Breining Institute offers these MAT Counselor Continuing Education Course Bundles as three, separate 15-hour online courses.
3 steps to complete a Course:
- READ the Course Material.
- Select the ANSWER SHEET link, and answer the questions.
- Select the SUBMIT button to be provided a link for online payment, $59 for each course completed, and a Completion Certificate will be emailed to you.
COURSES
Course title: MA-1901P1: MAT Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 1 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes primer on opioid addiction and treatment, history of opioids and opioid treatment, science and rationale for opiate agonist treatment, pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, screening, admission, assessment, and behavioral pharmacology of methadone.
Course materials: Based upon The MAT Counselor: Handbook for Certification of Counselors working in a Medication-Assisted Treatment Setting (2010, Breining Institute), Chapters 1 through 7.
Select this link for the Course Material download: MA-1901P1 Course Material ($10 download)
Select this link for the Course Questions: MA-1901P1 Course Questions (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: MA-1901P1 Answer Sheet
Course title: MA-1901P2: MAT Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 2 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes counseling and referral, counseling services in MAT programs, stages in MAT from a counseling perspective, counseling issues in methadone maintenance treatment, take home medication issues, co-occurring mental health issues, working with people with disabilities, and methadone and pregnancy.
Course materials: Based upon The MAT Counselor: Handbook for Certification of Counselors working in a Medication-Assisted Treatment Setting (2010, Breining Institute), Chapters 8 through 16.
Select this link for the Course Material download: MA-1901P2 Course Material ($10 download)
Select this link for the Course Questions: MA-1901P2 Course Questions (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: MA-1901P2 Answer Sheet
Course title: MA-1901P3: MAT Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 3 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes opioid maintenance, effectiveness of methadone as a medical treatment for opioid addiction, a review of outcomes in methadone treatment, and ethical considerations in MAT.
Course materials: Based upon The MAT Counselor: Handbook for Certification of Counselors working in a Medication-Assisted Treatment Setting (2010, Breining Institute), Chapters 17 through 20, and the Appendix.
Select this link for the Course Material download: MA-1901P3 Course Material ($10 download)
Select this link for the Course Questions: MA-1901P3 Course Questions (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: MA-1901P3 Answer Sheet
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT FOR THESE MAT COURSES
These are Continuing Education (CE) courses, intended for already licensed or certified professionals in healthcare.
These courses are not considered formal “postsecondary education,” and will not result in the award of formal transcripts, degrees or diplomas.
These courses do not lead to a degree or a diploma in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance the licensee’s skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or career field, and are not designed to lead to employment.
Although Breining Institute is a NAADAC-approved education provider, these individual MAT courses do not qualify as NAADAC-approved CE credit.