ADDICTION/MENTAL HEALTH/SOCIAL SERVICE COUNSELORS

Tobacco Cessation: Best Practices
Online 4-week course offered by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England; 8 CEUS; Begins again in 2008 (check www.attc-ne.org after March 15th): www.attc-ne.org/education/courses/ann262.html

The Link Between Smoking and Drinking: Genetic and Behavioral Factors
Set up for Texas chemical dependency counselor education but available to anyone online as a single course of study; $29 fee for credit (6 hour course), scroll down for description: www.ceusource.com/qpage.html

Nicotine: The Forgotten Addiction
3-hour course targeted to addiction/mental health counselors; $40. Two other courses cover nicotine within their course content: "Other Drugs of Abuse" and "Basic Pharmacology": www.dlcas.com/courselisting.html

How to Help Patients Stop Smoking
Intended for mental health counselors/social workers; 5 CEUs/50 clock hours ($100) approved by NBCC, ASWB, NASW:
www.ceu4u.com/v2/viewcourse.php?pcode=worldwidelearn&&aid=2&key=smoking&cn=157&

Stop Smoking: Helping Clients to Stop Smoking With a Step By Step Guide
Online 3 CE course from the Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences, cost is $26.50, listed under Online Courses: General Courses, scroll down to Chemical Dependency Therapies: www.aatbs.com/main/ceintro.asp

Nicotine Dependence
Online 3 CE course from Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences; cost is $29.50, listed under Online Courses: Empirically Validated, scroll down to Alcohol & Drug Abuse domain: www.aatbs.com/main/ceintro.asp

Recovery from Smoking
Recommended for psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about the physical, emotional and spiritual recovery process from nicotine addiction; uses 12-Step process, 6 CEs ($57) approved ASWB, APA, NBCC, NAADAC: www.ce-credit.com/courses/100953/Recovery-from-Smoking

Reducing and Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
For social workers, counselors, psychologists, behavioral health professionals; 3 CEs ($37) approved ASWB, APA, NBCC, NAADAC: www.ce-credit.com/courses/100610/Reducing-and-Treating-Tobacco-Use-and-Dependence

Women and Smoking
Recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, other human services/behavioral health professionals; 1 CE ($17) approved ASWB, APA, NBCC, NAADAC: www.ce-credit.com/courses/100601/Women-and-Smoking

Tobacco Addiction
Recommended for addiction counselors, social workers, counselors, psychologists, behavioral health professionals; 2 CEs ($27) approved ASWB, APA, NBCC, NAADAC: www.ce-credit.com/courses/101019/Tobacco-Addiction

Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
Course #6177, Approved by the American Psychological Association for 10 CEs ($29): www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=390

Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, 2nd Edition
Read the APA Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, Second Edition and answer CME questions to earn up to 8 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 credits; CME processing fee is $60.00 for non-APA members; course contents include section on Nicotine Use Disorders: Treatment Principles and Alternatives (see www.psych.org/MainMenu/EducationCareerDevelopment/LifeLongLearning/PracticeGuidelines/PGSubstanceUseDisorders.aspx for course description); registration required to access course: http://archive.psych.org/cme/apacme