Working with Latinos/as in Addiction Treatment
Brown University Distance Learning Program and The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), are offering a credited, on-line course on working with Latinos/as in addiction treatment.
The Latino population in the United States is very diverse and continues to be disproportionately impacted by addiction. Studies show that Latino men and Latina women seeking addiction treatment confront many barriers to accessing culturally and linguistically competent care. Moreover, many of those that access care may leave treatment early because their needs are not adequately addressed. This four-week course will explore key cultural characteristics of the Latino community. Also, the course will explore how culture plays a role in how Latinos/as view addiction and treatment, and will provide practical strategies to engage and retain Latino/a clients in the addiction treatment process. The course is intended for those currently working with addicted Latinos/as, or anyone that is interested in gaining more knowledge and improving their skills.
The course instructor Dr. Hernández is originally from Puerto Rico and has lived in the United States since 1968. He is bilingual and has worked for over 20 years in the human service field developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and linguistically competent youth and adult health prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare programs. Dr. Hernández has many years of experience in delivering addiction counseling and clinical supervision to professional in the field. Furthermore, he is a professional trainer and facilitator and provides individualized technical assistance and support to organizations that provide addiction and recovery services to the Latino population. Haner is a person in long-term recovery from addiction, and for the past 20 years has been committed to eliminating health disparities by working at the national, state, and local levels.
Dr. Hernández has served a consultant to several federally-funded initiatives in the areas of behavioral workforce development, HIV/AIDS, addiction prevention and treatment, PTSD and veterans, and pediatric asthma. Dr. Hernández serves as faculty at the New England School of Addiction Studies since 1998, has taught a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, and has presented at several national and state conferences. Dr. Hernández serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Board for Voluntary Certification of Drug and Alcohol Counselors and was appointed to the Springfield Public Health Council in 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Springfield College and a Master of Education with concentrations in Counseling Psychology and Addiction Studies from Cambridge College in Massachusetts. His doctoral degree was earned at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His major was Community Health Education and his minor was Social Justice Education. In addition, Mr. Hernandez holds an advance Certification in Drug and Alcohol Counseling at the reciprocal level and is licensed in Massachusetts.
This course will begin on June 14, 2010, and will run for 4 weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (8 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.
The course payment is due by June 14, 2010. Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (June 22, 2010), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the Brown Distance Learning course '491 Latinos SA Treatment' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.
Working with Latinos/as in Addiction Treatment
To register for this course please log in/ or create your account then log into your account and click the Enroll in a New Course link at the bottom of your account page. Then select the course you wish to enroll into and click the enroll button. Having enrolled into the course you will be prompted for payment. You may make your payment online. To view payment information please see the payment policies page.
For more information contact:
Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
Box G-S121 5th
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-863-6606
http://www.browndlp.org
