Quality of facilities.
Apply clinical skills from a broad range of professional core functions including alternative approaches to interventions, different therapy approaches and the mechanics of intervening
Cite advances in the field of addiction and intervention from practice innovations
Differentiate among key philosophies of intervention and integrate methods into practice
Define engagement techniques
Utilize cognitive/behavioral interventions
Explain the presenter's technique of "carefrontation"
Describe the concept of resistance and the role it plays in the treatment process
Describe the role of the interventionist/therapist/treatment team in the patient s resistance to treatment
Identify strategies to enhance self directedness, decrease harm avoidance
Explain the details of the court process from arrest through sentencing or treatment
Discuss the obstacles that clients face when dealing with substance abuse and legal issues and how to overcome these obstacles through alternative sentencing
Outline the process of exactly how clinicians, interventionsts etc can participate in the court process to achieve optimal results for client
Summarize the character and personality traits a person should possess when entering the field as an intervention specialist
List the pros and cons of embarking on a career in the field of addiction
Discuss the power of the first seven seconds of contact, and the importance of professionalism in the workplace
Discuss the importance of recovery resources that have a family focus
Evaluate the effectiveness of a systemic contunium of care
Explain how the roles of the family will change as they heal
Dicuss how the history of story telling has evolved and is integrated with 12 Step work
Compare the different models of intervention
Discuss the power of stories as it relates to intervention
Identify the ideology of sexual disorders
Explain criteria for sexual addiction
Explain the cycle of addiction as it relates to sexual disorders
Describe the unique biological and psychological factors that impact a woman with the disease of addiction
Describe the impact of society and culture on a woman with the disease of addiction
Define core values that enhance the strengths inherent to women while weakening the patterns of addictive disease
Discuss the legal ramifications when intervening on business corporations and families
State how chronic pain is physiologically different from acute pain
Describe how chronic use of opiates can cause pain abd other ways to treat pain without opiates
Explain why chronic pain can promote a chonic dependency
Summarize information and data regarding various therapeutic models for the treatment of addictive behavior in adolescents and young adults
Discuss addictive behaviors as a primary illness
Explain to parents how to move through the emotions experienced once identifying their child's addiction and/or psychiatric issues
Discuss social dysfunction as a significant component of psychiatric illnesses
Identify additional core therapies to complement traditional psychiatirc and psychotherapeutic interventions
Describe improvements in social functioning by use of this model
Discuss the incidence of co-occurring substance abuse and trauma disorders
Explain how this co-occurrence will influence treatment
Describe how an evidence-based program for these disorders is implemented
Define EMDR
Describe how EMDR can be used as an adjunct therapy in an inpatient addiction treatment setting
Discuss the range of issues which can be addressed with EMDR in an inpatient addiction population
Describe practical ways to apply these values in working toward engaging a woman with an addiction
Identify the steps in the development of a relapse
Identify relapse indicators or warning signs post acute withdrawal symptoms
Create a patient specific relapse prevention plan
Explain how to appropriately refer patients for EMDR
Discuss how stage of life issues impact how individuals approach treatment
Explain how these differences can present barriers to recovery that tend to be found in greater frequency within certain age and gender cohorts
Discuss techniques and treatment options that will help patients overcome these barriers in the pursuit of recovery
Discuss elements required for an integrated relapse prevention approach
List relapse prevention skills and strategies
Summarize relapse prevention strategies involving loved ones
Discuss the role of a family in an Intervention
Discuss the role of the family while loved one is in treatment
State the limitations of current methodologies and treatments for addiction and co-occurring disorders
Differentiate between traditional/western medicine and the holistic approach as well as articulate benefits related to using the holistic approach
Identify several cutting edge, evidence-based treatments and their indications and cautions for use
Describe family treatments beyond the traditional family week at treatment centers
Explain the benefits of experiential treatment modalities to successfully address unhealthy family dynamics
Explain why each family member needs to focus on their own recovery to achieve the best possible outcomes
Identify key elements and stages of successful transition for clients from primary care to extended care living
Explain the importance of varying levels of independence in the continuum of transition
Discuss individualized treatment planning within successful transition
Discuss the effects of premature treatment termination on patients, professionals and families involved in the recovery process
Identify risk factors associated with those who drop out of treatment
Formulate prevention strategies aimed at keeping patients in the full continuum of care for addiction recovery
Explain the rationale behind medical management in recovery
Review common medications used on our clients
Describe how partnering enhances intervention effectiveness
Identify the red flags that indicate that clients are using their prescription medication problematically and learn simple interventions to address those problems
Identify the denial patterns used by clients who are using/abusing prescription medication and receive resources to assist in management of that denial
Identify the most common prescription pain management drugs of abuse
Discuss the epidemic of obesity in the USA
Compare and contrast the current theories for this epidemic
Identify the novel treatment approaches being studied which are tests of the substance abuse hypothesis
Identify the core taks of psychotherapy
Utilize a case conceptualiztion model to inform treatmetn decision making
Explain how to implement steps to improve generaliztion of treatment effects
Identify unique developmental tasks that young adults need to address
Identify barriers that young adults experience in the 12 step recovery model
Cite creative interventions that address developmental needs and treatment resistance behavior
Describe how to perform in depth family interviewing, using questioning techniques that will reveal information pertinent to successful intervention and treatment
Explain how to unify fractured family teams and use the resulting cohesion to gain commitment to a recovery/relapse plan
Discuss providing essential information and tools to treatment providers by assembling intervention team assessments and providing suggested therapeutic uses for letters and bottom lines
Summarize the history of the Credentialing Board
Contrast the different levels of registration and their requirements
Describe the application process and fee schedule
Discuss some of the ways in which spiritual interventions can help with chronic pain
Cite ways in which scientific interventions can help with chronic pain
Articulate their own philosophy regarding the interventions in chronic pain
Summaraize history of medication assisted efforts
List at least three essentials for recovery
Compare and contrast at least two approaches to addiction recovery
Identify little known eating disorder characteristics
Describe a non-intrusive way of asking questions in an intervention to determine if the alcohol and/or drug addiction client also has an eating disorder
Utilize a guideline to determine what clients will need eating disorder treatment, which disorder needs treatment first, and the appropriate level of care necessary
Discuss the theory of systemic intervention practice
Discuss the theory of systemic family treatment
Compare the practice of both models
Explain how to diagnose co-existing disorders
Explain how to treat the client effectively for co-existing disorders
Describe how to perfom interventions and place client in the proper facility for their specific disorder
Discuss the propensity for addiction within multiple generations
Explain how to identify middle class addicts
Describe how the bio-, psycho- and social elements can be identified in the addict or alcoholic
Identify drugs commonly abused by different disorders
Identify techniques to de-escalate a psychotic client
Identify the elements of treatment of the dual diagnosed client
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