Course Description
Neuroscience and genetic research on addiction continues to make significant progress toward understanding the changes in the brain that underlie drug use and behaviors. The research has the potential to significantly affect both the way in which we think about addiction, and those that suffer from it. Addictive drugs have habit-forming actions that can be localized to a variety of brain regions that can activate the reward circuitry in the brain. This training will explore the neurobiological basis of addiction and how addictive drugs produce neurochemical changes in the brain’s reward pathway. It will also explore new technologies for treatment and prevention based on brain science.
Duration: 14 training hours online over a 2 week period with a mandatory start date and completion date.
Online class: Students must follow the course agenda with assignments, forums, quizzes, and reports completed by due dates. Students are encouraged to engage an hour per day in class activities to meet BHA requirement of 14 hours online training.
Tuition: $185.00
Instructor: Erin Gazelka, J.D., M.A.F.P., LPC, LAC
