Level 1 Certification

In the Invitation to Change Approach

Join our Level 1 Invitation to Change community in this 12-Hour, 6-week training.

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When

Wednesdays
Oct 18, 2023 - Nov 19, 2023
5 p.m. ET (see full schedule below)

Where

Online - Zoom
(info and link emailed upon registration)

Who

Anyone who has attended a 16 or 17 hour Invitation to Change training and received a Certificate of Completion.
(Not sure if you qualify? Contact us!)

Cost

$300
(Limited sliding scale
available—click here)

ITC Certification

Level 1 Certification

Continuing Edu.

None

Description

Join us for 6 weeks of Invitation to Change training and join our Level 1 community! Learn how to use the ITC in different settings, including running community groups, and gain a deeper proficiency in explaining these concepts to others.

Our Level 1 community is made up of professionals and family members who are changing the conversation around addiction. They are leading groups, bringing the ITC into their recovery work, and advocating locally for more compassionate approaches to substance use (among many other things!).

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Level 1 Certification gives you access to the following:

• Twice-monthly support meetings with FFC trainers and other members of the Level 1 community.

• Access to our Level 1 Facebook group, where we regularly share resources and hold discussions about the Invitation to Change.

• Connection to other community members for collaboration, support, and continued learning.

• Access to our ever-growing resource library, including flyers, presentations, information sheets, and research articles.

• Use of our group leader materials, including a complete, 15-session curriculum for leading ITC-based groups.

• The ability to share information about your ITC-based group in our Community Groups Directory.

Training Schedule

Please note: In order to receive Level 1 Certification, you must attend at least 10 of these 12 hours.

Any hours you are not able to attend we will ask you to make up by viewing a recording of the missed session.

The 12 training hours consist of:

Two 4-hour training sessions on leading ITC-based community groups.

Four 1-hour sessions that cover the following topics:

– Challenges in running an ITC group

– Connecting the spokes of the ITC wheel

– Using the ITC in 1-on-1 settings

– Questions, resources review, and an introduction to the Level 1 Community

Dates:

Session 1 : Wednesday, October 18th, 5-9 PM ET

Session 2 : Wednesday, October 25th, 5-9 PM ET

Session 3 : Wednesday, November 1st, 5-6 PM ET

Session 4 : Wednesday, November 8th, 5-6 PM ET

Session 5 : Wednesday, November 15th, 5-6 PM ET

(Skip Thanksgiving week)

Session 6 : Wednesday, November 29th, 5-6 PM ET

Prerequisites

To receive Level 1 Certification in the ITC, you must first attend a full, 16-hour or 17-hour training hosted (or co-hosted) by our organization. See upcoming 16-hour workshops here.

At the end of a 16-hour or 17-hour workshop, you will receive a Certificate of Completion, which allows you to attend this Level 1 Certification training.

Unsure whether you have a Certificate of Completion? Contact us!

Refund Policy

Full refunds are available up to 72 hours before the training. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

What materials will be provided for running groups?

Those who complete our Level 1 training will receive a complete, 15-session curriculum that anyone can use to lead a community group in the Invitation to Change Approach.

• Our sample curriculum can be used as is, or adapted to your needs. It has built-in flexibility for you to adjust the length, frequency, and number of sessions, and you can combine it with other approaches (i.e. SMART Recovery) or add your own spin.

• Each topic-focused session includes a sample meeting agenda, an introductory reading on an ITC topic, and a worksheet or group exercise.

• We also offer access to our resource library, which includes sample group rules, meditations, flyers, and other useful materials for starting and running community groups.

What is the Invitation to Change Approach?

The Invitation to Change Approach is grounded in compassion, connection, and the understanding that families can have a powerful helping impact on those struggling to change. The ITC Approach draws on evidence-based practices also found in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and the Community Reinforcement and Family Training approach (CRAFT), as well as decades of clinical experience working with families and loved ones. Built on the three pillars of Understanding, Awareness, and Action, the ITC first illuminates new perspectives on substance use and the process of change; next, it creates a foundation of self-awareness and willingness to engage with emotional pain. Finally, it emphasizes action, teaching communication and behavior skills to promote and support new behaviors in a person struggling with substance use. This ITC workshop will give you useful evidence-based ways to understand your loved one’s behavior, so that you can use motivational and behavioral strategies to improve communication and promote change. You will learn skills to: • Lessen the tension, conflict, and heated emotion in your relationship and household • Allow yourself to be part of the change process and be taken care of on this journey • Talk to your loved one in ways that improve collaboration and encourage change • Respond more effectively both to the positive changes your loved one makes and to their less positive behaviors, while letting natural consequences play a role in motivating change The ITC can help you take care of yourself while simultaneously staying engaged and practicing active strategies to invite and encourage change in your loved one, in yourself, in your family—and, if you’re inspired to share it, in your larger community.

Trainers

Jeff Foote, PhD, is Co-Founder of the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC) in Manhattan, as well as CMC:Berkshires. Dr. Foote is a nationally recognized clinical research scientist who has received federal grant funding for his work on motivational treatment approaches and substance abuse treatment research, focused on the implementation of evidence-based treatments. Dr. Foote was also Psychologist for the NY Mets for 11 years, and continues in sports psychology as an independent performance consultant to professional athletes. Before co-founding CMC in 2003, Dr. Foote was the Deputy Director of the Division of Alcohol Treatment and Research at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC, as well as Senior Research Associate at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) in NYC. Dr. Foote also served as Chief of the Smithers Addiction Treatment and Research Center as well as Director of Evaluation and Research between 1994 and 2001.

He is co-author of the award-winning book Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change, a practical guide for families dealing with addiction and substance problems in a loved one, based on principles of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT). He is also a contributor to two workbooks combining strategies from CRAFT and Motivational Interviewing: The Parent’s 20 Minute Guide and The Partner’s 20 Minute Guide, which offer specific tools and practice in evidence-based strategies for helping a loved one change.

Kenneth Carpenter, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist with over 20 years of experience developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based motivational and cognitive-behavioral strategies for helping individuals make important lifestyle changes. Dr. Carpenter earned his degree from Hofstra University and completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Training Program at The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He has received federal and private foundation grant money for investigating the psychological, behavioral, and neurobiological factors associated with substance misuse and its treatment.

Dr. Carpenter is the Director of Training for CMC:Foundation for Change, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach. CMC:Foundation for Change and Dr. Carpenter have developed a unique approach for families, blending components of CRAFT, MI and ACT together into the Invitation to Change Approach, an accessible set of understandings and practices that empower families to remain engaged and effective in helping their struggling loved one. The approach has been widely used across the country, and is utilized in trainings with laypeople and professionals. Dr. Carpenter also holds an academic appointment in Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry and is a Research Scientist in the Division on Substance Use Disorders at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (M.I.N.T).

He is also co-author of The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved-One Make Positive Change.

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