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Substance Misuse in Older People: an Information Guide

Book

This guide, published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, provides an in depth account of treatment of substance misuse among older adults. Contents Part 1 Initial assessment of substance misuse in older people Psychosocial interventions...

The Talker in Talking Therapies. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell B4

Book

21 October 2020

THE TALKER IN TALKING THERAPIES Key studies on the impact of the practitioner in psychosocial therapies for alcohol dependence. Structured around Carl Rogers’ classic account of the “necessary and sufficient conditions” for effective...

Child Art: The Intersection of Art and Neuroscience

Book

20 October 2020

NIDA has worked with the International Child Art Foundation on their current issue of ChildArt which focuses on brain development and child health. It features the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development...

ISSUP-Kenya/PCEA Graduation

16 October 2020

Nairobi

Kenya

Today marked the graduation of the inaugural ISSUP-Kenya/PCEA training cohort for UTC. It was moderated by our very own Deputy President, Mwalimu Susan Gitau, and our patron Dr. Richard Gakunju with guest of honour being Governor of Kiambu County, Eng Nyoro. They’ll be sitting the exams soon. Today was presentation of certificates of course completion. Well done to them, and all the best for the exams.

The Common Core of Effective Therapies. Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A4

Book

14 October 2020

THE COMMON CORE OF EFFECTIVE THERAPIES Starting point in last week’s exploration of psychosocial therapies was 2018’s “impressively wise overview” of research on ‘common factors’ they share from a task force with the authority of the...

The Talking Route to Recovery. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A4

Book

7 October 2020

THE TALKING ROUTE TO RECOVERY Every treatment involves human interaction, but this cell is about therapies in which interaction is the intended active ingredient – ‘psychosocial’ therapies, the mainstay of alcohol dependence treatment...

Toolkit for Opioids, Alcohol & Tobacco in HIV

Website

The Yale Program in Addiction is pleased to make available resources from the Working with HIV Clinics to Adopt Addiction Treatments Using Implementation Facilitation (WHAT-IF?) multi-site study, for any HIV or primary care clinic seeking...

UNODC Training for Kenyan Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

News

More than 25 Kenyan policymakers participated in a five-day UNODC policymakers online training on the nature, prevention and treatment of drug use disorders, held between 24 and 31 August 2020. The aim of this high-level training is to...

UNODC Online Training for Kenyan Policymakers on the Nature, Prevention and Treatment of Drug Use Disorders

Webinar | PRODEPENDENCE: Moving Beyond Codependency

ISSUP Webinar

30 October 2020

On Friday 30th October, ISSUP Philippines presented Part I of their Webinar Series which focused on 'Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency'.

Webinar | PRODEPENDENCE: Moving Beyond Codependency

30 October 2020

Manila

Philippines

ISSUP Philippines would like to invite you attend Part I of their upcoming Webinar Series. Part I will focus on 'Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency'.