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 | March | April | 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
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.
April
ATTC’s Invitation to Change Approach - Intensive & Group Leader Training
ATTC Network with CMC:Foundation for Change
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, April 14, 15, 28, and 29 and May 5, 6, 12, and 13
start time 12:00 pm EDT | 9:00 am PDT • 4 hours each day
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start time 6:00 pm EDT | 3:00 pm PDT • 4 hours each day
Online via Zoom • Free
Invitation to Change is a holistic, evidence-based model developed by CMC: Foundation for Change to help families and loved ones affected by substance use. Drawing from Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), ITC helps family members and loved ones attending the support groups build communication skills, strengthen relationships, and promote self-care.
The ATTC Network is offering a FREE two-part virtual training that will prepare participants to facilitate a 15-week ITC Family Support Group in their own communities. This training is available to all professionals residing in the regions listed below.
Following completion of both Level 1 and Level 2 training, participant teams are required to launch and facilitate a 15-week Invitation to Change (ITC) Family Support Group (in-person or virtual). The group must begin within 90 days of completing the Level 2 training.
Two time options are being offered (9am-1pm PT or 3-7pm PT), with sessions offered April 14, 15, 28, and 29 and May 5, 6, 12, and 13.
Space is limited. Full participation in all training sessions and commitment to host one 15-week ITC Family Support Group in your community is required.
Applicable states/regions:
HHS Region 4 South East (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
HHS Region 5 Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
HHS Region 6 South Southwest (AR, LA, OK, TX, NM)
HHS Region 7 Mid America (IA, KS, MO, NE)
HHS Region 8 Mountain Plains (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
HHS Region 9 Pacific Southwest (CA, AZ, NV, HI & Pacific Islands)
HHS Region 10 Northwest (AK, ID, OR, WA)
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.
Beyond
ITC Intensive
CMC:Foundation for Change
Friday, May 15th, Saturday, May 16th, and Saturday, May 23rd
start time 10:00am EDT | 7:00am PDT • 5 or 7 hours per day
$500 • 14 CEUs available
Online
A virtual training for professionals who would like to learn to support families in the midst of dealing with the challenges of substance misuse.
This introductory training offers participants a helping blueprint for working with families. Over the course of the workshop training participants will learn the foundational principles and skills entailed in the Invitation to Change approach and introduced to exercises to help families understand and utilize them to support their struggling loved one.
Participants will:
Gain a better understanding of the four components of The Invitation to Change Approach: Helping with Understanding, Helping with Awareness, Helping with Action, and Practice.
Understand on a theoretical and practical basis ideas concerning reinforcement, communication, awareness and self-compassion as part of a helping model.
Have a better understanding of the evidence-based protocols supporting the Invitation to Change Approach.
Learn the strategies and skills that family members can implement when assisting a loved one with a substance use problem.
Gain a better understanding of the application of these skills and strategies either at home or in clinical and peer-to-peer support settings.
ITC Intensive
CMC:Foundation for Change
Thursday, September 17th, Friday, September 18th, and Friday, September 25th
start time 10:00am EDT | 7:00am PDT • 5 or 7 hours per day
$500 • 14 CEUs available
Online
A virtual training for professionals who would like to learn to support families in the midst of dealing with the challenges of substance misuse.
This introductory training offers participants a helping blueprint for working with families. Over the course of the workshop training participants will learn the foundational principles and skills entailed in the Invitation to Change approach and introduced to exercises to help families understand and utilize them to support their struggling loved one.
Participants will:
Gain a better understanding of the four components of The Invitation to Change Approach: Helping with Understanding, Helping with Awareness, Helping with Action, and Practice.
Understand on a theoretical and practical basis ideas concerning reinforcement, communication, awareness and self-compassion as part of a helping model.
Have a better understanding of the evidence-based protocols supporting the Invitation to Change Approach.
Learn the strategies and skills that family members can implement when assisting a loved one with a substance use problem.
Gain a better understanding of the application of these skills and strategies either at home or in clinical and peer-to-peer support settings.
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.