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Medical and Professional Education

Partner with your treatment and recovery colleagues at Hazelden Betty Ford to help the people and communities you serve find freedom from addiction.

Together, we're building a healthier, happier tomorrow.

The impact of the nation's addiction epidemic is felt in communities everywhere—in our hospital emergency rooms, mental health centers, social service agencies, justice system and schools.

What's needed are evidence-based, intersectional solutions, led by professionals like you who understand the most-effective ways to help.

Medical and Professional Education opportunities offered by Hazelden Betty Ford prepare you and your organization to do just that through:

  • clinical and operational consultation
  • immersive learning experiences
  • community engagement initiatives
  • customized trainings and resources

We look forward to learning about you and the communities you serve—and making a lifesaving difference, together.

Professional Education and Continuum Solutions

Discover how we can collaborate to develop and deliver the most-effective addiction treatment and recovery management resources and services for your community. Learn more.

Professionals in Residence (PIR)

Learn about addiction side-by-side with our expert clinicians and our treatment patients in this five-day program. Learn more.

Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS)

Learn about addiction, treatment and recovery directly from clinicians, patients and families in this immersive, weeklong educational program. Learn more.

Medical Education Partnership (MEP)

Join your colleagues to learn about addiction treatment and recovery from personal and professional perspectives. Learn more.

Course on Addiction and Recovery Education (CARE)

This first-ever online addiction education program for medical students draws from leading experts and the latest science. Learn more.

Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Train with us in this fully accredited, yearlong addiction medicine fellowship focusing on patient care. Learn more.

Psychology Training Opportunities

Gain clinical experience in addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders in your pursuit of a career as a psychologist. Learn more.

Wondering Which Program is Right For You? Call today and speak with one of our program administrators to answer all your questions.

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Joseph Skrajewski

Joseph Skrajewski, MA, MFTI

Executive Director, Medical and Professional Education

A dynamic trainer, speaker, innovator and program developer, Joseph Skrajewski leads Hazelden Betty Ford's educational programs and activities that equip professionals to respond effectively to the challenges of addiction within their areas of expertise and influence. Skrajewski oversees three on-campus educational programs—the Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS), Professionals in Residence (PIR), and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship—as well as an online Course on Addiction and Recovery (CARE) for medical students created in collaboration with the field's foremost authorities. He also works closely with medical schools, policy makers and health care experts from the public and private sectors to develop innovative symposia and national conferences on addiction medicine and related topics. Learn more

Joseph Skrajewski

Upcoming Educational Events for Professionals

Webinar
Jan27
1:30 p.m.Online

The Impact of Pandemic Life on Teens

With Deirdre Flynn

Review research about the effects of pandemic life on adolescent mental health and substance use.

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Webinar
Feb10
1:30 p.m.Online

Substance Use and Women's Reproductive Health

With Alta DeRoo

From a physiological standpoint, women and men respond differently to alcohol and other drug use.

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Webinar
Feb10
1 p.m. CSTOnline

Mindfulness and Addiction Recovery

Presented by: Rev. Ben Connelly

Learn how to use mindfulness techniques in promoting holistic wellness and addiction recovery.

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Webinar
Feb17
10:30 a.m. CSTOnline

Going the Distance: Intentional and Creative Clinical Work with LGBTQ+ Clients

Presented by: Beck Gee-Cohen

Lecture, case studies, and collaborative work surrounding the need to address the clinical understanding of LGBTQ+ communities.

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Webinar
Feb24
1:30 p.m.Online

Addiction Intervention the "Love First" Way

With Debra Jay and Jeff Jay

Join professional interventionists to examine the latest thinking and best practices in the field of intervention and family engagement.

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Professional
Hazelden in Center City, MN

Professionals in Residence

Week-long sessions available each month

Get an insider's view into the process of evidence-based, Twelve Step addiction treatment and recovery through our intensive, five-day Profess...

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