UTC TRAINING
ECOLINK TRAINING PROGRAM ON UNIVERSAL TREATMENT CURRICULUM ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
Background of the Universal Treatment Curriculum:
The Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders is an 8 Curricula syllabus with 48 modules developed for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) by global experts. This manual has undergone several revisions under the supervision of the Colombo Plan.
We would like to thank the following members of the Peer Review Panel and Treatment –Expert Advisory Group for their significant contributions in the revision of this Course:
The Training Design:
The eight curricula and their modules in this training series are designed for nearly six months course with two hours sessions two days a week. The trainers will provide a specific agenda for each curriculum with trainer-led presentations and discussions, frequent use of creative learner-directed activities, small-group and partner-to-partner exercises and presentations, reflective writing exercises, periodic reviews to enhance learning retention, and learning assessment exercises. Your active participation is essential to making this a positive and productive learning experience!
Training goals:
- To provide participants with an understanding of the science and pharmacology of addiction and its disease concept.
- To provide participants with an understanding of the process and elements of treatment for SUDs.
- To provide an overview of commonly co-occurring mental and medical disorders;
- To teach and provide an opportunity for participants to practice basic individual and group counselling skills.
- To introduce participants to ways to implement recovery concepts in screening, assessment, and treatment planning;
- To provide an overview of basic principles, functions, and models of case management;
- To provide an overview of “Case Management” and its practices.
- To provide an overview of the importance of ethical guidelines and ethical decision-making models;
The Syllabus (Curricula and Modules)
The syllabus is designed by international experts based on evidence based approaches and years of research. The overall goal of the training series is to reduce the significant health, social, and economic problems associated with substance use disorders (SUDs) by building international treatment capacity through training, professionalizing, and expanding the global treatment workforce.