Home Programs Curriculum Services Admission Requirements/Contact     Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)   The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approach teaches social, motor, and verbal behaviors as well as reasoning skills. ABA treatment is especially useful in teaching behaviors to children with autism who may otherwise not "pick up" these behaviors on their own as other children would. The ABA approach can be used by a parent, counselor, or certified behavior analyst. ABA uses careful behavioral observation and positive reinforcement or prompting to teach each step of a behavior. A child's behavior is reinforced with a reward when he or she performs each of the steps correctly. Undesirable behaviors, or those that interfere with learning and social skills, are watched closely. The goal is to determine what happens to trigger a behavior, and what happens after that behavior to reinforce it. The idea is to remove these triggers and reinforcers from the child's environment. New reinforcers are then used to teach the child a different behavior in response to the same trigger.   Discrete Trial Training (DTT)   In discrete trial training, an ABA practitioner gives a clear instruction about a desired behavior (e.g., "Pick up the paper."); if the child responds correctly, the behavior is reinforced (e.g., "Great job! Have a sticker."). If the child doesn't respond correctly, the practitioner gives a gentle prompt (e.g., places child's hand over the paper). The hope is that the child will eventually learn to generalize the correct response.   Pivotal response training (PRT)   Pivotal response training uses ABA techniques to target crucial skills that are important (or pivotal) for many other skills. Thus, if the child improves on one of these pivotal skills, improvements are seen in a wide variety of behaviors that were not specifically trained. The idea is that this approach can help the child generalize behaviors from a therapy setting to everyday settings.       No one treatment can successfully treat autism in isolation. Instead, most therapists and caretakers use a combination of interventions and techniques to treat autism.   Relationship Development Intervention   Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), developed by Dr. Steve Gutstein, is a complimentary approach that is growing in popularity. It is a relatively new program that focuses on fostering autistic children's social development. Rather than being a component of another larger set of therapeutic interventions, RDI is an entire program in of itself, and it is the primary program that enrolled children participate in. Children who receive RDI services work with a professional RDI consultant who coordinates their care. RDI may be supplemented with other interventions, but the major focus of therapy for RDI enrolled children is relationship development.   RDI is a step-by-step therapy that eventually leads to the child's interacting with a number of different people. The program begins one-on-one and progresses through group sessions. Enrolled children learn to interpret nonverbal social cues, like gestures and facial expressions. They are taught social concepts like of sharing and encouraged to develop empathy and awareness of others.   Floortime   Floortime is a type of child led therapeutic play. It's part of a larger therapeutic approach called DIR (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based). Floortime and DIR are best-known as techniques for building a child's emotional reciprocity and engagement. Floor time is a type of childled therapeutic play. It's part of a larger therapeutic approach called DIR (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based). Floortime and DIR are best-known as techniques for building a child's emotional reciprocity and engagement.   Social Stories   Social stories is a very popular complementary approach to the treatment of autism. The social stories are used to help autistic children navigate through social situations by helping the child see things from another person's point of view. Stories are designed using a systematic structure that eases children through the perception process one step at a time. Each story serve as a model for appropriate behavior in various social situations. The stories help children recognize social cues that can tell them how another person perceives the situation.       Case Management   Case Management Models   Defining the Core Activities of Case Management   Client Intake   Comprehensive Assessment   Care Plan Implementation   Monitoring /Advocating   Reassessment / Discharge, Termination   Conservatorship     Autism Spectrum Disorders   Understanding intervention Strategies   Behavioral Symptoms and Strategies   Common Behaviors Associated with Autism   Poor Generalization   Rigidity in Thinking   Inability to use Abstract Thought   Self Stimulation   Over/ Under Sensitivity   Sensory Integration Issues   Anger Management   Self-Calming Techniques   Treatment for Autism   Pervasive Development Disorder NOS   Rett's Disorder   Asperger's Disorder   Childhood Disintegrative Disorder   Look Alike Disorders   Hyperlexia   Attention Deficit Disorder   Working With Hyperactivity and ADHD   What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?   What Causes ADHD?   Who is Affected by Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?   Symptoms of ADHD DSM - IV Criteria Mental Energy Control   Treatment for ADHD   Nutrition and Dietary Intervention Social Skills   Interpersonal Skills   Problem Solving Skills   Life Skills   Conflict Resolution   DSM IV   Childhood and Adolescent Disorders   Organic Mental Disorders   Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders   Schizophrenic, Delusional and Psychotic Disorders   Mood Disorders   Anxiety Disorders   Somatoform Disorders   Dissociative Disorders   Sexual Disorders   Impulse Control and Adjustment Disorders   Personality Disorders   Sleep Disorders   Child Abuse   What Is Child Abuse?   Child abuse assessment and reporting   Signs of Physical, Emotional and Sexual Abuse   Physical Abuse   Emotional - Verbal Abuse   Support Groups / Individual Counseling   Intuitive healing /understanding body symptoms   Self-help skills development   Seven energy centers   Family system theory   Fear of feelings   Fear of Anger   Cognitive Distortions   Communication Techniques   Emotional Congruence   Reconciliation, recovery, restructuring   Women's issues / women's health   Improving interpersonal skill   Psychosomatic illness   Depersonalization / professional safety       Community Human Service Worker program emphasizes on substance abuse and mental health. MHCDI- Community Human Service Worker program provides practical information and skills to help substance abuse counselors, mental health providers, and other human service professionals make real differences in the lives of substance abusers. The Community Human Service Worker program emphasizing on Substance Abuse, it supplements your professional clinical training. The length of the program is three to five months- 200 clock- hours training.   Fundamentals of substance abuse and addiction   basic pharmacological terms and concepts   major characteristics of the stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and other drugs of abuse   the differences between abuse and addiction   current understandings of abuse and addiction from neuroscience research   the connection between substance abuse and other mental health problems   Substance abuse, families, and trauma informed care   This section of the training explores the intersection between active addiction and trauma and their impact on the individual with addiction and on the functioning of a family unit. You learn:   potential effects of addiction on family members   the effects of trauma on the brain and on human development   the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction   strategies to screen for and address trauma in individuals with substance-use disorders   strategies to help families with a member who is experiencing active addiction   Effective screening, assessment, and treatment models   This clinical overview covers signs and symptoms of substance-use disorders; the tools to screen and assess for abuse, addiction, and co-occurring disorders; and the role of mindfulness meditation for successful outcomes. You learn:   physical, psychological, social, and behavioral indicators of substance-use disorders   which screening and assessment instruments are most effective in what settings   how to work effectively with the most common co-occurring diagnoses   medication interventions   mindfulness meditation and its effectiveness with substance-abuse and co-occurring disorders   Cultural competency in treatment and recovery   This section examines the role of culture in successfully treating substance-use disorders. You learn:   how culture is defined and its relevance to successful treatment and recovery   the impact of various cultural groups (ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, urban/rural) on treatment planning   evidence-based models of culture as it relates to treatment   Effective models for treatment   This section covers successful treatment models and relapse- prevention strategies for long-term recovery. You learn:   the potential of group therapy and how to tailor it to substance-use disorders   differences among self-help groups, and how to make appropriate referrals   Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a successful treatment model   the effectiveness of mindfulness combined with CBT when working with clients who have co-occurring disorders   Motivating clients for change   In this section we focus on evidence-based practices that motivate people to change behavior even in the most difficult circumstances. You learn:   What Motivational Interviewing (MI) is why it succeeds   Why MI is so effective even with the most difficult clients   How to use MI effectively with different populations and cultures   Listening for and supporting Change Talk   How to use MI to work effectively with difficult clients without having to be confrontational   The medical model of chemical addiction   Multiple models   Addiction as a Disease of the Human Spirit   Disease of the mind   Disease of the spirit, The Mind-Body Question   The growth of Addiction   The Circle of addiction: Addicted Priorities   Some Games of Addiction   Honesty as a part of the Recovery Process   False Pride: The disease of the Spirit   Denial , Rationalization, Projection, and Minimization: The four Horsemen of addiction   Psychopharmacology   An Introduction to pharmacology   The Prime Effect and Side Effects of Chemicals   Drug Forms and How Drugs are Administered   The Drug Half-life   The effective Dose   The lethal Dose Index   The Therapeutic Index   The Site of Action   The Blood -Brain barrier   Alcohol: Humans' Oldest Recreational Chemical   Pharmacology of Alcohol   Medical Complications of Alcohol   Subjective Effects of Alcohol on the individuals   Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Addiction   Alcohol Tolerance, Dependence and .Craving.   Abuse and Addiction to the Barbiturates and Barbiturate-Like Drugs   Anxiety Disorder and Insomnia   Pharmacology of Barbiturates   Subjective Effects of Barbiturates   Complications of Barbiturates at Normal Dosage Levels   Effects of Barbiturates at Above Normal Dosage Levels   Neuroadaptation, Tolerance to, and Dependence on the Barbiturates   Abuse and Addiction to Benzodiazepines and Similar Agents   Medical Use of Benzodiazepines   Side Effects of Benzodiazepines When Used at Normal Dosage Levels   Neuroadaptation to Benzodiazepines and Abuse /Addiction to These Agents   Complications Caused by Benzodiazepine Use at Normal Dosage Levels   Long-Term Consequences of Chronic Benzodiazepine Use   Buspirone   Zolpidem   Zaleplon   Rohypnol   Abuse and Addiction To Amphetamines and CNS Stimulants   The CNS Stimulants Used in Medical Practice   The Amphetamine -like Drugs   The Amphetamines   CNS Stimulant Abuse   Effects of the CNS Stimulants When Abused   Cocaine   A Brief Overview of Cocaine   Cocaine in Recent U.S. History. Cocaine Today.   How Cocaine is abused   Subjective Effects of Cocaine   Complications of Cocaine Abuse /Addiction   Marijuana   Scope of the Problem of Marijuana Abuse   Subjective Effects of Marijuana   Adverse Effects of Occasional Marijuana Use   Consequences of Chronic Marijuana Abuse   The Addiction Potential of Marijuana   Opiate Abuse and Addiction   The medical Use of medical Analgesics   Neuroadaptation of Narcotic Analgesics   Subjective Effects of Narcotic Analgesics When Used on Medical Practice   Complications Caused by Narcotic Analgesics When Used in Medical Practice   Opiates as Drugs of Abuse   The Mystique of Heroin   Other Narcotic Analgesics That Might Be Abused   Scope of the Problem of Opiate Abuse and Addiction   Complications caused by Chronic Opiate Abuse   Overdose of Illicit Opiates   Hallucinogen Abuse and Addiction   Subjective Effects of Hallucinogens ( PCP)   Ecstasy: Evolution of a New Drug of Abuse   Abuse of and Addiction to the Inhalants and Aerosols   Scope of the problem   Subjective effects of Inhalant Abuse   Complications From Inhalant Abuse   Anesthetic Misuse   Abuse of Nitrites   The Unrecognized Problem of Steroid Abuse And Addiction   Medical Use of anabolic Steroids   The legal Status of Anabolic Steroids   Scope of the Problems of Steroid Abuse   Problems Associated With Anabolic Steroid Abuse   Complications of Steroid Abuse   Are Anabolic Steroids Addictive?   Tobacco Products and Nicotine Addiction   Scope of the Problem   The Effects of Nicotine Addiction   Complications of The Chronic Use of Tobacco   Chemicals and Neonate: The Consequences of Drug Abuse   Scope of Problem   The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder   Cocaine use During Pregnancy   Amphetamine Use During Pregnancy   Opiate Abuse During Pregnancy   Marijuana Use During Pregnancy   Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy   Hallucinogen Use During Pregnancy   Buspirone Use During Pregnancy   Bupropion Use During Pregnancy   Disulfiram Use During Pregnancy   Cigarette Use During Pregnancy   Over-the-Counter Analgesic Use During Pregnancy   Hidden Faces of Chemical Dependency   Women and Addiction: An Often Unrecognized Problem   Addiction and the Homeless   Substance Use Problem and the Elderly   The Homosexual and Substance Abuse   Substance Abuse and the Disabled   Substance Abuse and Ethnic Minorities   The Dual Diagnosis Client: Chemical Addiction and Mental Illness   Definitions (DSM IV TR)   Dual -diagnosis Clients: A diagnostic Challenge   Why Worry About the Dual .diagnosis Clients ?   The Scope of the Problem   Characteristics of Dual-diagnosis Clients   Psychopathology and Drug of Choice   Problems in Working with Dual-diagnosis Clients   Treatment Approaches   Chemical Abuse by Children and Adolescents   The Importance of Childhood and Adolescence in the Evolution of   Substance -Use Problems   Scope of Problem   Why do Adolescents Use Chemicals?   The Adolescent Abuse /Addiction Dilemma: How much is too Much?   Possible Diagnostic Criteria for Adolescent Drug/Alcohol Problems   The Special Needs of the Adolescent in a Substance Abuse   Rehabilitation Program   Codependency and Enabling   Enabling   Codependency   Reactions To the Concept of Codependency   Addiction and the Familyg   Scope of he Problem   Addiction and Marriage   Addiction and the Family   The Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) Movement   The Evaluation of Substance-Use Problems   Screening   Assessment   Diagnosis   The Assessor and Data Privacy   Diagnostic Rules   The Assessment Format   Other Sources of Information   The Outcome of the Evaluation Process   The Process of Intervention   Characteristics of Intervention Process   The Mechanics of Intervention   Family Intervention   Intervention with Other Forms of Chemical Addiction   The Ethics of Intervention   Intervention via the Court System   Other Forms of Intervention   The Treatment of Chemical Dependency   Characteristics of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Professional   The Minnesota Model of Chemical .Dependency Treatment   The Treatment Plan   Other Treatment Formats for Chemical Dependency   Aftercare Programs   The Process of Recovery   The Decision to Seek Treatment   Stages of Recovery   Specific Points to Address in the Treatment of Addiction to Common Drugs of Abuse   Substance Abuse / Addiction and Infectious Disease   Why is infectious Disease Such a Common Complication of Alcohol / Drug Abuse?   The Pneumonias Tuberculosis. 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