FREE In-person "taste of CRAFT" intro to CRAFT workshop
Apr
26
9:00 AM09:00

FREE In-person "taste of CRAFT" intro to CRAFT workshop

The NWATTC and YWCA are co hosting a workshop on Friday April 26th that is free to attend, at Edmonds CC. The topic is "a taste of CRAFT" and I am the workshop trainer!


This event is appropriate for therapists, recovery coaches, case managers, or others who might be interested in the area of treatment engagement and working with families experiencing addiction. 

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CRAFT Provider Training
Sep
6
to Sep 20

CRAFT Provider Training

Each course series offers a series of virtual class meetings, with additional time to access and complete work in the virtual classroom, to give you both flexibility to complete work on your own time and the benefit of interaction with your instructor and practice with classmates.

“Lara has a natural flow to her style of teaching that allows the group to engage in, and be a part of, the learning experience.”
— 2023 participant

Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. Live synchronous class dates are on three Friday mornings from 9 am to 12:30pm PST: September 6, 13, and 20, 2024. You will have full access to a virtual classroom with learning materials, demonstration videos, and interactive quizzes to complete at your pace, for a total of 14 CEUs.

In service to accessibility of training in evidence based practices, reduced cost tickets are available to students, associate-level clinicians, and people working in community mental health. Email for a discount code.

Discount also available to people registering as part of a group of 3 or more. Take this class with a co-worker and support each other in implementing new practices with your clients!

This Program is approved for for 14 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.

Refunds: Full refunds can be requested until 14 days before the first day of the live training, if the course has been unused. After that time, you can get a credit for a future training if you can not attend the training you are registered for.

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Dec
8
10:00 AM10:00

How Contagious Stigma Affects Our Work with People with SUDs and their Families

Instructor: Lara Okoloko, LICSW

Level: Intermediate

CEs: 3

Smith College, School for Social Work, Professional Education

Stigma against people with substance use disorders (SUDs) degrades the quality of services available for clients. This stigma also radiates out to the family and limits the informal social supports that families receive from their community, and the development and dissemination of quality services for families. Are we, as helping professionals, unwittingly contributing to the stigma these families face? If so, what can we do about it? How can we use what we already know about the value of unconditional positive regard, cultural humility and the family system to guide us forward and improve services for families experiencing a substance use disorder?

Weaving together wisdom from multiple theoretical orientations, this short course will challenge the outdated paradigm of codependency, detachment and confrontation to build a more validating, strength-based, theoretically-grounded base to work from when helping families survive a substance use disorder.

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CRAFT Provider Training
Sep
15
to Sep 29

CRAFT Provider Training

Each course series offers a series of virtual class meetings, with additional time to access and complete work in the virtual classroom, to give you both flexibility to complete work on your own time and the benefit of interaction with your instructor and practice with classmates.

Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. Live synchronous class dates are on three Friday mornings from 9 am to 12:30pm PST: September 15, 22 & 29, 2023. You will have full access to a virtual classroom with learning materials, demonstration videos, and interactive quizzes to complete at your pace, for a total of 14 CEUs.

In service to accessibility of training in evidence based practices, reduced cost tickets are available to students, associate-level clinicians, and people working in community mental health. Email for a discount code.

Discount also available to people registering as part of a group of 3 or more. Take this class with a co-worker and support each other in implementing new practices with your clients!

This Program is seeking approval for for 14 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.

Refunds: Full refunds can be requested until 14 days before the first day of the training. After that time, you can get a credit for a future training if you can not attend the training you are registered for.

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Clinician CRAFT Training
Apr
26
to May 17

Clinician CRAFT Training

This training is for social workers, therapists, substance use disorder professionals, peer support workers, SUD treatment program managers, and other helping professionals who want to assist families through substance use related crisis. You do not need to be a family therapist or a SUD expert to learn CRAFT.  This is a full 14 hour approved introductory CRAFT training.

Each course series offers a series of virtual class meetings, with additional time to access and complete work in the virtual classroom, to give you both flexibility to complete work on your own time and the benefit of interaction with your instructor and practice with classmates.

Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. Live synchronous class dates are on three Wednesday mornings from 9 am to 12:30pm PST: April 26, May 3, May 17, 2023. You will have full access to a virtual classroom with learning materials, demonstration videos, and interactive quizzes to complete at your pace, for a total of 14 CEUs.

In service to accessibility of training in evidence based practices, reduced cost tickets are available to students, associate-level clinicians, and people working in community mental health. Email for a discount code.

Discount also available to people registering as part of a group of 3 or more. Take this class with a co-worker and support each other in implementing new practices with your clients!

This Program is seeking approval for for 14 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.

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Sep
20
10:00 AM10:00

"But I am not an expert!" Ethically responding to your clients' substance use

This course is hosted by Smith College continued education program.

Substance use disorder is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders yet most social workers receive little training in how to respond to clients who may be experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. Many social workers feel nervous about encountering addiction in their clients, but it cannot be avoided. Let’s reduce anxiety about discovering problematic substance use in your clients and increase your confidence about how to ethically and effectively address your clients’ substance use, whether or not you plan to provide “treatment” for risky or harmful substance use.

In this short course, participants will learn how to screen clients for substance use disorders and how to intervene in the context of the therapeutic relationship. Participants will consider how their responses to clients with substance use problems align with the NASW code of ethics, particularly the clients’ right to self-determination, considerations for termination of services and working within the bounds of our competence.

This course will cover:

  1. What is typical substance use and what is a substance use disorder.

  2. How to screen for substance use disorders using validated screening tools.

  3. How to therapeutically respond to your clients’ problematic substance use in the context of your work with them.

  4. How the NASW code of ethics can guide our work with people who have substance use disorders.

3 CEs available. Instructor: Lara Okoloko, LICSW

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Sep
9
to Sep 23

CRAFT training for therapists

Fall 2022 virtual training in CRAFT for professionals

This training is for social workers, therapists, substance use disorder professionals, peer support workers, SUD treatment program managers, and other helping professionals who want to assist families through substance use related crisis. You do not need to be a family therapist or a SUD expert to learn CRAFT.

Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. Live synchronous class dates are on the following Friday mornings from 9 am to 12:30pm PST: September 9th, 16th & 23rd, 2022. You will have full access to a virtual classroom with learning materials, demonstration videos, and interactive quizzes to complete at your pace, for a total of 14 CEUs.

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May
10
12:00 PM12:00

Small group class series for therapists

Working with families impacted by someone's substance use problems 

Beginning May 10th, I will be hosting a monthly small-group series for clinical learning including demonstration, role-play and case discussion. Reading suggestions will be offered between each meeting, if desired. Please email me as soon as possible to hold your seat (my office is limited in size). CEUs are available and cost to enroll is on a sliding scale.  

12pm to 2pm, every 2nd Thursday

This program [each session] has been approved for 2 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.

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