The Basic Level UTC consists of eight courses that cover the broad spectrum of addiction treatment. The content and methodology of the UTC training series is designed to ensure that addiction practitioners develop a balanced perspective of the principles relating to both the science and art of addiction treatment. Each course is intended to enhance the knowledge, skills and competencies of addiction professionals, as well as promote evidence-based practice for the enhancement of service delivery and treatment outcomes. Moreover, each course underwent the rigorous process of reviews to ensure the outstanding quality of content, as well as identify and address existing gaps prior to its application by training.
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) has been developed by several teams of curriculum developers, including JBS International, SME Consulting, and TTK, with overall coordination by the International Centre for Credentialing and Education of Addiction Professionals (ICCE). UTC is available through the basic and advanced series as well as with several specialist series that focus on populations with special needs, such as women (WISE Course), children, and LGBTQ+ (SOGI Course) communities.
Trained professionals in over 70 countries in the UTC, WISE, and URC enhancing their knowledge and skills in evidence-based drug use treatment and recovery.
- Training in Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) – Basic and Advanced Series
The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) provides a series of training materials for knowledge and skill development of 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 so expanding the professional global treatment workforce.
UTC is available through the basic and advanced series as well as with several specialist series that focus on populations with special needs, such as women, children, and persons in recovery. This initiative will focus on offering training for treatment professionals in both the UTC basic series and the UTC advanced series.
There are 3 modalities of training available:
- Training of trainers (in person)
- Training of treatment practitioners (in person)
- Training of treatment practitioners (virtual)
- Online self-led training available free of charge in English and Spanish (Link)
- Improved knowledge and skills for the implementation of evidence-based drug use treatment programs.
- Strengthening substance use treatment teams' capacities to provide higher quality, evidence-based interventions.
- Strengthening a global network of drug treatment professionals.
- Professionalization and certification of the treatment workforce.
- Contributing to the implementation of the WHO/UNODC International Treatment Standards in coalition countries.
- Strengthening local capacities to enable countries to establish continuous training processes.
- Enhancing the therapeutic competencies of teams working in treatment services.
- Contributing to improving the quality of care for individuals with substance use disorders treated in the country's treatment services.
- Local universities incorporating UTC into their study curriculums.
Africa: George Murimi, CP Project Manager – george [dot] murimi [at] colombo-plan [dot] org (george[dot]murimi[at]colombo-plan[dot]org)
Asia: Dr. Khalid Humayuni, CP Project Manager - khalid [dot] humayuni [at] colombo-plan [dot] org (khalid[dot]humayuni[at]colombo-plan[dot]org)
Central Asia: Anja Busse, UNODC Programme Officer – anja [dot] busse [at] un [dot] org (anja[dot]busse[at]un[dot]org)
Latin America and Caribbean: Rodrigo Portilla, CP Project Manager - rodrigo [dot] portilla [at] colombo-plan [dot] org (rodrigo[dot]portilla[at]colombo-plan[dot]org) & Isabella Araújo CICAD Senior Program Officer - iaraujo [at] oas [dot] org (iaraujo[at]oas[dot]org)
