Speaker(s):

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

Presentation:

The great majority of clients with substance use disorders have a concurrent mental Illness. In this skill building presentation you will learn 10 evidence based approaches to co-occurring disorders recovery, including: integrated co-occurring disorders treatment, feedback informed treatment, motivational interviewing, the use of motivational incentives; 12 step facilitation; medication assisted treatment; supportive employment; supportive housing and intensive family case management. Emphasis will also be placed upon the person centered recovery movement, how to build recovery capital; trauma informed care and the use of peers to help support recovery.

Objectives:

1. Define 10 Evidence Based Approaches to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment.
2. Discuss the Person Centered Recovery Movement.
3. Identify how peers can help support recovery.

Slides and Handouts:

Speaker(s):

Melissa Palmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Presentation:

Methamphetamine use disorder has no current FDA-approved medications for treatment, although it is an increasingly prevalent concern. In 2016, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that there were 684,000 people ages 12 and older with a methamphetamine use disorder. Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that treatment for methamphetamine use increased by 52% from 2012 to 2016. Several medications have been studied in an off-label manner, although the 2015 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders has opined that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the use of any pharmacologic agents for methamphetamine use. Medications that have been researched include disulfiram, topiramate, modafinil, bupropion, agonist replacement, and baclofen. Evidence supporting the use of these agents will be reviewed and discussed, including application to clinical care.

Objectives:

1. Compare and contrast pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder.
2. Identify patients who could benefit from medication therapy.
3. Develop a patient-centered treatment plan considering patient-specific factors such as co-morbidities and socioeconomic parameters.

Slides and Handouts:

PALMER_Methamphetamine Use Disorder 5.6

Speaker(s):

Emily Brown, MS, CRADC

Adriatik Likcani, PhD

Amanda McCullough, MS, SMFT, CRADC

Palmer, Megan, BS

Presentation:

The presentation will focus on specific interventions on how to engage families and how to partner with them when they have a loved one struggling with Opioid Use Disorder and other substances. Presenters will talk about findings of the pilot program funded through SOR grant to develop and test family systems-based interventions and introduce participants to specific interventions for support groups and psychoeducational groups for families and caring others, and family therapy intervention specific to OUD treatment. The program goals were to: a) educate families on resources for them and their loved one struggling with opioid use disorder to enable engagement in treatment and recovery support services; b) educate families on family dynamics during addiction and the recovery process; c) provide open forums / workshops for families in the most non-stigmatizing and sensitive manner possible in the community to increase participation; d) offer family sessions to families with or without their loved one present to assist them in getting their loved one into treatment; e) enable engagement in treatment for the individual family member/s struggling with opioid and other substance use disorder; f) link the family and the individual members with substance use disorder with resources in their community to assist them in 5 major domain: basic needs, health and sobriety, secure safe and stable housing; develop a purpose; and to establish safe and supportive networks in their community.

Objectives:

1. Identify strategies how to engage and partner with families
2. Take away concrete ideas and modules for support groups and psychoeducational groups with families
3. Integrate family systems-based interventions in their programming