Family Therapy for Substance Use Disorders

Speaker(s):

Adriatik Likcani, PhD and F. Ryan Peterson, PhD

Presentation: Participants will learn about individual and family systems dynamics during active use of substances, during attempts for sobriety, and the recovery process. Participants will be exposed to interventions with individuals and families from a systems perspective. Often clients are seen individually and interventions can be tailored to include relationships close to the client even when they are not present in the therapy room. Several specific couple and family therapy interventions will be presented and rehearsed during the presentation in an effort to increase the knowledge base and skill levels of participants in this session. The family plays a central role to recovery from any condition, including recovery from substance use disorders. Definition of family will vary depending upon circumstances of each client. Participants will learn about structural and functional definitions of “family” and how to engage this system with at least for two primary goals: a) use the family’s strengths and resources in the recovery process, and b) help the client and the family members to improve relationships from the impact of the dynamics during active substance use and repetitive relapse episodes. Other goals of systems perspective interventions that aid the recovery process will also be addressed. Participants will be able to use some of the skills learned in this session right away in their practice and they will be educated on resources for further professional development.

Objectives:

  • Describe family systems interventions for treatment of substance use disorders and their effectiveness.
  • Practice particular strategies used with persons facing substance use issues in individual sessions and also in conjoint sessions where one or more family members are present
  • Review a variety of family therapy approaches and interventions to meet the recovery needs of clients and their families.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kerby, MA, LPC, Scott

Scott Kerby, MA, LPC has seven years’ experience working as a substance abuse and mental health counselor and supervisor, following twelve years of previous experience as a Student Minister working with at-risk youth and their families. Kerby is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and provides training, coaching, and supervision in a wide variety of settings. He is passionate about equipping professionals with evidence-based practices that will allow them to be more effective in helping others change. Kerby is married with two sons and does his best to not embarrass his wife while coaching little league.

Presentation(s)

Technology-Assisted Care for Substance Use Disorders

Crawford, Tara, MA

Tara Crawford is a master’s-level professional with 11 years of experience in the behavioral health field. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice and her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Missouri. Tara has experience working in the comprehensive psychiatric program, developmental disabilities waiver program, and in community corrections. As a staff member of the Missouri Division of the Behavioral Health, Tara acts as the Division’s Integrated Care Liaison for the Disease Management and Healthcare Home programs. She also serves on the Division’s Policy Team, Advance Directive Advisory Committee, and as the Division’s representative for the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health.

Rudder, Tim, MSW

Tim Rudder received his bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Saint Louis University and is finishing his MSW through the University of MO-Columbia. Mr. Rudder holds a CADC and MARS credential from the Missouri Credentialing Board. Mr. Rudder has been with the DBH since 2008, prior to that working as a CADC at a treatment facility for adolescents with substance use disorders. Currently, he is the Manager of the DBH Billing and Services Review team, prior to that, Mr. Rudder served as the program specialist for the SAMHSA Access to Recovery (ATR) grant from 2008-2015. Mr. Rudder also services as the Program Manager for the State of Missouri’s Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) grant.

Shields, MEd, LPC, Mark

Mark Shields is a licensed professional counselor and certified reciprocal advanced alcohol and drug counselor with 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in counseling from the University of Missouri in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His post-graduate professional work experience includes: Inpatient psychiatric hospital-based substance use disorder treatment; Prison-based substance use disorder treatment; Halfway house services for offenders; Psychiatric day treatment; and Community-based outpatient substance use disorder and mental health counseling. For the past 15 years, Mr. Shields has served in various roles related to the Statewide administration and oversight of community-based substance use disorder treatment and recovery services as a staff member of the Missouri Division of Behavioral Health. He is currently the project director for Missouri’s Access to Recovery (ATR) and Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA) grants.

Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders associated with Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol (ND-PAE)

Speaker(s)

Carl C. Bell, MD

Dr. Bell will highlight a mental health silent epidemic occurring in the US. Using original research, he will explicate the prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and discuss the interview techniques to uncover this disorder. He will describe how his research in Chicago revealed of 611 patients (ages 4-78; 95% on Public Assistance for medical care) that were seen, 297/611 (49%) evidenced Neurodevelopmental Disorders dating back to childhood, including 237/611 (39%) who specifically reported symptoms and histories consistent with Neurodevelopmental Disorder Associated with Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol (ND-PAE). Finally, Dr. Bell will suggest the prenatal and postnatal, biotechnical strategy of giving adults Choline 500mg, Folate 400 mcg, and Omega-3 500mg twice a day, and Vitamin A 2,000 IU daily.

Bell 6-3-16 NDA-PAE Missouri – Slides in PDF format

Bell, MD, Carl C.

Dr. Carl C. Bell, M.D. is Staff Psychiatrist at Jackson Park Hospital’s Outpatient Family Practice Clinic and Inpatient Consultation Liaison Service. He is a Retired Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During 45 years, he has published more than 500 articles, chapters, & books on mental health and authored The Sanity of Survival. He is co-editor of Pequegnat W and Bell CC (eds). Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment and Jeste D and Bell CC (eds). Psychiatric Clinics of North America – Prevention in Psychiatry.

Presentations:

Risk Factors are Not Predictive Factors due to Protective Factors

Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders associated with Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol (ND-PAE)