Training Catalog
Click on a training title for details. CASAC hours are noted as approved or pending and are available for CASAC, CPP and CPS requirements.
See our training calendar for current offerings, dates and locations.
To register or for further information, contact Kathleen Colby, Director of Training Services, at (716) 664-3608 or by email at kjcolby@casacweb.org.
Training Descriptions
- Achieving Long Term Happiness from the Inside Out
- Addictive Thinking
- The Adolescent Brain
- The Adolescent Brain and Gambling: A Risky Partnership
- The Adolescent Brain Update
- Adult Children from Dysfunctional Homes - Struggle for Intimacy in a Dysfunctional World
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Primer
- Alcohol in the Family
- Alcohol Server Education Program
- Assessment and Evaluation of Clients with Chemical Dependency Issues
- Assessment and Evaluation Methods
- BABES Presenter Certification Training
- BABES Training of Trainer Certification
- A Basic Overview of Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Behind the Mask: Gender & Gambling Preferences—Feminine Perspective
- Binge Drinking and Safety Issues for Young Females
- Bullying: STOP the “Imbalance of Power” — Get Involved
- “Chasing Dreams or Living Nightmares”: A Psychological Portrait of the Compulsive Gambler
- Child Abuse: Traumatic Influences, Behaviors & Treatment
- Close Encounters of the Intercultural Kind - Human Communication Workshop
- Close Encounters of the Interpersonal Kind - Human Communication Workshop
- Club Drugs, Not Just for Clubs Anymore
- Codependency and Family Issues in the Treatment of Addictions
- Combating Toxic Messages by Analyzing Today's Media
- Communication Skills
- Community Mobilization: Creating Power in your Community
- Compassion Fatigue: Recognizing & Coping
- Compulsive Gambling Certification Training - OASAS Approved
- Compulsive Gambling Pevention Training
- Counselor & Client Relationships
- Counselor Wellness
- Current Trends (Alcohol and Other Drugs)
- Dangers Associated with Over the Counter and Prescription Drugs
- Dealing With Children With Special Behaviors
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Co-existing Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
- Drug Free Work Place
- The Effects of Cocaine Use on the Brain
- Effects of Domestic Violence on Child Witnesses
- Ethics for Professionals
- The Examined Life: Ethics, Values & Professionalism In the Field of Addictions
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The Basics
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What School Staff and Parents Need to Know
- Gambling Away the Golden Years—You May Lose More Than Money
- Geriatric Mental Health Awareness
- Grief & Loss as it Relates to Giving Up Addictions
- Herbal Supplements Use and Abuse
- Household Drugs
- Household Substances: Dangers and Precautions
- How Adults Learn: The Neuroscience of Adult Learning
- How to Discover Your Life Purpose & Create a Fulfilling Life
- Identifying & Combating Triggers for Relapse
- Identifying & Understanding Client Needs
- Inhalant Use
- Integrated Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment Programs/Systems Using C-BIT
- Integrating Spirituality As a Useful Resource When Working with Trauma
- Introduction to Problem Gambling and Compulsive Gambling
- Learn To Love And Not Fear Public Speaking
- Life Skills Training for Facilitators
- Elementary Life Skills Training for Facilitators
- Life Skills Training Booster Session Training
- Marijuana: Myths & Realities
- Marijuana: Re-examining the Myth
- Medicine Cabinet Highs—Prescription Drugs and Youth
- Mental Health Disorders, Attachment Disorders and Acting Out Behaviors in Maltreated Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-school Children
- Mental Health Disorders In Traumatized Children and Adolescents
- Methamphetamine: A Closer Look at Today's "Speed"
- Mindfulness Practice In Trauma: Get Inside the First 1/5 of a Second
- Motivational Interviewing: Engaging and Guiding
- Navigating the Future: Challenges in the Field of Chemical Dependency for the 21st Century
- Office Skills & Office Etiquette
- Outcomes and Performance Targets
- Parent to Parent Group Facilitation
- Presentation Skills
- Professional and Ethical Responsibilities of Addictions Counselors
- Professional Perspective on Alcoholics Anonymous
- Relapse Prevention Overview
- The Relationship Between Leadership and Success: “The Role of Character”
- Resistance to Treatment
- Risk & Protection Framework
- The Role of Spirituality In Recovery
- Self Care for the Helping Professional or “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”
- Sex & Love Addiction – A 21st Century Challenge
- Six Behaviors Resulting from a Dysfunctional Family and How to Mange Them
- Social Networking
- The Sounds of Silence - Learning How to Interpret Non-Verbal Communication
- Spirituality & Addiction
- Strategic Planning
- Struggle for Intimacy in a Dysfunctional World
- Substance Use, Abuse and Dependency Continuum
- Suicide Prevention
- Tattoos and Body Modification: Blood, Pleasure, and Pain
- Team Building & Communication
- Therapeutic Communication (one-day)
- Therapeutic Communication (two-day)
- 3 R's for Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Time Manage Your Personal & Professional Life
- Tune In, Turn On - Drugs in the Media
- Understanding Trauma: The Connection between Trauma and Addiction
- Working with Drug Court Clients
- Working with Problem Adolescents
Prevention Training
- Prevention Overview
- Prevention Methods - P101
- Needs Assessment, Research and Evaluation - P102
- Communication Skills - P103
- Community Organization - P104
- Exploring Prevention Ethics - P105
- Prevention Program Planning and Development - P106
- Prevention Practicum - P107
- Supervising Prevention Professionals, Volunteers, and Projects - P201
- Designing and Developing Effective Presentations & Training Sessions - P202
- Training and Facilitation Skills Enhancement - P203
- Pharmacology for Prevention Professionals - P204