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Neuroscience of Addiction: Clinical Applications
This course translates contemporary addiction neuroscience into clinical tools for Canadian counsellors and healthcare professionals, covering brain circuits, neurobiology of craving and relapse, psychopharmacology, and neuroinformed assessment and intervention strategies. Participants will gain skills in neuroeducation, individualized treatment planning, harm-reduction informed relapse prevention, and evidence-based communication to improve engagement and outcomes in Canadian addiction/recovery settings.
Lifetime accessCertificate of completion16 lessonsMobile & desktop
Harm ReductionCounselling SkillsConcurrent DisordersAssessment & ScreeningAlcoholCannabisOpioidsPolysubstance UseStimulants
$60CAD
6 CEU hrs
What you'll learn
Translate current addiction neuroscience into neuroinformed assessment and individualized treatment plans suitable for Canadian practice settings.
Apply guideline-based psychopharmacology and overdose-prevention strategies (e.g., buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, naloxone) in alignment with Canadian guidance (CRISM, CAMH, provincial resources).
Deliver culturally safe, trauma-informed neuroeducation and harm-reduction relapse-prevention that improves engagement and outcomes across diverse Canadian populations.
Requirements
- Professional clinical background (e.g., counselling, nursing, medicine, psychology, social work, pharmacy) or equivalent experience working in addiction/recovery services.
- Basic familiarity with addiction concepts and common screening tools (e.g., AUDIT, DAST, CRAFFT) and comfort making clinical care decisions.
Who this course is for
- Canadian counsellors, addiction clinicians, nurse practitioners, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and pharmacists working in addiction and recovery services.
