Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Addiction in the Workplace

Recovery and Aftercare

Lesson Summary

This module will explore the issues surrounding drug and alcohol addictions. There are different types of addictions with varying health consequences, and awareness has been shown to help in preventing them. We will discuss treatment methods, aftercare protocols for long-term success and the legislation the government uses against illicit drugs.

Course assessment - Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Learn about drug and alcohol addiction, treatments, and aftercare for recovering sufferers in this free online course.

Introduction to Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Drug and alcohol intake have been linked to various medical disorders and are a leading cause of morbidity and premature death worldwide. Awareness can make a big difference in preventing drug and alcohol abuse. This course explores the roots of addictions, and their negative impact on a person's health and lifestyle. We also discuss alternative treatments and aftercare strategies for those who are seeking to build a new life. Enrol now!

Introduction to Drugs and Alcohol

Health Impacts of Drugs and Alcohol

Social Implications of Drugs and Alcohol

Prevention Strategies and Approaches

In this module, you’ll be introduced to the definition and classifications of drugs, including the historical and contemporary use of drugs. You’ll learn about drug addiction, legal drugs, illegal drugs, and the health impacts of drugs and alcohol. We’ll analyse the social implications of drugs and alcohol and ways to avoid substance misuse.

Personal Empowerment and Decision-Making

Building Safe Communities

Youth and Vulnerable Populations

This module begins by exploring the relationship between self-awareness and peer pressure in the misuse of substances. You will learn how to resist substance abuse and make wise decisions. We’ll teach you the role of self-esteem in substance abuse, intervention options for substance abuse and the importance of early intervention.

Drugs and Alcohol - Awareness and Prevention - Course Assessment

Learn how to help people make better choices to prevent drug and alcohol misuse in this free online wellness course.

Drugs and Alcohol - Awareness and Prevention

Are you concerned about the impact of drugs and alcohol on your life or those of your loved ones? Effective drug awareness campaigns promote responsible drug use and reduce the likelihood of misuse. This wellness course examines drug classifications and the health effects and social implications of various substances. We explain how to raise drug and alcohol awareness to combat their misuse and discuss how to prevent and treat addiction.

Suicide and Types of Suicide Behavior

Myths and Facts about Suicide

Immediate Danger Signs of Suicide Intent

In this module, you will gain an indepth insight into the different types of suicide. You will learn about the signs to look out for and the conditions that are likely to cause suicide. This module will teach you about myths and facts that surround suicide and inform you on the methods to manage a potential suicide victim.

Management of Violent or Hostile Behavior

Management of Violent or Armed Behavior

This module will teach you about the most common factors in violent behavior. You will learn about the methods that are used to manage a violent patient who is unarmed and also the methods to use if a violent patient is armed.

Introduction to Substance Abuse

Barbiturates and Sedatives as Central Nervous System Depressants

Opioids (Narcotics) Use

Central Nervous System Stimulants

Central Nervous System Stimulants: LSD and Inhalants

Alcohol as a Central Nervous System Depressant

In this module, you will gain an insight into the various types of substance abuse. You will learn how to identify symptoms for different substance abuse and how to treat a substance abuser. You will also learn about tolerance levels for each individual and how the list of substances commonly inhaled changes constantly.

Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse Assessment

Learn to identify mental health problems and the importance of reducing the stigma of mental illness today.

Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse

This free online mental health course covers suicidal ideation, violent behavior and substance abuse. With self-harm and debilitating mental health problems increasing globally, mental health has become an increasingly important concern of healthcare systems around the world. This course will guide you through signs, symptoms and treatments for patients in potentially life-threatening situations, with practical insights to save lives. Enroll now.

Introduction to Substance Abuse and Role of Outreach Workers

The Effects of Substance Misuse

Treatment for Substance Misuse in Children and Adults

Raising Awareness and Preventing Substance Misuse

In this module, you’ll learn how to become a substance misuse outreach worker. You’ll learn about the misuse of legal and illegal substances, their ill effects on health and the biological, psychological and social factors influencing drug dependency. Explore strategies to raise awareness and prevent and support people with substance misuse issues.

Substance Misuse Outreach Worker Training - Course Assessment

This free online social work course explains how to help people overcome addiction as an outreach worker in the UK.

Substance Misuse Outreach Worker Training

Do you want to become a substance misuse outreach worker and help people overcome addiction and improve their lives? This social work course explains how to identify substance misusers and explores the nature of the substances they abuse and their adverse health effects. We discuss reasons for drug and alcohol abuse and lay out the factors leading to addiction and the strategies you can use to support recovery from substance use disorders.

Introduction

Behavior

Human Behavior Defense Mechanisms

Neurotic and Psychotic Behavior

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Therapeutic Intervention

This module will teach you about how society can define behavioral norms. You will learn about behavior and cultural differences as well as defense mechanisms used in everyday interactions. You will learn how rationalization can reduce stress and gian indepth knowledge about schizophrenia.

Causes of Burnout

Signs and Symptoms of Burnout

Depression

This module will teach you about the two major types of depression. You willl learn the symptoms of severe depression and the signs to look out for. You will also gain insight into managing depression. This module will also inform you on what causes burnout and will teach you the techniques to prevent burnout.

Diploma in Mental Health - First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Diploma in Mental Health Studies - Second Assessment

Developing Cognitive Coping Skills

Autogenic Training, Imagery, and Progressive Relaxation

Other Relaxation Techniques

In this module, you will learn how relaxation can help to reduce stress through different coping strategies. You will learn how imagery can be used in relaxation techniques as an effective way to reduce stress.

Exercise And Health

DIY Strategies In Stress Management

Learn about the link between exercise and stress and about the different exercises that can reduce stress, as well as the long-term effects 
of exercise. You will learn to identify stressors in your life by gaining DIY strategies for creating a stress program.

Diploma in Mental Health - Third Assessment

Diploma in Mental Health - Assessment

Learn how to manage mental wellbeing with this free online mental health diploma course that explores human psychology.

Diploma in Mental Health

This psychology diploma course covers a range of mental health issues. Raising public awareness of such issues has become an important global healthcare goal over the last several decades. We examine the causes, symptoms and treatments of various forms to let you understand how to preserve your own mental health and even help those around you. We use real-world examples to ground your new understanding of theory in practice.

Chronic Pain and Controlled Substances

Engaging Patients in a Conversation About Naloxone

Nonpharmacological Therapies

Nonopioid Medications for Pain

Prescribing Guidelines for Controlled Substances

Selecting Opioids and Determining Opioid Dosages

Assessing Risk and Addressing Potential Harms of Opioid Use

In this module, you will discover how to take charge of controlling and navigating substances and addressing drug misuse, abuse, and addictions in detail. Moreover, you will explore chronic pain assessment and how controlled substances are classified according to schedules and provide examples of drugs on each schedule.

Course assessment

Learn about drug misuse, drug abuse, addiction and strategies for their safe use in this free online course.

Navigating Controlled Substances: Best Practices and Misuse Prevention

This course explains the differences between drug misuse, drug abuse, and addiction, including critical risk factors associated with drug misuse. Next, it covers topics such as chronic pain and controlled substances, mental illness and controlled substances, and many more in detail. Next, learn about various therapies and address potential harms associated with opioid use including multiple guidelines for controlled substances.

What Are Opioids?

Reasons for Use

Opioid Epidemic

Markets and Products

Big Pharma's Influence

In this module you will learn what opioids are, the reasons for their use; the markets and products; and Big Pharma's influence in promoting them.

Legal Issues

Physiological Effects

Addiction Treatment

Overdose Fatality Statistics

Projections and Campaign

In this module you will learn about the legal issues surrounding opioid prescriptions; the physiological effects of addiction and addiction treatment methods. You learn about overdose fatality statistics and campaigns to help those who are addicted.

Opioid Crisis - End of Course Assessment

Learn more about what opioids are, why they are used and the opioid crisis with this free online course.

Opioid Crisis

This free online opioid crisis course describes the medical and non-medical uses of opioids and explains the human and economic costs related to their misuse. Opioids are a class of drugs often used as medicines because they can relieve pain but they are also highly addictive. Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die from overdosing on opioids. In this course you will learn everything you need to know about the opioid crisis.

Introduction to Addiction Science

Digital and Other Form of Addictions

Recovery and Relapse Prevention

Addiction Management and Relapse Prevention - Assessment

Learn the challenges and strategies for overcoming addiction and preventing relapse in this free online training course.

Addiction Management and Relapse Prevention

This free addiction management course will show you how addiction rewires the brain and explore proven psychological and therapeutic approaches for lasting recovery. Discover the neurobiology of addiction, the psychology of compulsive behaviour, and the social factors that shape recovery. Whether you are a healthcare professional, social worker, counsellor, or student, the course will provide you with knowledge, compassion, and confidence.

Understanding Substance Abuse, Addictions and Mental Health

Alcohol, Tobacco, Drink and Drug driving

Stimulants and community Development Response

This module is the foundation of this program and covers in detail the drugs, their effects and how it impacts the psycho-social functioning of a person. You will also look at the cycle of addiction and how people progress from experimentation to full-blown addiction and realise the risks and consequences.

Interventions and Psycho Spirituality

Understanding Human Behaviour and the Driving Factors

Pleasure Unwoven and Principles of the Brain

Go deep into the subject of dual diagnosis. Explore addiction and its relations with mental health issues. Understand what mental health issues are, what they look like, and how they develop. Recognise underlying issues that predispose people towards addictive behaviour and learn the mechanism behind the brain system veering towards addiction.

Ottawa charter, Drug Strategic Framework and Pharmacotherapies

Orthomolecular Science and Functional Medicine

Maintaining optimal Health

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Assessment 1

This module introduces you to the bigger picture in the fight against drug abuse and mental health. You learn about the best harm minimisation strategies and understand the benefit of optimal health for smooth brain functioning and how to use it as a tool and resource to create healthy individuals and communities.

Brain works – Neurophysiology

Psychosis vs Dissociation and Library of Science

Orthomolecular Science and Integrative Psychiatry

This module looks at how the brain works, the neurophysiology behind this, and how to optimise brain functions. The subjects are described through the path-breaking work of Dr. Carolyn Leaf on brain cells and memory building, Dr. McCauley's work on reward pathways, Dr. Ross on psychosis vs dissociation, and Dr. Amen’s on integrative psychiatry.

Underlying Issues that causes Anger

Dealing with Ambivalence and Internal Conflict

Negative Thinking, Neuroplasticity and Cross Cultural Issues

Intervention and Tripod of Support

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Assessment 2

In this module, unpack and work through some common themes and issues that people with dual diagnosis have to tackle and work through. Learn to apply those principles of healing to yourself and to those you care about. You will also look at brief and early interventions and set up a tripod of support for people you care about.

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Course Assessment

Explore the impact and treatments of a combination of substance abuse and mental disorders in this free online course.

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment

‘Dual diagnosis’ is a condition where mental disorders and substance abuse problems simultaneously appear. Also referred to as ‘co-occurring disorders’ (COD), this condition can severely impact the mental health of those affected. It is therefore prudent to understand such a dual diagnosis and how to deal with it. This course outlines the symptoms, impacts and treatments of dual diagnosis and trains you to help the community.

The Role of Prevention

Risk Factors and Protective Factors

Protection of Mental Health

In this module, you will learn about the types of prevention of mental health and behavioral issues. You will also learn about the influence of protective and risk factors on the prevention of mental health issues. Finally, you will gain some insight into the importance of family and educational institutions in the protection of mental health.

Epidemiology

Externalizing and Internalizing Mental Health Issues

Emotional Difficulties in Children

School Failure and Mental Health

In this module, you will learn more about the types of mental health disorders children can experience and about the behavioral difficulties and abnormalities that come with those disorders. You will gain insight into the way these disorders can develop and the usual age when they can be discovered.

The Period of Adolescence

Adolescents in the Modern World

Prevention and Protection of Mental Health of Adolescents

In this module, you will learn more about adolescence and the challenges young people face during this time in their lives. You will also learn about the stressors and risk factors adolescents face in the modern world. You will gain insight into interventions taken to protect adolescents' mental health.

Mental Health of Children With Developmental Difficulties

Early Intervention

Education of Children With Difficulties

In this module, you will learn more about protecting the mental health of children with developmental difficulties. You will learn about the importance of early intervention and the characteristics of those children and their needs. You will gain insight into the proper educational support those children need and the role schools play.

Psycho-Social Treatment

Types of Treatment and Interventions

Alcohol Consumption and Prevention

In this module, you will learn more about the psycho-social treatment and methods used to prevent addiction and substance abuse in young people. You will also learn about the risk factors that could potentially lead to alcohol consumption and the difficulties and consequences of intoxication in adolescents.

Protection of Children's Mental Health - Course Assessment

Learn about strategies and methods used to protect children's mental health in this free online course.

Protection of Children's Mental Health

This course provides an invaluable opportunity to learn about protecting children's mental health. We present methods and activities that can be used in healthcare systems and education to preserve children's mental health. This course also provides strategies and advice on how to offer help to children who experience mental health issues and how to identify children who are potentially struggling with their mental health.

Introduction to Alcohol Dependence

Alcoholism Causes and Psychosocial Therapies

Self Therapies and Pharmacotherapies

Complementary Therapy and Therapy Effects

In this module, you will explore alcohol dependence, delving into its background, epidemiology, and the psychiatric conditions associated with alcoholism. You will learn about the causes of alcoholism, various psychosocial therapies, self-help therapies, and pharmacotherapies. Additionally, you will gain insights into complementary therapies.

Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment - Course Assessment

This free online course explores the psychiatric conditions, causes and psychosocial therapies for alcohol dependence.

Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment

Alcohol dependence prevalence can be affected by gender, ethnicity, and various sociocultural factors. This course offers evidence-based treatments and delves into the complexities of alcohol dependence. Healthcare professionals will acquire the psychiatric and psychosocial expertise needed to tackle this issue. Enroll in this course today to become a leader in diagnosing, managing, and treating alcohol dependence.

Introduction to Trauma Processing

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Mental Disorders

In this module, you will learn the history of trauma processing, types of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and treatment approaches as well as adverse life events and their association with PTSD. Learn about dissociation and the psychological effect of adverse life events.

Future of Trauma Treatment

Collaboration and Regulation Strategies

Trauma Processing and Addiction Comorbidity

Roadblocks to Addressing Trauma

In this module, you will be introduced to the triune Brain Model and its application to cognitive interactions, you will learn the processes involved in the treatment of trauma using the three-stage consensus model, and you will also learn about addiction comorbidity and effective strategies for addressing PTSD/Addiction dual diagnosis.

Fundamentals of Trauma Processing - Assessment

This free online course explores various techniques for processing, overcoming and preventing trauma-related disorders.

Fundamentals of Trauma Processing

Catastrophic events can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), significantly impacting individuals' emotional and mental functioning, and are a universal concern for healthcare systems. We therefore created this trauma processing course to give mental health professionals and other clinicians the knowledge and skills they need to help patients and clients identify and process traumatic experiences that negatively impact their lives.

Health Effects of Smoking

Nicotine Dependence, Associated Factors  and Disorders

Clinical Interventions

Assessment and Intervention Strategies

Promoting Behavioral Change

In this module, learn about the harmful effects of smoking on the human body and the public health crisis it poses. The lesson covers the factors associated with nicotine dependence and the disorders caused by it. You will also explore different intervention techniques and strategies to address this addiction.

Nicotine Dependence and Smoking Cessation - Course Assessment

Learn about the effects of smoking and nicotine dependence and the clinical interventions in this free online course.

Nicotine Dependence and Smoking Cessation

Smoking is a major public health issue, leading to preventable diseases, disabilities and deaths worldwide. This course examines the health impacts of smoking, its effects on public health, and smoking cessation principles. Learn effective clinical strategies and interventions to support patients in quitting. Enroll now to acquire techniques that enable healthcare professionals to make a significant, lasting impact.

Understanding Addiction: Risk Factors, Potency, & Psychological Impact

Marijuana Use: Effects, Risks, and Social Implications

Marijuana Dependency: Criteria, Tools, and Biomarkers

Comprehensive Treatment Approaches for Marijuana Dependency

Challenges and Future Directions in Marijuana Dependency Treatment

This module will introduce you to the critical aspects of marijuana dependency by highlighting the prevalent statistics. The research-based information in this module will guide you in understanding the risks, treatment interventions, and barriers. You will get an idea of future trends and the legal landscape of cannabis usage.

A free online course that teaches you treatment interventions with research based understanding of marijuana dependence.

Treating Dependence on Marijuana

This course will help you understand the critical aspects of marijuana dependence. It will guide you on the risk factors, psychological impact, and the effects of using marijuana. You will be able to diagnose and plan effective treatment interventions for your clients as well as address the clinical issues or barriers to treatment. Furthermore, you will learn about the legal aspects of possession and use of medical marijuana.