Upcoming Provider
Events & Trainings
CRAFT-based Events and Trainings for Providers Offered by Members of the CRAFT-based Community
In HelpingFamiliesHelp.com, “Providers” are anyone who wants to offer CRAFT-based skills to your community somehow. (If you are a family member looking for resources for yourself and your family, please go to Family Resources Overview.)
Trainings are in chronological order and listed under the month of their first event date. Events will be removed from the list once the first event day is past.
Jump to a specific month here :
Anytime (asynchronous) | January | February | Beyond
Event times are listed in Eastern and Pacific Time Zones. To figure out the group time in your timezone use a timezone converter such as this one from Time and Date.
These events and trainings are open to any providers who are interested. Being a member of HFHPN is not required, except where noted. If you have questions about any of the events or trainings, please directly contact the folks running the event directly!
February
Invitation to Change Group Leader Training
CMC:Foundation for Change:
Wednesdays, February 11th, 18th, 25th, and March 4th
start time 5:00 pm EDT | 2:00 pm PDT • varying length
$300 USD, discounts available • Online via Zoom
Gain a deeper proficiency in explaining ITC concepts to others and join CMC:FFC’s ITC Learning Community in this 12-hour, 4-day training. (CMC:FFC’s ITC Intensive Training is a required prerequisite for this Group Leader training).
In this Group Leader training, you will learn how to lead ITC-based support and skills groups (complete group curriculum provided). Full completion of the training will certify you as an ITC Group Leader, and will give you access to CMC:FFC’s ITC Learning Community.
The CMC:FFC Learning Community is made up of professionals and family members who are changing the conversation around addiction. They are leading groups, bringing the ITC into their recovery work, and advocating locally for more compassionate approaches to substance use (among many other things!).
ITC Certification gives you access to the following:
Twice-monthly support meetings with FFC trainers and other members of the ITC Community.
Access to the CMC:FFC ITC Community Facebook group, where we regularly share resources and hold discussions about the Invitation to Change.
Connection to other community members for collaboration, support, and continued learning.
Access to CMC:FFC’s ever-growing resource library, including flyers, presentations, information sheets, and research articles.
Use of CMC:FFC group leader materials, including a complete, 15-session curriculum for leading ITC-based groups.
The ability to share information about your ITC-based group in our Community Groups Directory.
CRAFT Provider Training
Lara Okoloko, LICSW. Certified CRAFT provider and approved trainer
Fridays, February 20th, 27th, and March 6th, 13th, 2026
12:00 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern | 9:00 am to 12:30pm Pacific
$475 USD • 13 CEs
This CRAFT training for providers is 4 live virtual sessions, in a small group setting for the benefit of interaction with your instructor and practice with classmates.
Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. You will have access to a virtual classroom with learning materials and demonstration videos.
In service to accessibility of training in evidence based practices, reduced cost tickets are available to students, associate-level clinicians, and people working in community mental health. Discount also available to people registering as part of a group of 3 or more. Take this class with a co-worker and support each other in implementing new practices with your clients!
Refunds: Full refunds can be requested until 14 days before the first day of the live training, if the course has been unused. After that time, you can get a credit for a future training if you can not attend the training you are registered for. Classes are not recorded and partial CEUs can not be issued.
February's Last Tuesday Consult Group moved to March 3rd
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February's Last Tuesday Consult Group moved to March 3rd 🌷
March
Last Tuesday Monthly CRAFT/ITC Provider Peer Consultation Group - for February
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, certified CRAFT clinician, ITC trainer
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
12:00 pm EDT |9:00 am PDT • 90 minutes
Online (Zoom) • HFHPN Members
This Last Tuesday Consult Group gives us, as providers, a way to commit to ongoing learning.
We'll start with quick introductions, and then dive into our reading discussion (article to be determined). Check out the article before the session and then come in with your comments, questions, and stories!
The second half of our time we'll create space for CRAFT-based consultation requests, announcements, CRAFT-based questions, and the like. We'll set a quick agenda to make sure we make time for every topic.
HFHPN Members, find more detailed information and the Zoom link on the Member-Only Provider Consult Group page. Further information and a Zoom link will also be sent out to the HFHPN email list before the session.
Last Tuesday Monthly CRAFT/ITC Provider Peer Consultation Group
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, certified CRAFT clinician, ITC trainer
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
12:00 pm EDT |9:00 am PDT • 90 minutes
Online (Zoom) • HFHPN Members
This Last Tuesday Consult Group gives us, as providers, a way to commit to ongoing learning.
We'll start with quick introductions, and then dive into our reading discussion (article to be determined). Check out the article before the session and then come in with your comments, questions, and stories!
The second half of our time we'll create space for CRAFT-based consultation requests, announcements, CRAFT-based questions, and the like. We'll set a quick agenda to make sure we make time for every topic.
HFHPN Members, find more detailed information and the Zoom link on the Member-Only Provider Consult Group page. Further information and a Zoom link will also be sent out to the HFHPN email list before the session.
Beyond
Advancing CRAFT Skills Workshops: Adapting CRAFT for Groups
Lara Okoloko, LICSW. Certified CRAFT provider and approved trainer
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
12:00 pm to 3:15 pm Eastern | 9:00 am to 12:15pm Pacific
$100 USD • 3 CEs
This advanced workshop is designed for clinicians and facilitators who have completed foundational CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) training and are ready to apply it in a group setting.
Participants will learn how to adapt the CRAFT model for group work, with a focus on group structure, engagement strategies, and facilitation challenges, while adhering to fidelity to the CRAFT model.
Topics covered include creating an engaging and respectful group milieu, fostering a sense of universality and group cohesion, and addressing common facilitation challenges. Participants will receive a customizable group facilitation guide and adaptable participant handouts to support immediate use.
Last Tuesday Monthly CRAFT/ITC Provider Peer Consultation Group
Cordelia Kraus, LPC, certified CRAFT clinician, ITC trainer
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
12:00 pm EDT |9:00 am PDT • 90 minutes
Online (Zoom) • HFHPN Members
This Last Tuesday Consult Group gives us, as providers, a way to commit to ongoing learning.
We'll start with quick introductions, and then dive into our reading discussion (article to be determined). Check out the article before the session and then come in with your comments, questions, and stories!
The second half of our time we'll create space for CRAFT-based consultation requests, announcements, CRAFT-based questions, and the like. We'll set a quick agenda to make sure we make time for every topic.
HFHPN Members, find more detailed information and the Zoom link on the Member-Only Provider Consult Group page. Further information and a Zoom link will also be sent out to the HFHPN email list before the session.
Anytime
Online CRAFT Training
We the Village, Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D, creator of the CRAFT approach
Asynchronous pre-recorded course, access anytime
$360 USD for 6 months • CEUs available
Online • Pre-recorded, asynchronous
This is an asynchronous learning opportunity with self-paced micro learning modules.
How It Works
Learn directly from the creator: Dr. Meyers personally takes you through his curriculum, covering the complete Overview of CRAFT and the Procedures, in a conversational style.
Tool kit: Trainees are provided comprehensive and brief Protocol Session Prep Videos plus downloadable Session Guides and accompanying Client Worksheets with examples.
Learn at your own pace: With 6 months access trainees learn and revisit the curriculum content whenever best suits their schedule.
Training Includes
Curriculum content: Instructional videos featuring Dr. Meyers, access to supporting CRAFT research, quizzes to solidify knowledge, session prep videos, ~8 hours of total video content.
Downloadable toolkit: PDF session guides with checklists for each procedure, complete set of CRAFT client pdf worksheets with examples.
Continuing education credits: NAADAC & NASW approved education provider.
Intro to CRAFT
Lara Okoloko, LICSW. Certified CRAFT Provider and Approved Trainer
Asynchronous pre-recorded course, access anytime
$29 USD • 1 CEUs available
Online • Pre-recorded, asynchronous
If you are interested in learning about CRAFT, this one hour pre-recorded course will teach you what it means, who it is for, what research says about it, and how you can use it with your clients.
(Listing updated March 1, 2024)
Family Crisis Communication Skills - Comparing Approaches for Families Experiencing SMI and SUD
Lara Okoloko, LICSW. Certified CRAFT Provider and Approved Trainer
Asynchronous pre-recorded course, access anytime
$29 USD • 1 CEUs available
Online • Pre-recorded, asynchronous
In this course, we will compare the communication skills of four different methods that can be used with families who love someone with serious mental illness or substance use disorder: CRAFT, Psychosis REACH, LEAP, and MI.
Learn more about what these approaches are, their common traits, and how to use some of the components in practice.
(Listing added March 1, 2024)
Ethics of Respecting Self Determination while Engaging People with SUD into Treatment
Lara Okoloko, LICSW. Certified CRAFT Provider and Approved Trainer
Asynchronous pre-recorded course, access anytime
$29 USD • 1 CEUs available
Online • Pre-recorded, asynchronous
The NASW code of ethics guides us to "respect self determination" of our clients, yet many people with substance use disorders experience confrontational tactics. coercion, or lack of choice when seeking help for their substance use problem. What does this have to do with the "treatment gap" between the high number of people who experience addiction and the low number of people who get treatment for it?
This course will cover the statistics related to the treatment gap, what we know about the effect of confrontational methods. and how to ethically engage reluctant people into care.
(CRAFT is discussed, but not a central component, of this course. Listing updated March 1, 2024)
If you are looking to get more information about CRAFT as a provider and aren’t yet ready to jump into a full training, consider checking out the family event page for other ways to get exposed to the work! Although the focus will be likely slightly different than what you will receive at a professional training, family workshops are a great way to be introduced to some of the concepts and connect with the experiences and perspectives of families .
For Trainers:
If you offer CRAFT-based training for providers I would love to list your training here! To learn more about listing your training or workshop CLICK HERE.
Common Terms:
CRAFT Training. Community Reinforcement And Family Training (CRAFT) was developed by Dr. Robert J Meyers and Associates. Any training listed as a “CRAFT training” means that the trainer is a Certified CRAFT Trainer (which is a higher level of certification than a Certified CRAFT Provider) and associated with Dr. Robert Meyers.
CRAFT-based Training. These trainings are being offered by providers who are knowledgable about and have received ample training in CRAFT, however they are not Certified CRAFT Trainers.
Invitation to Change (ITC) Training. ITC, created by the Center for Motivation and Change, is a combination of CRAFT, Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This version of CRAFT includes, not only the protocol on what to do, but offers heart (or more technically speaking, psychological flexibility) behind the why and how. CMC offers a tiered certification process for ITC for those who are interested; please see their website for more info.