Fundamentals of Addiction online course

This course is intended for professionals working with individual who may be facing mental health and addiction issues. It aims to help further their understanding of addictive behaviour for both substance use issues and problem gambling and to develop approaches to support their clients/patients in clinical settings. The topics covered include: social determinants of health; harm reduction; screening and assessment; treatment and legal issues and ethical considerations. We present the bio-psycho-social-plus (BPS+) model of addiction, which provides a multidimensional way of understanding this complex field.