Addiction and the Brain Certificate Online

描述(由申请者提供)：华盛顿大学护理学院、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外展将汇集他们的资源，并建立现有的成功模式和合作伙伴关系，以开发(阶段L)，实施和传播(第二阶段)一个深入的远程学习计划，成瘾和大脑证书在线。该计划将主要服务于K-12系统的卫生教师、顾问和护士，以及监狱系统的专业人员。司法系统的成员和立法者将受益于该计划的前两个课程，并将能够以个人课程的形式注册。该计划将： *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以神经科学为基础的关于成瘾的资源和课程的能力。 *增加参与者对成瘾研究的产品和过程的欣赏。 上瘾和在线大脑证书将得到教育界主要利益相关者的指导和支持，包括州公共教学总监办公室、华盛顿州立大学酒精和药物滥用研究所、道格拉斯县学区联盟和其他机构。(见附件A中的承诺书和支持函)该项目将为教育工作者提供一个从华盛顿大学获得资源和专业知识的机会，华盛顿大学是一家主要的研究机构。它将通过在线远程学习，使用华盛顿大学教育外展提供的最先进的工具和专业知识来提供。利用吸引人的方法和先进的互动软件工具的远程在线学习形式将使该方案得以广泛传播，特别是在偏远、服务不足的农村地区。 上瘾和大脑证书在线将有三门在线课程。在最初阶段，该计划将为30名教育工作者提供服务，他们将获得9个学分和华盛顿大学成就证书。这笔赠款具有成本效益，因为它只需要两年的资金，而且在赠款期限结束后将能够自给自足。

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.