Objectives, Accreditation, and Disclosures

Target Audience
This activity is intended for counselors specializing in substance use and dependence.

Learning Objectives
After completing this educational program, addiction counselors should be better able to:

• Discuss the efficacy and safety of the medications available for the treatment of substance use dependence
• Describe common psychosocial interventions for the treatment of substance use dependence
• Outline strategies for combining medication and psychosocial interventions to improve patient outcomes

Accreditation Statement
Join Together is a NAADAC, The Association of Addiction Professionals, Approved Education Provider (# 614) and has met the nationally approved standards of education for alcoholism and drug abuse counselors. CEUs provided through Join Together will be accepted toward national credentialing by the NAADAC Certification Commission and by many of the individual state licensing and certification bodies.

Credit Designation
Join Together designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 CEUs (1.0 CEU for each part of the presentation), representing four hours of contact time. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions for Obtaining Credit
To receive acknowledgement for participating in this activity, view the presentation and course materials and complete the online knowledge tests (Part 1 knowledge test; Part 2 knowledge test). A passing score of 70% or higher on the test is required to receive your certificate, which will be immediately available for download as a PDF document. Note: You must be a registered member of JoinTogether.org in order to take the test and receive your certificate (sign up for a free account).

Financial Support for this Presentation
This activity has been made possible through an educational grant from Alkermes and Cephalon.

Disclosure Information
When asked to report any potential conflict(s) of interest, faculty reported the following:

Eric G. Devine, Ph.D., is a consultant for Merck & Co., Inc. 

All Join Together personnel involved in developing the online presentation for this activity have no relevant conflicts to report.

About the Author
Eric Devine, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine. His primary work at Clinical Studies Unit at Boston University is working on clinical trails evaluating the effectiveness of new medications for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and he provides workshops, seminars, and coursework in addiction counseling.