Classroom Course » Screening and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Four-Part Series for Behavioral Health, Primary Care, and Mental Health Professionals/Part 4 (DBH and ATTC)

Overall Series Learning Objectives

·       Apply validated tools to screen for and identify problematic alcohol use and AUD across the severity spectrum.

·       Deliver brief interventions using motivational interviewing techniques and facilitate effective referral to treatment.

·       Identify and manage evidence-based pharmacotherapy and supportive treatment approaches for patients with AUD.

·       Facilitate screening, brief intervention, and treatment strategies into a coordinated continuum of care by applying these skills to complex, realistic patient cases.

Session 4 September 28, 2026; 1:00pm-3:00pm Objectives

Putting It All Together: Integrated Case-Based Application

·       Synthesize screening, brief intervention, motivational interviewing, and pharmacotherapy/supportive treatment strategies from Sessions 1–3 into a single, coordinated approach to patient care.

·       Apply validated screening and diagnostic criteria to determine severity and appropriate next steps using realistic patient cases.

·       Select and justify brief intervention, pharmacotherapy, and/or supportive treatment approaches based on case-specific clinical presentations.

Evaluate common clinical challenges (e.g., ambivalence, comorbidity, relapse, treatment non-response) through guided case discussion and audience application.

Behavioral Health Service Providers

Target Audience

This series is designed for behavioral health and addiction specialists, as well as primary care and mental health professionals, including:

• Licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) and licensed professional counselors (LPCs)

• Addiction counselors and certified substance use disorder professionals

• Psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatric-mental health nurses

• Psychologists working in addiction, integrated care, or behavioral health settings

*Continuing Education Guidelines*

You must attend all 4 parts of this webinar series to receive 7 CEU credits. Those who attend only one part of this series will only be eligible to receive 1.75 credits. 

*Training Access Information*

This training is in partnership with the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CE ATTC) and will be held as a live webinar on Zoom. The Central East PTTC (change to ATTC) is managed by The Danya Institute. Zoom login information will be sent, from the Danya Institute to all registered participants at least one day in advance of the training. 

 In order to be eligible for the continuing education hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live Zoom. If you are having issues accessing the training at the event's start, please email webinars@danyainstitute.org (change to attc@danyainstitute.org) to receive assistance.

*Special Needs/Accommodation*

If you require auxiliary aids, special accommodations, or language access services please contact the DBH Training Institute at dbh.training@dc.gov or 202-671-0343 at least ten business days prior to the training event.

*Time Zone*

Eastern Standard Time