Join Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence on Wednesday, August 7th and Thursday, August 8th, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (Central)

Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) Training

Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a comprehensive behavioral program for treating substance-abuse problems. It is based on the belief that environmental contingencies can play a powerful role in encouraging or discouraging drinking or drug use. Consequently, it utilizes social, recreational, familial, and vocational reinforcers to assist consumers in the recovery process.

This training is presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC. She has dedicated 33 years of her career to supporting individuals living with mental illness and substance use concerns, including 11 years as Integrated Treatment Program Manager (first at Community Alternatives, then at Places for People following the two organizations’ merger). Julie is certified as a Trainer for TREM, is Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, a Certified Trainer of CRA, among other licensure and certifications. Additionally, Julie has been an adjunct professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis since Spring 2020.

Behavioral Health professionals may apply for 13 CEUs.

Talk to us about an agency subscription for a discounted price or additional perks. If you would like to sign-up your agency for a discounted price on these routine trainings throughout the year, please contact: czitko@placesforpeople.org

Continuing Education Guidelines for Illume in-person training:

•All attendees must attend the full time of the event.

•All attendees are required to be registered before the event.

•All attendees must complete the event CEU questions during the registration process and sign-in sheet at the start of the training.

•Please, arrive to the training 5-10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure that any potential difficulties are worked out prior to the event start.

•Attendees must attend the full event time in order to receive continuing education. If an attendee is not present at the start of the training, leaves for a significant time during the training or leaves the training early, CEUs may not be awarded.

•If an attendee experiences any issue that would keep them from being in the training from start time to end time, continuing education cannot be awarded. Illume retains the attendance list for auditing purposes.

•Please allow at least 30 days to receive your CEU certificate or certificate of attendance. If your training has multiple dates, certificates will be sent at least 30 days from the date of the last training or workshop.

CEUs will only be disbursed via email to individuals that have followed the guidelines.

If you have any questions, please contact Illume Program Coordinator, Rashma James at rjames@placesforpeople.org