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Solano County Office of Education

Solano County Office of Education

BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE USING ADOLESCENTS 

BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE USING ADOLESCENTS 

Brief Intervention is an intervention counseling strategy consisting of 2 - 4 sessions for adolescents who use alcohol, tobacco and/or other drugs. This training concerns a specific intervention approach that uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and the stages of change model to meet the needs of adolescents. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
  • Examining the counselor's attitudes and relationship with teens
  • Learning to teach adolescents how to take a more active and reflective role in decisions about their own behavior
  • Identifying strategies that would support an adolescent driven plan to make secisions they see as beneficial
  • Increasing knowledge about drug and alcohol use among teens
  • Utilizing Motivation Interviewing to empower rather than enforce
 
Continued Education Hours
Presented by Centers for Applies Research Solutions (CARS)
6 Hours of Continuing Education Credit available for:
 
CAMFT - California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
CCAPP - California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals

Board of Registered Nursing
The cost of CEU processing is $25, which can be paid by a check or PayPal account. Please contact Heather Torres for more information at: 
707-568-3800 ex: 219 or htorres@cars-rp.org 
UPCOMING TRAININGS

UPCOMING TRAININGS

You are invited to attend a two-part Brief Intervention remote training "Brief Intervention for Substance Using Adolescents." 
 
 
December 15 & 17, 2021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Click here to access the flyer
Click here to register

January 21 & 26, 2022 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Click here to access the flyer
Click here to register
 
Zoom links will be shared with you one week prior to the first training date
    CONTACT

    CONTACT

    Ken Scarberry
    Director of Youth Development
    (707) 646-7603
    kscarberry@solanocoe.net
     
    Rebecca Floyd
    Project Coordinator
    (707) 646-7602
    rfloyd@solanocoe.net