Stanford Psychology of Addiction and Recovery Online Short Course
Online USA
Course
DURATION
6 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 1,500
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Understand the science of addiction and discover psychological approaches to treatment and recovery.
As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a disease that affects both the brain and behavior. These discoveries have impacted and improved our understanding of compulsive drug use, enabling us to respond effectively to the problem with scientifically supported psychological interventions. Treatment, recovery, and prevention of addictive behavior have become a global strategy.
Guided by Dr. Anna Lembke, the medical director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and leading activist in the opioid epidemic, the Psychology of Addiction and Recovery online short course from the Stanford Center for Health Education (SCHE), a part of Stanford Medicine, explores the complex relationship between doctors and patients, the science of addiction, and the barriers to successfully addressing drug addiction and dependence at a personal and systemic level.
Over the course of six weeks, you’ll evaluate how medications, approaches to psychotherapy, and peer support can enhance recovery, and how scientific evidence can be used to establish innovative addiction treatments. You’ll also explore the neurobiological factors underlying addiction, and how these impact intervention and recovery efforts today.
About the certificate
Explore the science of addiction and recovery, and earn an official certificate of completion from the Stanford Center for Health Education
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the course, as per the stipulated requirements.
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Is this course for you?
There has been significant progress and expansion in the development of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for substance abuse and psychological dependence. Founded on new research, this course offers a platform to better understand the substance and process addiction, and how these impact intervention and recovery. This course is designed for health and care professionals such as social workers, recovery coaches, and mental health counselors, all of whom will find interest in the practical insight into addiction and recovery. Additionally, physicians could benefit from exposure to biological, psychological, and social options for recovery management.
You’ll walk away with:
- An intuitive understanding of the neurological and psychological effects of addiction, and how this aids in the path to recovery.
- Insight into the history of addiction and how perceptions of addiction have changed over time.
- Awareness of how peer-based policies and approaches to recovery can be used to treat addiction, and how policy-level interventions can be used to address substance misuse in populations.
- Insight into biological and psychological approaches to recovery.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work through the following modules:
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
- Module 1: The history of addiction
Explore concepts and definitions of addiction through time. - Module 2: The neurobiology of the addicted brain
Discover the neurobiological changes that lead to and result from addiction. - Module 3: Screening and early intervention
Learn practical tools for screening and early intervention. - Module 4: Biological approaches to recovery
Learn about medications and other somatic treatments for addiction. - Module 5: Psychological approaches to recovery
Learn about psychological interventions for addiction. - Module 6: Peer-based and policy approaches to recovery
Learn about peer-based and policy approaches for addressing addiction and promoting recovery.
Manage your time
GetSmarter's learning model is designed to help you, as a working professional, improve your skills without compromising on work and family responsibilities. The course work is broken up into weekly, manageable bite-sized modules, with incremental deadlines, designed to help you pace yourself over the duration of the course and allow you the legroom to work when it suits you best.
At the beginning of each module, you'll be presented with the course content and assignments necessary for completion. You also have access to your Success Adviser who will help you manage your time, and support you with any administrative or technical queries you might have.
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