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Category A/I continuing education credit hours provided for eligible counselors, substance use counselors, social workers, and psychologists. Length of training varies.
Motivational Enhancement Therapy/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 5 (MET/CBT5) is an evidence-based intervention developed to help behavioral health providers conduct a brief five-session treatment intervention for adolescents engaged in cannabis misuse.
MET/CBT5 combines two sessions of motivational enhancement therapy provided individually and three sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy provided in a group format.
• MET sessions focus on factors that motivate clients to change.
• CBT sessions help clients learn skills to cope with problems and meet their needs in ways that do not involve turning to marijuana or alcohol.
Audience: Maryland counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: The National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, Family and Youth Interventions for Substance Use (Maryland FYI) , part of the Maryland State Opioid Response, funded by SAMHSA. Maryland FYI Partners include: Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, the National Center for School Mental Health, Bowie State University, Morgan State University, NAMI Maryland, and the Maryland Coalition of Families.
Cost: Free
For questions, email Melissa Ambrose, LCSW-C at mambrose@som.umaryland.edu