Community Reinforcement Approach Overview: SELF-PACED ONLINE

Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA): is a comprehensive behavioral program for treating substance abuse problems. It is based on the belief that environmental contingencies can play a powerful role in encouraging or discouraging drinking or drug use. Consequently, it utilizes social, recreational, familial, and vocational reinforcers to assist consumers in the recovery process. Its goal is to make a sober lifestyle more rewarding than the use of substances.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the Principles of CRA: Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the foundational principles of the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), including the role of environmental contingencies in shaping substance use behaviors.

2. Apply CRA Techniques to Promote Sobriety: Participants will learn to implement social, recreational, familial, and vocational reinforcers to support clients in developing and maintaining a rewarding, substance-free lifestyle.

3. Design Client-Centered Recovery Plans: Participants will develop the skills to create tailored recovery plans that leverage environmental reinforcers, addressing clients' unique needs and enhancing their motivation for sustained sobriety.

Presented by: Brian Serna  LPCC, LADAC

Continuing Education Units: 1 CEU

CASAT Learning courses are approved for CEUs by the boards listed here. 

• This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

• This course applies to the following Counselor Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC: Counseling Services; Legal, Ethical, and Professional Development.

This learning event has been brought to you in collaboration with the Opioid Response Network. Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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