The Denver Prevention Training Center proudly partners with Denver Health’s Center for Addiction Medicine’s (CAM) training and education arm, the CAM Academy to increase knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals (front desk, administrators, clinicians) and community members to provide comprehensive trauma-responsive treatment of substance use disorders.
Serving Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Guided by our principles of dignity and equity, community collaboration, passion, and professionalism, as well as our commitment to innovative prevention, treatment, research, and education, we are dedicated to empowering you with the knowledge and tools to make a lasting impact.
The CAM Academy provides training and technical assistance on comprehensive trauma-responsive substance use disorder treatment for Colorado and the surrounding regions.
This three-hour workshop will increase knowledge and skills to deliver compassionate and effective care that acknowledges and addresses the impact of trauma. It provides tools to create trauma-responsive environments to promote healing in individuals who have experienced trauma. CNE and CME Credits are available
Describe trauma and how protective factors can mitigate the impact of trauma.
Discuss the impact an elevated stress response can have on our bodies.
Discuss how racism and weathering impact health disparities for people of color.
Identify three techniques to provide a trauma responsive care environment.
Addiction Medicine 101 is an introductory course that provides a solid foundation in addiction medicine, to increase knowledge and skills to understand, support and advocate for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). This course emphasizes a comprehensive approach to address the complexities of addiction and promotes compassionate care and advocacy.
Participants who complete the workshop will understand addiction as a chronic relapsing disease model (medical model), destigmatize addiction and MAT/treatment, and identify tools to help staff link patients to care.
This course will be available in early 2024.
This workshop equips addiction medicine professionals with the skills to effectively treat adolescent substance use. Led by Dr. Christian Thurstone, this workshop integrates Motivational Interviewing (MI), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Through interactive exercises and case examples, participants learn to engage adolescents with substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions.
The workshop emphasizes collaboration, integrating different modalities, and covers contingency management and medication management. impACT Training empowers professionals to make a significant impact in adolescent substance use treatment. Please contact us at CAMAcademy@dhha.org for more information.
Helping individuals and organizations provide trauma- and addiction-responsive care services. Our team can provide consultation, quality improvement methods, and enhance structural changes such as policies, procedures, and workflows to support comprehensive care for people with substance use disorder.
To learn more, contact us at CAMAcademy@dhha.org.
We can tailor updates, trainings, symposiums, conferences, and communities of practice to fit your needs.
To learn more, contact us at CAMAcademy@dhha.org.