Addiction Courses

Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers

This course is designed with a singular goal: to improve the care you provide to your patients with substance use disorders. By delving into a model case performed by actors, seven Yale instructors from various fields provide techniques to screen your pa…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 4 days from now (4th Jul)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction: Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem

2 reviews

A biopsychosocial approach to the problem of prescription drug misuse and addiction, including the neuroscience of addiction and a look at the complex dynamic between prescribers and patients.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Adelaide University

Managing Addiction: A Framework for Successful Treatment

4 reviews

Understand how to recognize addiction and to match a person with alcohol and other drug problems to treatment using a full range of evidence-based responses.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LSHTM

Drug Use and Harm Reduction

1 review

Unpack the harm reduction approach to see its connection to human rights, and why it’s the best solution for addressing drug use.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding Gambling Harm in NSW

Discover practice-driven approaches to help understand and manage the risks associated with gambling.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Trinity College Dublin

Identifying and Responding to Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Healthcare Practice

Discover new approaches to addiction treatment and recovery and build your knowledge and leadership skills to respond effectively.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CQUniversity

Understanding Addiction

Explore the science of addiction and the strategies to provide better care and minimise harm to the community and individuals.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Addiction: A Community Issue

Learn how to recognize the key features of addiction in yourself and others, and explore resources and tools that can help those who struggle with addictive behaviors.

• LinkedIn Learning
• Less than 1 hour of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Microcredential

Addiction Medicine: An Introduction

Overcome the treatment barriers for patients with a substance use disorder An introduction to the science, neurobiology, and stigma surrounding addiction.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Paid Course

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

The Neurobiology of Addiction

Learn how to better help your patients with a substance use disorder by understanding how addiction affects the brain.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

A Survey of Substance Use Disorder

Learn evidence-based treatment techniques to help improve addiction medicine and the quality of care for patients.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

Understanding the Impact of Stigma on Addiction Treatment

Explore how to reduce stigma, a significant barrier to treating patients with addiction, to improve your quality of care.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Understanding Drugs and Addiction

5 reviews

How do addictions develop? How are they best treated and prevented? Explore these key questions with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Psychology and Therapy of Addictions -ACCREDITED CERTIFICATE

Working with alcohol and drugs addictions, substance misuse and rehabilitation helper, counselling, psychotherapy, coach

• Udemy
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Leadership: Recovery Coach and Drug Counseling Leadership

Master leadership skills and leadership techniques with this highly practical advice and training

• Udemy
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Paid Course