FREE CHOICES Counselor Online Training Course Now Enrolling!
Learn how to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and conduct the CHOICES* intervention through a 6 week online course that blends live webinar-based modules and self-paced modules.
The course will take place May 8 to June 5, 2017
2PM EDT, 1 PM CDT, 12 PM MDT
For more information on the course and to enroll, contact: Katie Langland, klangland@yahoo.com or 720-771-5641.
Find more CHOICES information at: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/choices-importance-preventing-alcohol-exposed-pregnancies.html
At the conclusion of course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the risks of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP)
- Discuss ways to prevent an AEP
- Describe components of motivational interviewing that are fundamental to the CHOICES program
- Demonstrate motivational interviewing strategies used in CHOICES
- Discuss the key components of the CHOICES counseling sessions
- Conduct each of the CHOICES counseling sessions
*The CHOICES name was originally an acronym that stood for Changing High-Risk Alcohol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study. After the study was completed, the name remains but is no longer spelled out.
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