Musni, S. G. E., & Cabbigat-Wetherick, F. K. (2024). Experiences of UTC-trained addiction professionals. Adiktologie, 24(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2024-001-0006
INTRODUCTION: In response to the emerging recognition of the need for Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) for treating PSUDs, the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) was conceptualised as a training series that is being conducted globally. This study delved into the experiences of addiction practitioners who completed the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) training and utilize their UTC background to provide care for people with substance use disorder (PSUD).
METHODS: Ten addiction practitioners were interviewed, and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was employed to analyse the...
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(ISSUP staff) - 17 août 2022
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The training on Universal Treatment Curriculum 1 & 2 organized by Foundation for Changing Lives Against Substance Abuse (FOCLASA) took place between 1st to 6th August, 2022 at the conference hall of Smile View Hotel, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Felipe, M. V., Melgar, M. I., & Johnson, K. (2022). Adaptation of the Universal Treatment Curriculum to Philippine context and online environment. Adiktologie, 22(1), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2022-001-0003
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The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) is offered to the academic community to integrate substance use-specific knowledge, skills, and evidence-based practices into the continuing professional development of current and future service providers. Although widely disseminated in many countries, the adaptation focuses on language translation and in-person trainings.
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This study aims to describe the processes and evaluate the results of UTC academic integration as an online course offering in the Philippines.
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Afin d’approuver les pratiques fondées sur des preuves dans le domaine du traitement de la toxicomanie au Pakistan, la Fondation ITRAMIC Lahore a organisé une formation virtuelle pour le personnel et les professionnels du traitement du 22 au 29 octobre 2021, en collaboration avec le ministère de l’Intérieur et du Contrôle des stupéfiants du Pakistan. La formation a été dispensée selon le programme suivant :
Programme 1 : Physiologie et pharmacologie pour les professionnels de la toxicomanie
Les formateurs nationaux pakistanais suivants ont animé la formation :
13-14 December 2021 UNODC/WHO Regional Workshop on the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders (DUD) was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in hybrid format. 25 policymakers from Central Asia and high-level officials from Ministry of Health and other relevant ministries involved in policy development, planning, funding, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of treatment services and interventions for DUD attended the event. This UNODC/WHO workshop aimed to inform through sharing the International Standards for the Treatment of DUD (2020), the regional and national level...
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The Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme is pleased to share this Training Report on Universal Treatment Curriculum 4A, psychoeducation for clients & Families.
Ecolink Institute is organizing an online training on Universal Treatment Curriculum on Substance Use Disorder in Tamil language for the Tamil speaking SUD practitioners around the glove, especially from Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and...
The Ecolink Institute, Mangalore, India is starting its 6th international batch on Universal Treatment Curriculum on Substance Use Disorder from 02 October 2021. This is a weekend course and classes are held only on Saturdays from 3 PM...
Ecolink Institute successfully completes its 3rd Batch on UTC training
Mangalore: Ecolink Institute of Well-being, an India based training Institute who pioneered online live training of the Universal Treatment Curriculum successfully completed its 3rd international batch recently.
Padmashree Shanthi Ranganathan, founder of TTK Hospital and an internationally known SUD activist chaired the closing ceremony and gave her closing remarks. She said it was an outstanding achievement for Ecolink to offer this training to students from several countries, despite the adverse circumstances.
Ecolink Institute opens Alumni Association of UTC students
The students of the Universal Treatment Curriculum on Substance Use Disorder under the Ecolink Institute have opened an International Alumni Association to strengthen and promote evidence based practices in the field of SUD.
The Ecolink-UTC Alumni association was formally inaugurated on 31 July by Ms. Shanthi Ranganathan, a veteran Indian social worker during the graduation ceremony of the 3rd batch of UTC students. Shanthi Ranganathan is the founder of T. T. Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation, managing the TTK Hospital for...
UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported regional training of trainers (ToT) on Course 11 “Enhancing Motivational Interviewing Skills”. This course is part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package) for national trainers from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan which took place offline in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 24-28 May 2021.
16 members of national teams of trainers from Tajikistan (5) and Uzbekistan (11) took part in the training. The main objectives of this training were to provide a comprehensive understanding of the...
Les pandémies et les urgences sanitaires, comme l’épidémie actuelle de COVID-10, peuvent coûter de nombreuses vies et poser des risques supplémentaires pour l’économie mondiale et la sécurité et la stabilité globales. Assurer un accès continu aux soins de santé pendant une pandémie, y compris les services pour les personnes qui consomment des drogues et le traitement des troubles liés à l’usage de drogues, est essentiel non seulement pour protéger la santé des populations, mais aussi pour assurer la sécurité et la stabilité.
Les troubles liés à la consommation de drogues s’accompagnent...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions associated with it have changed people’s lives in almost all countries. However, very few realize how the lives of people with drug use disorders – who are among the most vulnerable and in need of ongoing care – have changed. On the one hand, the closure of borders during quarantine has led to a dramatic reduction in access to narcotic drugs. On the other hand, loss of income has become a problem for people with many forms of dependence accompanied by various diseases. Exposure to COVID-19 can also lead to complications due to their weak immunity.
