Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC)
Overview
The Universal Treatment Curriculum is a training curriculum to enhance knowledge and skill development of addiction treatment professionals. The aim of the training series is to reduce the significant health, social and economic problems associated with substance use disorders by building international treatment capacity through training, and expanding the professional global treatment workforce. The UTC was developed using evidence-based principles and is available through both a Basic and Advanced level series, as well as several specialized curricula that focus on populations with special needs, such as women, children, and persons in recovery. The Universal Treatment Curriculum includes 8 courses in the Basic Level curriculum, 10 courses at the Advanced level curriculum (with more in development), and 3 additional curricula available in specialized topics.
UTC Basic Level CURRICULUM
The Basic Level UTC curriculum consists of eight courses that cover a broad range
of addiction topics. The content of the UTC Basic Level curriculum were designed
to ensure that addiction practitioners develop a balanced perspective of the principles
relating to treatment. Each course is intended to enhance the knowledge, skills and
competencies of treatment professionals, as well as to promote evidence-based practices
to enhance service delivery and treatment outcomes.
UTC Advanced Level CURRICULUM
The Advanced Level UTC curriulum includes fifteen courses; these were designed to
provide a more comprehensive and theoretical foundation related to addiction treatment.
The Advanced Level curriculum aims to provide in-depth continuing education with the
latest information and skills-based activities, to further enhance the capacity of
the treatment workforce, and to standardize the quality of care and services they
provide for their clients.
UTC Specialized Series
The UTC specialized series has been developed to provide advanced material on specific
topics relevant to addiction treatment practitioners:
- Guiding recovery of women (GROW)
- Developing Community-Based Recovery Support Systems
- Recovery Coaching