Contingency Management for Youth Addiction (CM-YA) course catalog. Family treatment for ages 12-17.
Whether you are an experienced clinician or new to the field of substance abuse treatment, our curriculum can help prepare you to implement Contingency Management for Youth Addiction (CM-YA); an evidence-based treatment for addiction. Our certification program was developed with the funding support of the National Institute of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH-NIDA) and was designed to encourage excellence in addictions treatment. This training blends the behavioral principles of CM with CBT in a comprehensive training course.
CM-YA Target Population
Contingency Management for Youth Addiction (CM-YA) is intended for Youth ages 12-17 who are:
- Exhibiting early abuse, abuse, or dependence on drugs or alcohol.
- Experiencing a disruption in their life and development due to their drug or alcohol use which can include arrest, probation, poor school attendance, or performance and/or difficulties in their home life
- Living with a responsible parent or caregiver who has a genuine interest in their well-being and who has the ability to collaborate on and enforce the behavior plan and drug screen protocol
- Youth with co-occurring problems (depression, delinquency) are appropriate for CM-YA assuming that those problems can also be addressed in the treatment.
CM-YA Training Information
All training is Online, on-demand, and self-directed.
This training will help you master the theory and foundations of contingency management while also helping you recognize commons barriers to implementation and how to overcome them. You will learn the “why” and the “how” of CM including how to develop rewards plans, complete functional assessments and bring families and caregivers into supportive roles. Videos and session transcripts will demonstrate the skills with downloadable session prep tools to help you prepare for sessions.
Our Lead Trainers are available 7 days a week to assist you with training through email, text, phone, video-conference or Live Chat. This ensures your questions are always answered!
Please review the overall objectives, course materials, and course learning tasks for all CM training.
Choose from 3 levels of learning:
 | Exposure | This level is designed for professionals who are interested in learning the CM-YA treatment model. This is an online course that offers all of the essentials to help you develop basic competency in this model. Professionals who complete the Exposure training will receive a certificate for 6 hours of continuing education training. Cost: $495 View Exposure Training Tasks |
 | Level 1 | This level provides the essentials of CM but builds your core skills with advanced conceptualization and individualized instruction from our expert Lead Trainers. Clinicians who complete the Level I certification can identify themselves as a certified CM-YA provider. This level of training is eligible for 12 hours of continuing education training. 12 Months Cost: $1185 View Level 1 Training Tasks |
 | Level 2 | This level includes everything you would receive in E Level and Level 1 training as well as specialty workshops designed for advanced professionals, individualized instruction, identification as a CM-YA Expert and the ability to then supervise providers in this model. This level of training is eligible for 15 hours of continuing education training. 18 Months Cost: $1595 View Level 2 Training Tasks |
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Interested in more information? See Web-Based Training, as well as our Contingency Management for Adults (CM-A) & Contingency Management for Emerging Adults (CM-EA) course details.