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    Odyssey Training - Online, Hybrid/Virtual, Virtual Classes for CAT, CAS, LAC.

    This brief introduction will help you understand how you will get the most out of your online training and tips to help you navigate through the course content.
    •The online courses are organized by topics. Each topic area will include a number of icons, which indicate different types of content.
    •To access course content just click on the icon
    •Video & Resource icons open by taking you directly to internet content – return to course click the return arrow button in the upper left hand corner of your browser.
    •Content/text/audio icons open by downloading the information to your computer which you open.
    •Presentations and Audio: include text and images and audio will download to your computer like any email attachment. Depending on the size of the download and your computer speed, it may take a few moments for the presentation to download.

    Course Time-frame:

    Per BHA Handbook – Course Attendance
    All addiction counselor course work is to be completed by the participant in the Time-frame of the course. If there is a lapse in class time, online or live, the participant will need to retake the course in its entirety

    Odyssey Time-frame and Rules for classes:

    ONLINE – Runs for 14 or 21 days online through our online class site. You log in and out for an hour each day when convenient for you to complete the class and to meet the required hour requirement of the class. You DO NOT need time off work to complete online classes. You will receive the log in email for the class at 8:30 am the first day of the class and the class will open at 9:00 am. The class opens and closes in sections, all sections must be completed before each section closes. All assignments, quizzes, activities, final exam, and course Evaluation must be completed by NOON the last day of the class.

    HYBRID/VIRTUAL – Run online through our online class site for the first part of the dates listed (7 days). You log in for an hour each day when convenient for you to complete the online portion of the class and to meet the required hour requirement. You DO NOT need time off work to complete online portion of the Hybrid/Virtual classes. You will receive the log in email for the class at 8:30 am the first day of the class and the class will open at 9:00 am. All assignments, quizzes, activities Must be completed by NOON the day before the Zoom portion starts. The last day(s) listed are done through ZOOM form 8:30 am to 5:00 pm each day.   All Virtual Portions of the Hybrid/Virtual classes are to be treated as In Person, You MUST be off work to participate in any Virtual portion of a class. The Zoom starts promptly at 8:30 am each day, you will log into the online class site to get the Zoom link. ALL students MUST leave their camera on during the class as your participation will be monitored. Once the zoom portion is complete you log back into the online class site to complete the final exam and course evaluation immediately following the Zoom Section. The class will close at 5:00 pm.

    VIRTUAL – All Virtual classes run from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm each day through ZOOM. All Virtual classes are to be treated as In Person; You MUST be off work to participate in any Virtual class. You will receive a log in email the day before (Friday if the class starts on Monday) for our online class site at 11:00 am, you Must log into the online class site the day you receive the log in email to download the martial or print it out for the class. You will log into the online class site the morning of the class to get the Zoom link. The classes start Promptly at 8:30 am. ALL students MUST leave their camera on during the class as your participation will be monitored. Once class is complete on the final day, you log into the online class site to complete the Final exam and course evaluation immediately following the Zoom section. The Class will close at 5:00 pm.

Available courses

Case Conceptualization and Documentation - ONLINE - DG

Along with Principles of Addiction Treatment and Addiction Counseling Skills, Case Conceptualization and Documentation, is considered to be part of the “Core Curriculum” and basic to the foundational training of an addiction counselor. This training is designed to provide the counselor with an understanding of the clinical record and the continuum of client care that the record documents and tracks. The training presents screening, basic assessment and evaluation, Substance Use Disorder diagnostic criteria, ASAM patient placement criteria, introduction to treatment planning, progress note completion, documentation requirements and basic referral and discharge planning. It emphasizes the confidentiality of the client record and includes releases of information, mandatory disclosure and informed consent, among
others.

Co-Occurring Disorders - Online - ML

 This training presents the basics of working with clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. There is a growing need to recognize and address the interrelationship of these disorders, along with the medical implications for the client, through the use of specialized approaches and integration of treatment. This training will address clinical assessment, treatment philosophy, strategies, and guidelines to provide integrated treatment with co-occurring disorders. It will include an introduction to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for the mental disorders most often seen with substance use and behavioral addiction disorders, along with a discussion of the changes to substance use diagnosis with DSM-5.

Advanced Pharmacology - Virtual -EG

Neuroscience and genetic research on addiction continues to make significant progress toward understanding the changes in the brain that underlie drug use and behaviors. The research has the potential to significantly affect both the way in which we think about addiction, and those that suffer from it. Addictive drugs have habit-forming actions that can be localized to a variety of brain regions that can activate the reward circuitry in the brain. This training will explore the neurobiological basis of addiction and how addictive drugs produce neurochemical changes in the brain’s reward pathway. It will also explore new technologies for treatment and prevention based on brain science.