Substance use treatment professionals from across government and civil society receive train-the-trainer training in the comprehensive Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders.
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Nassau, Bahamas - The U.S. Embassy’s
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section and
Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre marked the end of a joint 15-month,
$500,000 project to provide train-the-trainer training
for substance use treatment professionals on January 29 at the Public
Hospital Authority. As part of the project, a cadre of 22 substance use
treatment professionals from across government and civil society
received train-the-trainer training in the comprehensive
Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders.
The
Colombo Plan’s International Centre for the Certification and Education
of Addiction Professionals (ICCE), a recognized global leader in
substance use treatment education, provided the
training with funding from the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
(CBSI).
At the completion of
the intensive 15-month training in January, twenty of the 22 master
trainers passed an international certification exam, earning them the
title “International Certified Addiction Counselor
I.” According to Colombo Plan Director Tay Bian, the group achieved a
91% pass rate, the best the Colombo Plan has reported in its history of
training substance use treatment professionals all over the world. The
certified addiction counselors are already
promoting evidence-based practices to enhance service delivery and
treatment outcomes in The Bahamas. And, as the first group of master
UTC trainers in the Caribbean, they are uniquely positioned to provide
training and certification programs to other countries
in the region and the hemisphere. In fact, two of the master trainers
from the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre were selected to become ICCE
regional trainers, and have already facilitated training in the
region.
The U.S. Embassy, Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, and Colombo Plan will hold a credentialing ceremony will on April 25, 2016
for the newly-certified addiction counselors from the Sandilands
Rehabilitation
Centre, Ministry of Education, Bahamas Department of Correctional
Services, Willie Mae Pratt School for Girls, Simpson Penn School for
Boys, Bahamas Association for Social Health, and the National LEAD
Institute.
