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DEE - CCSAD - 2011 Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders - Non-Physicians
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Apply clinical skills from a broad range of professional core functions including assessment, therapeutic approaches

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Discuss key issues such as cultural diversity, gender issues, sexual orientation and age-specific differences in relation to clinician/client interaction

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Identify distinctions between law, ethics, values , practice standards and decision making
Summarize the laws and ethics associated with privacy and confidentiality; relationships; education and  ongoing training, record-keeping
Discuss issues around dual relationships, ethical decision making, and the propriety of behavior with clients who often try to expand the relationship beyond its limits
Discuss the concept of extreme emotional states and how they can result in maladaptive behavior patterns that are described in CORI constructs
Describe the Gerwe Orchestration Method and its implementation
Describe G-OM Group Process developed to collectively identify the most disruptive current emotional states and behavioral responses of each participant
Discuss critical events that can affect the workplace
Analyze industry specific cultures and risk factors
Describe issues and challenges of HR in a workplace crisis
Discuss the intent and purpose of CFR 42 Part 2 and HIPAA
Identify specific areas of overlap regarding confidentiality, i.e. client's rights, record keeping, disclosures, ROT's
Describe resources for interpretation and implementation of the regulations through case examples
Explain the release of emerging tobacco products as part of a Tobacco Industry strategy
Differentiate between various emerging tobacco products
Discuss the import of emerging tobacco products on client's current tobacco use and clinical treatment of nicotine dependence
Define the three key theories of MIT
Describe three interventions for supporting men in dealing with their trauma. Gain three new skills for working with men
Identify one exercise they can immediately implement into their program
Assess the functioning of a family system through the lens of the three phases
Apply appropriate intervention tools and therapeutic techniques to promote change in the family system
Discuss the challenges of family recovery and the potential for resistance to change
Identify tools and skills for non-verbal art and music therapy interventions that can be added to traditional therapies
Discuss how art and music therapies increase recovery focused skills for people with eating disorders
Summarize how art and music therapies tap into the emotional underpinnings of eating disorders related to trauma memories, body image, shame and road blocks to recovery
Identify the 'moderation' issues in recovery from the total abstinence issues
Discuss the immense power of humor and spirituality in looking at the world as it is rather than how we think it should be
Explain how success neurosis and voluntary self-crippling plagues addicts and alcoholics, undermining their success
Discuss why it is important to differentiate dependence from alcoholism and addiction in clinical work
List the benefits of offering two treatment paths to clients: discovery and recovery
Discriminate between descriptions and definitions that focus on the outward behaviors seen in many persons with addiction and the underlying biology that is disordered in addiction that leads to altered thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Analyze new diagnostic criteria for addiction in light of evolving historical understandings of addiction over the past 50+ years
Explain how brain regions other than the mesolimbic reward circuitry are central to the complex processes of addiction
Describe 5 specific, Dual Diagnosis Group content areas that have been identified as significant to this population, developed from direct feedback from group members
Compare and contrast these with empirically-based models developed on a broader population
Develop service satisfaction and feedback sheets for the process of their own dual diagnosis group development and design
Discuss the history of the alternative to discipline programs in Massachusetts
Explain the similarities between Healthcare Professionals and the General Population
Identify risk factors, signs and symptoms that the chemically impaired healthcare professional will exhibit in the work setting
Explain why SIBs as a coping skill are being utilized with far more frequency than years past
State why SIBs may increase while in the primary CD setting and when access to chemicals is removed
Explain how to implement treatment plan objectives for SIBs in a primary CD setting
Identify similarities and differences between eating disorders and addictions based on case presentations and clinical review
Explain how to assess for signs and symptoms, medical complications, the role of genetics, factors related to co-occurring addictions and mental illness, cognitive impairment when malnourished, medication options, possible causes, and family related issues
Describe the main patient, staff, and environmental goals of the Addressing Tobacco Through Organizational Change (ATTOC) model
List the ATTOC steps and strategies to effectively address tobacco use in addiction treatment settings
Discuss the ATTOC implementation strategies in various addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment settings
Discuss how physicians with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders including mental health, behavioral health, physical illness and boundary concerns, are involved with the state licensing board and the physician health program, with a focus on the federal regulation, 42CFR, regarding confidentiality
Explain how the Massachusetts Board of Registration (BORM) policies in ensure that physicians with addictive and co-occurring disorders practice safely and the public is protected
Describe the relationship between the Massachusetts Physician Health Services (PHS) and the BORM which enhances physician health and promotes patient safety
Evaluate retrospective cost-effectiveness data of treating alcohol and opioid dependent patients with Vivitrol
Explain how programs have overcome barriers to treatment and practically implemented a Vivitrol treatment program in a range of real life clinical settings
Discuss how public treatment and justice systems have implemented medication-assisted recovery
Summarize how the theoretical foundations of the Developmental Model applies effectively to resolve underlying issues that drive the need for an eating disorder
Discuss how to combine the skills needed to use the developmental model for accurate assessment in combination with an understanding of empathic inquiry to the signs, symptoms, habits and complications of the eating disorder
Explain how to discontinue battling the eating disorder in order to move a client from the wounded ego state into the functional ego state
Summarize the history of medication use for those with opiate dependence
Evaluate beliefs about the use of medications for those with opiate dependence
Compare basic pharmacology and useful clinical interventions in working with those with opiate dependence
Discuss the treatment of opioid dependence
Evaluate the use of clinical mentoring that emphasizes practical issues in the recognition and treatment of opioid dependence
Describe complex issues in the treatment of those with substance use disorders, opioid dependence, and other mental or medical illnesses
Identify the symptoms of PTSD co-occurring with substance abuse/dependency
Describe the treatment approaches for this dual-diagnosis including therapeutic modalities, pharmacologic support and why inpatient treatment is often advised
Assess the effectiveness of 12 step practices in facilitating recovery at a neurobiologic level
Define gambling
Identify the ten DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling
 Identify the signs and symptoms of problem gambling
Differentiate between cognitive/didactic intervention techniques and experiential/psychodramatic techniques
Explain the benefit of a holistic and inclusive approach to the family system
List a number of resources and organizations available to practitioners to assist them in their work
Discuss retrospective data regarding the comparative cost-effectiveness of treating alcohol dependent patients with various medication and non-medication strategies
Explain how programs have overcome barriers to treatment and have practically implemented a Vivitrol treatment program for alcohol dependence in a the Drug Court and Criminal Justice setting
Explain how programs have overcome barriers to treatment and have practically implemented a Vivitrol treatment program for alcohol dependence in a public sector setting
Describe how an eating disorder nutrition specialist develops a plan to help a person with an eating disorder interrupt eating disorder behaviors, accept and practice a meal plan, weight restore, broaden food options and change problem eating habits
Assess readiness for change to explore the connection between erroneous food beliefs and the addiction to food
Explain how to individualize even the most compromised, emaciated person’s meal plan so they can stick with a program long enough to learn it is safe and effective
Connect the importance of mind, body, spirit, experiential therapy, and family treatment with the client's engagement (progress, success) in treatment
Describe the different modalities in working with clients and their families that provide a stronger foundation of recovery
State the benefits of MBS (mind, body spirit), ABC (adventure based counseling), and FWP (Family wellness programming) in comprehensive addiction treatment
Name the Bio-Psycho-Social Aspects of addiction, equating to the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Body, mind and spirit, as told through the journey of a nurse addict
Identify the middle class drug addict
Cite the generational influences that push the genetics of addiction into active disease
Identify contributing factors to the high rate of burn-out among addiction professionals
Describe methods of minimizing detrimental influence of these factors in their own lives
Discuss the phenomenon of counselor co-dependency
Discuss fetal development and placental function and the potential impact of teratogens, drug, and alcohol use and withdrawal on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes
Describe the current management of alcohol, benzodiazepine, and opioid dependence during pregnancy including recent literature regarding opioid dependency
Assess the importance of reproductive and contraceptive counseling in the treatment of substance abuse disorders
Compare theories supporting experiential techniques
Compare and contrast a wide range of methods for individuals and groups
Differentiate when and when not to employ the techniques
Describe how the Developmental Model applies effectively to resolve underlying issues that drive the need for an eating disorder
Explain how to combine the skills needed to use the developmental model for accurate assessment in combination with an understanding of empathic inquiry to the signs, symptoms, habits and complications of the eating disorder
Assess how to discontinue battling the eating disorder in order to move a client from the wounded ego state into the functional ego state
Describe how the internet and online communities have fundamentally changed the way that behavioral health professionals are able to connect with those in need of our services
Assess how, when and why to set up your own online blog, social networking site, YouTube video channel, Twitter accounts and more
Discuss what works and what doesn’t— and why — in the “new world” of social media and online communities
Identify where American, European, Middle and Far Eastern policies and practices overlap
Differentiate where they significantly differ in the areas of substance abuse prevention and treatment as well as harm reduction efforts
Discuss the interesting developments of the Middle and Far East
Demonstrate extrinsic motivational techniques
Describe the techniques' positive impact on clients and clinicians alike
Explain how humor, music, drama, writing, asking questions and providing answers can service the human connection between clinician and client
Identify benefits and barriers of treating nicotine dependence in substance addiction treatment settings
Describe core psychosocial and medication treatment approaches, as well as other community resources for effective reduction of tobacco use among persons in recovery from other addictions
Discuss cultural changes needed in addiction treatment settings to promote and sustain abstinence from tobacco use among clients and staff
Discuss the neurobiological foundation for the recovery process
Relate the neurobiology of recovery and addiction to the Twelve Step process
Identify biological factors in recovery in a Twelve Step Program
List the core relapse issues of the healthcare professional with addiction
Discuss how to identify characterologic issues by explorative and 12 step interventions
Identify how these issues contribute to relapse
State how to integrate primary care into addiction treatment as a means of detox and sobriety maintenance
Compare the Massachusetts Model of Addiction Treatment to the Minnesota Model
Compare and contrast Massachusetts Model of Addiction Treatment to established Minnesota Model
Summarize basic brain biology and the functional anatomy of the brain
Describe how each of the major substances of abuse including opiates, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, alcohol and cannabis work in the brain
Explain how the use of these substances can impair normal brain functioning
Discuss how trauma and PTSD influence and complicate the course and treatment of eating disorders
Explain how traumatic experiences and subsequent PTSD are important risk factors in the development of eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa (BN), anorexia nervosa, binge-purge type, (AN-BP), binge eating disorder (BED) and EDNOS with purging
Explain why ED patients with a history of maltreatment, especially during childhood, are also more likely to have comorbid psychiatric illnesses, including affective, anxiety, substance use, disruptive, somatoform, dissociative and personality disorders, as well as extreme obesity
Specify how right hemisphere to right hemisphere nonverbal communication heals the neurobiology of attachment
Demonsrate how to experience the present moment, the "what is" without the observing ego that lives in the past
Describe entrainment and why those with problems generally solve them on their own while in your presence
Review the DSM IV's Diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder
Discuss Co-Occurring Disorders with Borderline Personality Disorder
Discuss Treatment modalities for Borderline Personality Disorder with Co-Occurring Disorders at difference levels of care
Explore attitudes and beliefs about medication-assisted recovery
Identify how to form alliances with office-based prescribers
Assess methods for engaging clients in treatment
Assess the benefits of using electronic health record systems to manage the flow of information within their organization
Express the value of using data compiled from electronic forms and data entry screens to measure outcomes
Cite tools for analyzing current organizational processes to evaluate program effectiveness and client care management practices
Discuss the theoretical underpinnings of psychodrama and why it is so beneficial for people who have a hard time accessing their emotions
Critique tools and techniques used in psychodrama that effectively help a person break through defenses to resolve core issues that lead a person to the eating disorder as a coping skill
Identify skills and techniques to work with even the most complicated clinical presentation so that a client will work through trauma without being "retraumatized"
 Explain the stigma female addicts have faced in society and how that has impacted access to treatment and treatment systems
Describe the constellation of biopsychosocial issues surrounding and contributing to women's addiction
List the principles of gender specific treatment
Summarize the background of the two co-founders of AA
Describe the beginnings of AA
Outline the development of the 12 Step Program of Recovery
Identify specific methods to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration
Name several current issues in the field of addiction
Identify specific methods to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration
Compare methods of opioid-free detoxification leading to more rigorous outpatient/residential treatment and/or to antagonist therapy
Demonstrate how to do brief and intermediate detoxification using methadone and buprenorphine
Explain how to determine which patients are more appropriate for longer-term and indefinite methadone and buprenorphine maintenance
Discuss how to provide integrative treatment to clients with substance abuse and psychiatric disorder
Review models for assessment and treatment decision-making
Discuss how to increase long-term efficacy of treatment effects
Describe how to assess risk of serious withdrawal
Differentiate between benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics
Explain how to do rapid and intermediate tapering therapies
Develop a framework for working effectively with adolescents diagnosed with co-occurring disorder
Identify critical elements of adolescent development and assessment
Review evidence-based treatment approaches with specific emphasis on skill building techniques
Utilize the Stages of Change model to conduct a stage of change analysis for a client
Explain how to incorporate the MI techniques of open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarization (OARS) to engage and assist clients in the recovery process
Identify and respond appropriately to client change talk: desire, ability, reason, need & commitment (DARNC)
Describe the Psychopharmacological action of Cannabis
Describe the consequences of chronic Cannabis use
Explain how to apply new clinical strategies with patients regardless of clinical specialty and discipline
Identify the main influences in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Discuss the bio-social model of emotional vulnerability (emotional dysregulation), how this relates to individuals in recovery, and how it can be used as a tool to increase parent and child understanding and communication of emotions
Describe a model of coordinated treatment which teaches DBT skills to adolescent  clients and their parents
 Identify clinical imperatives that support the need for a Suboxone Clinic within a hospital setting and an Out-patient setting
Compare evidence based strategies that will support selection, assessment and treatment for hospitalized individuals requiring OBOTreatment
Evaluate clinical forms and clinical setting requirements to optimize successful outcomes
Discuss fetal development and placental function and the potential impact of teratogens, drug, and alcohol use and withdrawal on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes
Describe the current management of alcohol, benzodiazepine, and opioid dependence during pregnancy including recent literature regarding opioid dependency
Assess the importance of reproductive and contraceptive counseling in the treatment of substance abuse disorders
Summarize the theoretical foundation of DBT including core mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance and why they are so beneficial to people who have an eating disorder
Explain how to bring these valuable skills to people who are cognitively impaired, by using humor, anecdotal stories and by applying each skills training to real life examples of people living with an eating disorder
Describe how DBT benefits people who struggle with eating disorders
List drugs of abuse requiring detoxification
Identify common beliefs about pharmocotherapies in working with addicted clients
Differentiate concepts of neurophysiology and clinical implications for the early recovering client
Describe buprenorphine efficacy and safety
Describe the epidemiology of buprenorphine diversion
Summarize best office-based practices for prescribing and monitoring buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction
Develop service satisfaction and feedback sheets for the process of their own dual diagnosis group development and design
Discuss continuing care plan implications and approaches for those presenting with co-occurring PTSD and substance abuse
Outline steps they can take to avoid falling into counselor co-dependency
Name the key dimensions and benefits of wellness
Define the role of adjunctive medication, particularly anticonvulsants and mood-stabilizing medications
Name the different phases of addiction
Assess the readiness for change
List the six stages of change
Discuss addiction stereotypes and myths
Describe the role of the intake agent
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