Training Programs and Topics

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The CENAPS Corporation is an internationally recognized training organization specializing in the treatment and recovery of Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health Disorders, and Relapse Prevention. Our team of expert facilitators provide instruction and consultation on a range of topics offering a variety of formats. With over 40 years of experience, we can work with you to customize your experience based on your organization’s specific needs.

Training Programs


While CENAPS Instructors provide training and education on a range of topics, our Training Programs offer additional opportunities and benefits to training hosts and participants. Training participants will leave the training with several clinical skills that can be used in their practice immediately.


Our Trainings are instructor-led with most time requiring participants to be actively engaged. Training methods include brief lectures, clinical demonstrations, small group exercises, role play experiences, and large group discussions. Continuing Education hours are provided for participants who attend the full program.


Attending a Gorski-CENAPS Training Program provides the classroom hours needed to become a credentialed Gorski-CENAPS Certified Specialist. For professionals who wish to receive certification, after attending the training program, the participant must then completed the corresponding Competency Certification Portfolio. 


  • Relapse Prevention Counseling (3-Day Training) - 20 CE credits

    The 3-Day Relapse Prevention Counseling (RPC) Training is designed to teach skills for the identification and management of high-risk situations that can cause relapse in early recovery before a stable recovery program has been established. This clinical skills training is based upon a standard RPC Treatment Plan for managing high-risk situations using cognitive-behavioral therapy procedures and is fully compatible with sobriety-based treatment and Twelve Step Principles. Each step of the standard treatment plan is explained, demonstrated, and practiced either in-group or in individual therapy formats with plenty of opportunities for personalized discussion and feedback.

  • Advanced Relapse Prevention Therapy (5-Day Training) - 40 CE credits

    Terry Gorski developed the 5-Day Advanced RPT Training for clinicians to better address the relapse process and increase support for their relapse prone patients. Ranked among the most comprehensive and effective trainings for behavioral health professionals, RPT is for those who wish to advance their clinical skills through a proven, evidenced-based approach. Training participants will utilize their current skills and integrate them with powerful techniques to help their clients identify and manage high risk situations as well as core personality and life-style warning sign patterns that lead to the re-occurrence of alcohol and other drug use in the critical early stages of the recovery process.

  • Denial Management Counseling (3-Day Training) - 20 CE credits

    The 3-Day Denial Management Counseling (DMC)  training instructs clinicians/counselors on the methods they can teach clients to identify and manage the denial patterns they use that prevent them from getting help for their substance use disorder. This includes the Denial Management Interaction Process, Denial Pattern Identification and Management, Presenting Problems and Denial, Brief Life and Addiction History Denial, Addiction Symptom Review, and Self-Evaluation Skills. 

Additional Training Topics

  • Addiction Free Pain Management®
  • Criminal Offenders - Addiction and Criminal Personalities
  • Cognitive Restructuring for Addiction
  • Adolescent Relapse Prevention
  • Family Dynamics in Relapse Prevention
  • Trauma Informed Relapse Prevention Therapy
  • Relapse Prevention and Process Addictions
  • Craving Management
  • Depression and Relapse
  • Cultural Considerations in Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Co-occurring Disorders
  • Stress & Trauma Management - Implications for Addiction and Relapse
  • Working with Formerly Incarcerated Substance Abusing Clients
  • Managing Grief and Loss in Recovery
  • Relapse Prevention for Peer-Based Support
  • Starting A Relapse Prevention Program

Training Formats

Keynote Speaking Presentation

1-to-2-hour presentations with a brief topic overview.

Workshop

3-to-4-hour conference workshops with a more in-depth topic overview

Skills Training

1-to-3-day skills trainings on one or multiple topic areas.

Clinical Skills Training

Training programs with optional Competency Certification

Gorski-CENAPS can show you and your staff how to use a science-based treatment system that works. Learn more about how the CENAPS team can collaborate with you and your agency to produce effective treatment results.

Benefits to Hosting Training

Customization

When you host a training at your site, we can customize the experience to best support the needs or your agency, staff, groups, and clients.

Improved Treatment Outcomes

Using CENAPS relapse prevention methods, the rate of re-occurrence into treatment and/or the rates of recidivism will decrease.

Professional Development

Continued education for your staff will improve performance through the advanced clinical skills learned using evidenced-based programming.

Community Resource

Hosting a training allows your agency to be a resource for your community. You can strengthen collaborative relationships by inviting or co-hosting with another program in your area.

Cost Savings

Hosting a training has financial benefits. Not only do you save costs associated with travel (both fees and time spent), but depending on the number of participants, the money saved in registration fees can be substantial.

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