Brief Strategic / Interactional Therapies in the Treatment of Substance Abuse

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Brief Strategic / Interactional Therapies in the Treatment of Substance Abuse

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Description

Brief interventions and therapies, including solution-focused brief therapy, have become increasingly important modalities in the treatment of substance abuse. This program provides a discussion of the general theories that provide the basis for strategic / interactional therapies, information on when to use brief therapy with substance abuse clients, and a case study using strategic / interactional approaches with a substance-abusing client.

Format: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.

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Course Details

Credits
1
Course Format
Reading-based, asynchronous, distance-learning, non-interactive.
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Nurses
CE Credit Type / Category
Clinical
Course Level
Intermediate
Conflict of Interest
None reported

Learning Objectives

  • Describe strategic / interactional therapies;
  • Discuss the use of brief / interactional therapies in the treatment of substance abuse.

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Syllabus 8 lessons

  1. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 1: Introduction
  2. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 2: Strategic/Interactional Therapies
  3. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 3: Compatibility with 12-Step Programs
  4. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 4: When To Use Strategic/Interactional Therapies
  5. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 5: Strength of Strategic/Interactional Therapies
  6. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 6: Duration of Therapy and Frequency of Sessions
  7. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 7: Applicability to Different Types of Clients
  8. 🖹 [B1020-B04] Part 8: When Might This Approach Not Be the Best?

Author Bio

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 34: Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse

Consensus Panel

Chair

Kristen Lawton Barry, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Alcohol Research Center
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Workgroup Leaders

Christopher W. Dunn, PhD, MAC, CDC
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Jerry P. Flanzer, DSW, LCSW, CAC
Director
Recovery and Family Treatment, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia

Stephen Gedo, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Gaffney, South Carolina

Eugene Herrington, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Fredrick Rotgers, PsyD
Director
Program for Addictions Consultation and Treatment
Center of Alcohol Studies
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Terry Soo-Hoo, PhD
Clinic Director/Assistant Professor
Counseling Psychology Department
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Panelists

Janice S. Bennett, MS, CSAC
Owner/Consultant
Pacific Consulting and Training Services of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

Robert L. Chapman, MSSW, CADOAC, CRPS
Cumberland Heights
Nashville, Tennessee

John W. Herdman, PhD, CADAC
Psychologist
The Encouragement Place
Lincoln, Nebraska

Fanny G. Nicholson, CCSW, ACSW, NCACI, CSAE
Alcohol and Drug Specialist
Oconaluftee Job Corps
Cherokee, North Carolina

Mary Alice Orito, CSW, CASAC, NCACI
Evaluation Supervisor
Stuyvesant Square Outpatient Services for Chemical Dependency
New York, New York

Jerome J. Platt, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
Director, Institute for Addictive Disorders
Hahnemann School of Medicine
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marilyn Sawyer Sommers, PhD, RN
Professor
College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Jos Luis Soria, MA, LCDC, ICADC, CCGC, CADAC
Clinical Deputy Director
Aliviane NO-AD, Inc.
El Paso, Texas

Ava H. Stanley, MD
Somerset, New Jersey

Robert S. Stephens, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia

Instructors

Kristen Lawton Barry, PhD

Christopher W. Dunn, PhD, MAC, CDC

Jerry P. Flanzer, DSW, LCSW, CAC

Stephen Gedo, PhD

Eugene Herrington, PhD

Fredrick Rotgers, PsyD

Terry Soo-Hoo, PhD

Janice S. Bennett, MS, CSAC

Robert L. Chapman, MSSW, CADOAC, CRPS

John W. Herdman, PhD, CADAC

Fanny G. Nicholson, CCSW, ACSW, NCACI, CSAE

Mary Alice Orito, CSW, CASAC, NCACI

Jerome J. Platt, PhD

Marilyn Sawyer Sommers, PhD, RN

Jos Luis Soria, MA, LCDC, ICADC, CCGC, CADAC

Ava H. Stanley, MD

Robert S. Stephens, PhD

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