Changing Marijuana Use Through Skill Building: Sessions 3-9

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

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TRAINING

Course Description

This manual for Brief Marijuana Dependence Counseling (BMDC) is based on the research protocol used by counselors in MTP. The manual provides guidelines for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in both public and private settings who treat adults dependent on marijuana.

The 10 weekly one-on-one sessions in the BMDC manual offer examples of how a counselor can help a client understand certain topics, keep his or her determination to change, learn new skills, and access needed community supports (exhibit I-1). Stephens and colleagues (2002) describe the MTP rationale, design, and participant characteristics. Findings from MTP are presented in supplemental reading B of section VII

This manual was developed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment www.samhsa.gov to assist clinical professionals in the treatment of Marijuana Dependence in Adults. This manual is in the public domain. CEUnits.com has developed a course based on this public information.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

• Encouraging therapeutic engagement
• Facilitating motivation for change
• Addressing psychosocial problems beyond marijuana use
• Building skills to establish and sustain change.

Author(s)/Reference(s)

Public Domain This course is a public domain training.