- Faculty:
- Paul Brasler
- Duration:
- 12 Hours 18 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Sep 16, 2020
Description
Handouts
| Manual – Certified Addictions- Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP) (31.6 MB) | 175 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
The Science Behind Substance Use Disorders
- Biopsychosocial aspects of substance abuse
- Attachment & trauma
- The brain’s reward system
- How metabolism impacts substance abuse
Signs of Intoxication & Withdrawal Symptoms
- Alcohol & other depressants
- Stimulants
- Opioids
- Cannabinoids
- Psychoactive plants & chemicals
- Inhalants
Assessment of Substance Use Disorders
- How to ask sensitive intake questions
- Take-home screening tools
- Identify substances that mimic other disorders
- Spot co-occurring disorders & trauma
- How to navigate a high risk of misdiagnosis
- Non-invasive drug screenings
Treatment Planning: Determine Level of Care
- How to approach level of care decisions
- Why detox alone is NOT treatment
- Detox protocols
- Types of inpatient & outpatient treatment
- When is partial hospitalization necessary
- Which treatment level is right for your client?
Recognize & Treat Behavioral/Process Addictions
- Compulsive gambling
- Compulsive sexual behaviors
- Electronic addictions
Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Strategies to Improve Client Engagement & Treatment Compliance
- Motivational interviewing
- Reward gains & treatment compliance
- Case management: Link the client to resources
- Medication-assisted treatment
Psychodynamic Approaches
- The role of the ego in addiction & recovery
- Identify & confront defense mechanisms
- Recognize & heal past trauma
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
- Apply the A-B-C model to substance abuse
- Recognize triggers to use
- Foster coping skills
- Deconstruct negative schemas
Substance Use Disorders & The Family
- The family’s role in recovery
- Family member roles: Enablers & heroes
- Overcome family rules that block progress
- When the client is shielded form consequences
- How & when to engage the entire family
Treatment Strategies for Special Populations
- Children & adolescents
- Active military & veterans
- LGBTQ clients
- Pregnant women
- Older adults
Group Therapy Strategies
- Handling intoxicated members
- How group support works differently
- Barriers to treatment
- Getting people to talk
- Spotting dealers within the group
- Referring to 12-step groups & alternatives
Legal & Ethical Issues in Treating Substance Use Disorders
- Privacy laws & when you should disclose
- Impaired practitioners
- Working with incarcerated clients
- Drug treatment courts
- Bias in treating recovering clients
- Recognize & address vicarious trauma
- Limitations of the research & potential risks
Faculty
Paul Brasler, MA, LCSW Related seminars and products: 10
Paul Brasler, MA, LCSW, has worked in the social work field for the past 22 years. He is the head of behavioral health for Daily Planet Health Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides comprehensive and integrated healthcare and mental health services (including medication-assisted opioid treatment). Paul is also president of Providence Consulting & Education L.L.C., through which he provides clinical supervision and professional education services.
Paul has extensive experience in working with people with substance use disorders. After finishing school, Paul went to work at an adolescent residential treatment program, where he developed a treatment track for adolescents with substance use disorders. In 2003, he became a senior clinician in the Chesterfield County Juvenile Drug Court and provided individual, family, adolescent group and multifamily group therapies. After working at the drug court for seven years, Paul moved on to conduct psychiatric and substance misuse evaluations in emergency departments in the Greater Richmond, Virginia area. Paul has also served as adjunct faculty in the school of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he developed a graduate course in substance abuse treatment.
Paul has been a PESI presenter since 2016, and he has presented classes on mental health emergencies and high-risk clients across the country. He recently released his first book, High-Risk Clients: Evidence-Based Assessment & Clinical Tools to Recognize and Effectively Respond to Mental Health Crises (PESI Publishing 2019).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Brasler is in private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Paul Brasler has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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