Addiction and the Brain Certificate Online

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学（UW）护理学院，华盛顿大学医学院药理学系，华盛顿大学教育学院和华盛顿大学教育推广将汇集他们的资源，并建立在现有的成功模式和合作伙伴关系，以开发（第一阶段），实施和传播（第二阶段）深入的远程学习计划，成瘾和大脑证书在线。该计划将主要为K-12系统的健康教师，辅导员和护士以及监狱系统的专业人员提供服务。司法系统的成员和立法者将受益于该计划的前两门课程，并将能够在个人课程的基础上注册。该方案将： * 加深参与者对理解大脑奖励系统所需的核心神经科学概念的了解。 * 增加参与者对成瘾的神经生物学机制的了解。 * 提高参与者在其实践领域实施基于神经科学的成瘾资源和课程的能力。 * 增加参与者对成瘾研究的产品和过程的赞赏。 成瘾和大脑证书在线将得到教育界主要利益相关者的指导和支持，包括国家公共教育监督办公室、华盛顿大学酒精和药物滥用研究所、华盛顿州立大学、道格拉斯县学区联合会等。(See附件A中的承诺书和支持书）。该计划将为教育工作者提供一个机会，从华盛顿大学，一个主要的研究机构获得资源和专业知识。它将通过在线远程学习使用最先进的工具和专业知识提供在UW教育推广。远程在线学习的形式，使用吸引人的方法和先进的互动软件工具，将允许广泛传播该方案，特别是偏远，服务不足的农村地区。 成瘾和大脑证书在线将有三个在线课程。在其初始阶段，该计划将为30名教育工作者提供服务，他们将获得9个学分和UW成就证书。这项赠款具有成本效益，因为它只要求两年的资金，并将在赠款期结束后自我维持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing, the UW School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, the UW College of Education and UW Educational Outreach will pool their resources and build on existing successful models and partnerships to develop (Phase l), implement and disseminate (Phase II) an in-depth distance learning program, Addiction and the Brain Certificate Online. The program will be designed to primarily serve health teachers, counselors and nurses in the K-12 system, and professionals in the prison system. Members of the judiciary system and lawmakers wilt benefit from the first two courses of the program and will be able to enroll on an individual course basis. The program will: * Deepen participants' knowledge of core neuroscience concepts necessary to understand the brain's reward system. * Increase participants' knowledge of the neurobiological mechanisms of addiction. * Increase participants' ability to implement neuroscience-based resources and curricula about addiction in their areas of practice. * Increase participants' appreciation of the products and processes of addiction research. Addiction and the Brain Certificate Online will be guided and supported by key stakeholders in the education community including the Office of the State Superintendent of Public instruction, the UW Alcohol and Drug Abuse institute, Washington State University, the Douglas County School District Consortium and others. (See letters of commitment and support in Exhibit A.) The program will provide an opportunity for educators to access resources and expertise from the University of Washington, a major research institution. It will be delivered through online distance learning using state-of-the-art tools and expertise available at UW Educational Outreach. The distance learning online format, using engaging methods and advanced interactive software tools will allow for a wide dissemination of the program especially to remote, underserved rural areas. Addiction and the Brain Certificate Online will feature three online courses. In its initial phase the program will serve a cohort of 30 educators who will earn nine credits and a UW Certificate of Achievement. This grant is cost effective in that it asks for funding for only two years and will become self-sustaining after the grant period is over.