Fall 2025 CRAFT Training for Providers
Welcome to your live virtual course on CRAFT
Course Description
This 13 hour Community Reinforcement and Family Training course is taught by Lara Okoloko, LICSW, a clinical social worker in Seattle, Washington. Her psychotherapy practice specializes in working with families impacted by a loved one's substance use problem. Lara maintains a private practice and is an experienced instructor, teaching at the UW in their top-rated MSW program, teaching in-person and online classes. She is a certified CRAFT therapist and approved trainer, having been taught directly by CRAFT developer and researcher Dr. Robert Meyers.
This course offers a series of live virtual class meetings, in a small group environment for the benefit of interaction with your instructor and practice with classmates.
Classes take place on four Fridays from 9 am to 12:30pm PST: September 12, 19, 26 & October 3, 2025.
This course is seeking approval for 13 CEUs from NASW Washington.
Enroll
You are purchasing access to four live class sessions and additional demonstration videos.
This program is seeking approval for 13 CEUs by the NASW Washington State Chapter. Licensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors are eligible. Provider number is #1975-499.
Course curriculum
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1Getting acquainted with the course
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2First Session with the CSO
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3Rewards
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4Treatment Engagement
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5Final Evaluation
FAQs
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Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is a counseling method designed to help the "concerned significant others (CSO's)" of people with substance use disorders, even those who are refusing treatment. CRAFT works with the family, creating lasting systemic change without ultimatums or detachment. CRAFT is an effective alternative to traditional "interventions", with two decades of peer-reviewed research behind it. CRAFT can be integrated into your existing therapy practice or family treatment program.
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These course is for social workers, therapists, substance use disorder professionals, peer support workers, SUD treatment program managers, and other helping professionals who want to assist families through substance use related crisis. You do not need to be a family therapist or a SUD expert to learn CRAFT.
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This is the full basic CRAFT training, totaling 13 hours of continuing education for professionals. These training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment.
Attendees will learn all of the CRAFT procedures to use in counseling families impacted by substance use.
The CRAFT approach will be taught through a combination of informative lecture, illustrative demonstrations and useful practice exercises - you won't be bored!
This training qualifies as the first step for those clinicians who plan to continue on towards certification in CRAFT. Even if you don't intend to continue towards certification, you will be able to start using what you learn right away.
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Each full 13 hour CRAFT training series offers a series of virtual class meetings, with additional access to demonstration videos.
Virtual training workshops are kept small so that you can benefit from an interactive and engaging learning environment. Each course meets for four live virtual class sessions. You will have full access to a virtual classroom with learning materials and demonstration videos.
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In service to accessibility of training in evidence based practices, reduced cost tickets are available to students, associate-level clinicians earning their hours towards licensure, and people working in community mental health with primarily Medicaid clients. Email Lara for a discount code.
Discount also available to people registering as part of a group of 3 or more. Take this class with a co-worker and support each other in implementing new practices with your clients. Email for the code.
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Once purchased, refunds can be given up until 14 days before the first day of class, as long as none of the materials in the virtual classroom have been accessed.
While sometimes students may have to miss class for unforseen circumstances, only those who attend all of the sessions can be issued a completion certificate. No partial CEUs can be offered. Classes are not recorded, you must be present and able to participate to earn continuing education.