Trainings & Workshops

Providing life-saving resources to help our community's most vulnerable.

As part of its mission to promote recovery, wellness, and community education, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare offers trainings and workshops for professionals, organizations, and community partners across Rhode Island and beyond.

CODAC’s trainings are grounded in evidence-based practice, lived experience, and more than 50 years of leadership in behavioral healthcare. Offerings are designed to support effective communication, prevention efforts, and whole-person approaches to care.

Upcoming Trainings & Workshops

Explore our variety of informational and hands-on courses.

CODAC’s trainings are grounded in evidence-based practice, lived experience, and more than 50 years of leadership in behavioral healthcare. Offerings are designed to support effective communication, prevention efforts, and whole-person approaches to care.

Available workshops will be listed below as they are scheduled.

january 22

open to public

Supporting Brain Health in Our Community

You're invited to join us for a FREE community workshop, Supporting Brain Health in Our Community, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association of Rhode Island.

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agencies/partners only

MotivationaI Interviewing and the Neuroscience of Stress

The highly interactive format of this course will increase your ability to work intentionally with MI Spirit and specific MI skills to quickly de-escalate situations, build collaborative partnerships and set achievable next steps.

book training

date n/A

agencies/partners only

MotivationaI Interviewing: A Values-based Approach

You'll integrate MI Spirit and specific MI skills to find ways to create a working partnership with others. You will learn how to tap into the creative potential you both bring to the table to create an environment for collaboration and growth.

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open to public

Tobacco/Nicotine Cessation

Choose from three levels of Tobacco trainings: Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification, Tobacco/Nicotine Assessment & Referral, and Overview of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence. Trainings are in-person and are grounded in interactive learning.

open to public

Supporting Brain Health in Our Community

You're invited to join us for a FREE community workshop, Supporting Brain Health in Our Community, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association of Rhode Island.

agencies/partners only

MotivationaI Interviewing and the Neuroscience of Stress

The highly interactive format of this course will increase your ability to work intentionally with MI Spirit and specific MI skills to quickly de-escalate situations, build collaborative partnerships and set achievable next steps.

book training

agencies/partners only

MotivationaI Interviewing: A Values-based Approach

You'll integrate MI Spirit and specific MI skills to find ways to create a working partnership with others. You will learn how to tap into the creative potential you both bring to the table to create an environment for collaboration and growth.

book training

Contract & Customized Trainings

In addition to scheduled workshops, CODAC provides contracted and customized trainings for agencies, organizations, and community partners. These trainings are typically not open to the general public and are tailored to the specific needs, settings, and goals of the requesting organization.

CODAC trainers can deliver sessions:

On-site at your organization
Virtually
As single-session workshops or multi-session programs

Trainings are designed to support professionals working in healthcare, prevention, education, social services, and related fields where effective, compassionate communication is essential.

Training Areas

CODAC’s training offerings may include, but are not limited to:

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Tobacco prevention, treatment, and cessation

Substance use prevention and community education

Communication strategies to support behavior change

Other customized topics aligned with behavioral health, prevention, and recovery-oriented systems of carewing (MI)

All trainings emphasize dignity, respect, cultural competency, and evidence-based approaches.

Request a Training or Learn More

Organizations interested in scheduling a training or learning more about CODAC’s training offerings are encouraged to contact us using this form.

A member of the CODAC team will follow up to discuss training goals, audience needs, format, and availability.

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