Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Substance Use Disorders Facilitator Training

Overview

Expanding on concepts and skills developed through the individual “CBT for Alcohol Misuse and Other Substance Use Problems” foundational series, participants will partake in four 2-hour webinar sessions, under the instruction of Dr. Richard Hawe, and will have the opportunity to learn how to apply Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) to a group therapy format.

Webinar will offered in Zoom only – Link to connect will be emailed.

Objectives:

At the completion of this series participants will:

• Learn the concepts and skills associated with a modular based CBT group therapy.
• Utilize specific skills to help patients understand and manage cravings.
• Comprehend behaviors that maintain addictions.
• Develop skills to manage emotions and behaviors as well as understand some of the complexities of interpersonal relationships in the face of addictions.

This event will be of interest to:
Family physicians, physician specialists, psychologists, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, medical residents, students and other health care professionals.

Dates:

Thursday, November 19, 2020  12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Thursday, November 26, 2020 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Thursday, December 3, 2020   12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Thursday, December 10, 2020 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Speakers:

Richard Hawe, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Hawe completed medical school training at the University of BC in 2005 and completed his specialty training in psychiatry at the University of Manitoba in 2010. He is an assistant professor and clinical instructor with the University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. He is a staff psychiatrist at the St. Boniface General Hospital site where he is medical director of the psychiatry consultation liaison service. He is also an attending staff member to both the inpatient and outpatient clinical psychiatry services at St. Boniface General Hospital
Dr. Hawe has a professional interest in CBT group therapy for individuals struggling with addictions. In 2012 he attended specialized training at the Beck Institute, PA and has over 200 hours of experience facilitating groups for individuals struggling with addictions.

Registration Fee: $300.00

Credits:

This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 2.0 hours.

Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).