A healthcare background is recommended. Use current local clinical guidance and supervision when applying material; recorded educational examples are not patient-specific treatment advice.
Optional preparation: Free Yale Course: Essentials of Global Health.
About this course
People experiencing substance use disorders encounter both clinical challenges and barriers to care. This free Yale video course introduces healthcare professionals to a compassionate, coordinated approach to screening, assessment, treatment and referral. Case demonstrations and discussions make it possible to examine how different professions contribute to care.
Course at a glance
| Provider | Yale |
|---|---|
| Instructor / Teaching team | Yale's multidisciplinary teaching team |
| Platform | YouTube · YaleCourses |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate · WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Lessons | 67 |
| Video duration | 8h 14m · allow extra time for reading and practice |
| Format | Self-paced video learning |
| Certificate | No certificate included with free YouTube viewing |
What you’ll learn
- Describe the screening and assessment topics introduced in the course.
- Recognize the importance of compassionate clinical communication.
- Compare the roles of direct treatment and referral in coordinated care.
- Identify barriers that can prevent patients from accessing services.
Skills you’ll gain
- Clinical communication
- Substance use education
- Referral awareness
- Interprofessional collaboration
Course Overview
The teaching follows model clinical encounters and expands into treatment access, stigma and collaboration. Learners can revisit specific communication and decision points, then compare perspectives from the interprofessional discussions. The course is an educational resource for clinical learning; its videos do not provide supervised clinical training or authority to practise beyond an existing professional role.
How the course develops
- Recognize and assess: follow the course's approach to discussing substance use and understanding the severity of a patient's difficulties.
- Plan and coordinate care: examine treatment and referral pathways, including obstacles that affect access.
- Work across professions: consider language, stigma and collaboration through case-based teaching and panel discussions.
The classroom contains all 67 videos in this official YaleCourses playlist. Use the lesson list to follow the course or search for a topic you want to revisit. Introductory segments, teaching examples and supplementary discussions remain available within this course.
Who is this for?
Healthcare professionals, clinical trainees and health-service staff with a relevant foundation in patient care.
Before you start
A healthcare background is recommended. Use current local clinical guidance and supervision when applying material; recorded educational examples are not patient-specific treatment advice.
Put the lessons into practice
Review a fictional case from the course and map the communication, assessment and referral questions it raises. Discuss uncertainties within an appropriate supervised learning setting rather than deriving a treatment plan from the videos alone.
This optional study activity is provided by WikiFree for independent reflection. It is not a graded Yale assignment. Keep a short record of what you can explain confidently and what you need to revisit; use that record to plan your next study session.
Certificate / Assessment
The public videos can be watched free of charge. This WikiFree listing does not include a Yale certificate, academic credit, a degree, graded assessments or feedback from the instructors. A similarly named course on another platform may have different enrollment, assessment and payment conditions.
The classroom’s Mark complete control records your personal progress. It does not assess your understanding or award a credential. Course examples reflect the recordings; check current sources whenever you need up-to-date professional information.
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- Complementary learningFree Yale Course: Essentials of Global Health
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Focus: Global health literacy · Health equity
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Beginner
Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free Yale Course: Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers | Intermediate | Clinical communication · Substance use education · Referral awareness | 8h 14m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Yale Course: Essentials of Global Health | Beginner | Global health literacy · Health equity · Disease burden | 12h 23m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Introduction to Psychology and Human Behavior | Beginner | MIT Course: Introduction to Psychology and Human Behavior | 23h 1m of video; practice time is additional |
Frequently asked questions
Is this Yale course free?
Yes. This listing provides the official YaleCourses YouTube videos for free viewing. Textbooks, optional materials and separately enrolled programs may have their own costs.
How long does the course take?
The playlist contains 67 videos totaling approximately 8h 14m. Reading, note-taking, revision and independent practice add to that viewing time.
What background do I need?
A healthcare background is recommended. Use current local clinical guidance and supervision when applying material; recorded educational examples are not patient-specific treatment advice.
Will I receive a Yale certificate?
No. Watching these YouTube lessons or marking them complete on WikiFree does not earn a Yale certificate, degree or academic credit.
Can I watch on a phone?
Yes. Use the responsive lesson list and player on a phone, tablet or computer. A larger screen and a notebook may help with detailed examples, equations or software demonstrations.
What happens if a video becomes unavailable?
The lesson should remain visible in its place with its title and an availability notice. You can continue with the other lessons and report the problem through the correction link.
Provider: Yale. Videos play from the YaleCourses channel on YouTube.
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