DAP organised two cycles of National TOT on UTC Advanced level for addiction professionals in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan for those who passed DAP’s ICAP examination. The UTC initiative has been very successful and has positive in Turkmenistan since 2015. DAP, in collaboration with United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Central Asia (UNODC ROCA), trained almost 20 practitioners working in the DDR filed on UTC basic level in the past.

During the first cycle, three regional master trainers: Mr Yuriy Rossinsliy, Ms Ainura Esenamanova and Mr. Oleg Yussopov trained 12 psychologists and psychiatrists from Turkmenistan on UTC 12 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and UTC 15 – Skills for Managing Co-Occurring Disorders from 15 to 21 July, 2019. Ms Gulmira Suleimanova, DAP Project Manager for Central Asian and Afghanistan, represented the Colombo Plan during the training.

During the second cycle, two trainers: Galina Karmanova, MD (International Consultant/ Trainer) and Tachnabat Annamuradova, MD (National Trainer) trained 19 participants from five regions and the capital of Turkmenistan on UTC 17: Case Management Skills and Practices and UTC 14: Working with Families with Substance Use Disorders in Russian language 26 November to 3 December, 2019.