Training and Education

Professional staff is available to provide training at your site on the following topics.  Training can be tailored to meet your organization’s needs.  Social Work CEUs available.

  • Alternative Activities to teach youth the facts about drugs and alcohol with fun and interactive activities.
  • Are Synthetic Drugs Safe?
  • Current Drug Trends
  • Facilitating groups with youth: Addressing Difficult Situations
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Only 100% Preventable Birth Defect  OR (not sure what to call it)  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Prevention is the Key
  • Keys to Engaging Clients
  • Marijuana – Being Legal Doesn’t Make It Safe
  • Motivational Interviewing – teaching the concepts and uses of Motivational Interviewing and sharing basic tools to get started.
  • Parents – What You Need to Know About Drugs and Alcohol
  • Program Evaluation: How To Develop  Program with Improved Outcomes
  • Safety in Home Visitation
  • SBIRT – Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment:  a universal screening that professionals can provide to all patients or clients in a medical or social service setting to screen for
  • substance use disorders or substance misuse.
  • Signs of Alcohol and Drug Use in Youth and Where to Find Help
  • Special Needs of Pregnancy and Opioid Use
  • Trauma Informed Care – teaching the use of best practices in social service and medical settings.
  • Vaping and E-Cigs – What You Really Should Know Before You Try
  • Working with Clients from Diverse Backgrounds

Call or email to request a training program.

Phone: 214-645-0919 Email: NewConnections@uta.edu