addiction Professionals
Time: 8:30am Registration, training: 9am – 4pm
Location: Council on Chemical Abuse, 601 Penn St., Ste. 600, Reading, PA 19601
Trainer: Sari Trachtenberg
Cost: $10, 6 CAC Credits
To register: Contact Drew Eisenhauer at 610-376-8668 or via email.
New! September 25 2008 Practical Application of PCPC & Confidentiality
Time: 8:30am Registration, training: 9am – 4pm
Location: Council on Chemical Abuse, 601 Penn St., Ste. 600, Reading, PA 19601
Trainer: Sari Trachtenberg
Cost: $10, 6 CAC Credits
To register: Contact Drew Eisenhauer at 610-376-8668 or via email.
Save the Date! October 30 2008 Council on Chemical Abuse Annual Conference: Adolescents and Addiction: Research and Treatment
Time: 8:30am-4pm
Location: Sheraton Reading Hotel, Wyomissing, PA
Description: This is a full-day conference focusing on the treatment and recovery of adolescents examining some of the new approaches being implemented to address this problem Other workshop areas will include; Adolescent Addiction: Research and Treatment, The Millenial Generation ; New Trends, New Drugs, Adolescent Sex Offenders and Adolescent Drug Addiction, Creative Art Therapy and Adolescent Treatment, Adolescent Treatment Options – Panel Discussion, and Street Gangs of Berks County.
Keynote: Dr. Michael L. Dennis is a Senior Research Psychologist and the Director of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Coordinating Center at Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington IL. He was the coordinating center principal investigator (PI) of the largest adolescent treatment experiment to date, the Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) study. Over the past decade he has been coordinating center director or co-PI of over a dozen other adolescent treatment experiments and grant programs funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr. Dennis is currently chair of the Society for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment (SASATE) and is a past chair of the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE). He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters, manuals, or monographs, and other kinds of technical reports, edited several special journal issues on adolescent and adult substance abuse treatment, has or is serving on multiple journal editorial boards and grant review groups.
Cost: $50, 6 CAC Credits.Workshops include Adolescent Addiction; Research and Treatment, The Millenial Generation ; New Trends, New Drugs, Adolescent Sex Offenders and Adolescent Drug Addiction, Creative Art Therapy and Adolescent Treatment , Adolescent Treatment Options.
To register: Contact Drew Eisenhauer at 610-376-8668 or via email.
Other Local and Regional Trainings
July 7-11 2008 NEPA School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
Location: Luzerne County Community College .
Description: The topics to be offered are as follows:
From Discovery to Recovery: The Science (Physical and Spiritual) Behind Twelve-Step Facilitated Treatment - Instructor: Dr. Cardwell Nuckols
Drug Courts, Crime and Addiction - Instructor: Mr. Delbert Boone
The Hijacking of the Adolescent Brain: The Neurobiology and Pharmacology of Cortisol and Addiction - Instructor: Dr. Merrill Norton
Understanding Adolescent Substance Abuse - Instructor: Mr. Mark Spurlock
Veteran Dual Diagnosis: A Critical Challenge Drives Innovative Program Design - Instructor: Mr. Mike Graber
Treating Early Life Developmental Trauma - Instructor: Dr. Cardwell Nuckols
Student Assistance in the New Millennium - Instructor: Mr. Delbert Boone
Psychotherapeutic Medications 2008 - Instructor: Dr. Merrill Norton
Understanding Adolescent Recovery - Instructor: Mr. Mark Spurlock
Outpatient Programs, Benefits and Services for Recovering Veterans - Instructor: Mr. Mike Graber
For more information contact:
Michelle Piazza,at 570-740-0244 or via e-mail.
Nationwide Trainings
New! November 16-19 2008 The U.S. Department of Education's 22nd Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - St. Paul Riverfront, St. Paul, Minnesota
Details: Available online.
Employment Opportunities
New! Alcohol Education Specialist Trainee: This position has been created to allow individuals who do not meet the minimum entrance requirements of the AE Specialist positions an opportunity to take the civil service test for this entry level position. Our hope is that it will also provide us with a larger pool of qualified candidates to select from when filling a position. This position is a pay range 5 and then following a successful probationary period and one years' experience, the employee would be promoted to an AL Ed Specialist, pay range 6. The announcement for this position is listed on the Civil Service website under Education and Museum.
TEST ANNOUNCEMENT:
NUMBER 2008-136
ISSUED APRIL 23, 2008
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State Civil Service Commission
Examination for ALCOHOL EDUCATION SPECIALIST TRAINEE
