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CE courses for addiction and mental health
Free Continuing Education programs with credits recognized in every state, given by mental health professionals in the addiction field.
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Upcoming Programs
Understanding Trauma & Its Effect on Mental Health
January 8, 2026
5:30 - 7:00 PM EST
5:30 - 7:00 PM EST
Assessing & Treating Addiction: Shedding Blinders & Utilizing Effective Approaches
April 15, 2026
1:30 - 3:00 PM EST
1:30 - 3:00 PM EST
Dr. Anish John, MD & Medical Director at Positive Sobriety Institute
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1.5 CE Credits recognized in every state
Cost: Free
Location: Virtual, Pre-registration required
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Assessing and Treating Addiction:
Shedding Blinders and Utilizing Effective Approaches
April 15, 2026 | 1:30 – 3:00 PM CST
Questions we’ll tackle in this presentation
Addiction Conditions
Nature vs. nurture- does either play a stronger role in the causality of addiction?
Reward Disorder
Why are drugs more addictive than natural rewards? The science of neural circuity.
End Goals
Where does it all end? Is there a cure for addiction?
Effective Treatment
What treatment model has the highest addiction recovery rates in the literature?
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Program Description
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Course Objectives
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About the Presenter
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CE Board Approvals
As our understanding matures regarding the dysfunctional neural circuitry that drives addiction, evidence-based approaches exist that further legitimize the concept of addiction being a medical disorder that involves the brain. Individuals struggling with co-occurring mental health conditions additionally have to navigate through unique challenges and vulnerabilities- which have only intensified with the pandemic and its aftermath.
Despite the hedonic, selfish choice that addiction may resemble when looking in from the outside, the goals for effective assessment and treatment are to provide clarity on diagnoses and appropriate interventions for individuals and family members/loved ones. The overarching end goal is to facilitate informed decisions that would support their ongoing long-term recovery.
The purpose of this presentation will be twofold, initially to review the components of a multidisciplinary comprehensive evaluation as an adjunct to or in lieu of a traditional intervention, ultimately with the goal of rendering an unbiased opinion with recommendations.
The nuances of providing intensive treatment for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions will then be explored, highlighting the importance of a robust continuing care plan post-treatment. This includes the challenges of navigating through interactions with professional regulatory entities that may be involved, legal hurdles and building a safe transition plan if the individual plans to return to work.
Dr. Anish John is the Medical Director at the Positive Sobriety Institute, Chicago IL where he oversees care for patients in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. He is board-certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry (ABPN) and Addiction Medicine (ABPM) and has an adjunct faculty appointment as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Dr. John has an active interest in teaching and is involved in the ongoing training of Psychiatry residents, Addiction Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine fellows. Dr. John has research interests that include the interface between digital technology and addiction, biomarkers and neurobehavioral predictors for recovery, the assessment and treatment of impaired health care practitioners and utilizing neuro-modulation techniques to influence the outcome of psychiatric/addictive disorders.
ASWBUnderstanding Trauma and Its Effect on Mental Health, 6511, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Wellbrook Recovery as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/29/25-10/29/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 general continuing education credits.
NBCCUnderstanding Trauma and its Effect on Mental Health has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Wellbrook Recovery is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-5057
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