East Coast Symposium Brochure - 8

127. Clinical and Ethical Issues in
Managing Suicide Risk in People
Using Substances
JOHN O'NEILL, EDD, LCSW, LCDC
Tracks: Core Clinical; Ethics
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: ALL
This workshop will focus on developing awareness
of suicidal risk factors and warning signs in a substance-using
population. Participants will develop
new insight into the correlation between substance
use and suicide, explore ethical issues, devise safety
assessments, and create appropriate interventions.
This presentation will address the importance of understanding
ethical standards of safety and treatment
for clients with suicidal thoughts or intents. This
presentation will review best practices, the need to
understand professional standards and regulations,
and the following: appropriate documentation,
assessment and evaluation of suicidal thinking, use of
supervision, crisis services/on call, treatment interventions,
best practices when providing telehealth
with a suicidal client, and ethical safety plan development.
Interventions will focus on the importance
of the therapeutic relationship, moving from old
standards of risk factors to warning signs, consistent
screening, ongoing communication, validating
responses, family involvement, and developing
protective factors. The intended outcomes include
preparing the participant to engage in a thoughtful
relationship with a client that requires engagement,
frequent exploration of suicidal thinking, and an
ability to develop an appropriate treatment plan with
goals. The key outcome is the willingness to partner
with a client to reduce their risk of suicide.
128. Clean, Sober, and Tobacco
Free: Changing the Paradigm of
Substance Use Treatment
THERESE SHUMAKER, MA, MS
Track: MAT
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION:
INTRODUCTORY/INTERMEDIATE
Fewer than half of mental health and substance use
facilities in the United States offer evidence-based
tobacco cessation treatments, and substantial proportions
of facilities with smoke-free campus policies
did not report offering tobacco cessation counseling
or medications. Given that tobacco cessation in
behavioral health treatment could improve both
physical and behavioral health outcomes, and continued
smoking worsens those outcomes, behavioral
health treatment facilities are an important setting
for evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions.
This presentation will give the learner information on
not only the whys, but also the how to's for integrating
tobacco treatment into substance use treatment. This
presentation will also help to debunk many of the
myths that surround concurrent treatment and will
give an overview of how integrating tobacco treatment
not only improves the overall health of clients
but also improves treatment outcomes.
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
129. Outcomes Monitoring Options
NORMAN HOFFMANN, PHD
Track: Executive & Leadership
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: ALL
No CME/CE credits are offered for this session
Addiction treatment providers are being requested,
or required, to provide treatment outcome information
to a variety of sources from payers to other organizations.
The challenge is to determine the optimal
way for a given provider to monitor outcomes. The
basic options are to either monitor outcomes internally
or to contract with one of the commercial vendors
of such services. A lesser used option is to collaborate
with an academic institution. This presentation will
explore the pros and cons of the various options to
help providers decide on which option is likely to
work best for them. If an external monitoring service
is the better option, this presentation will explore
how to decide among those vendors.
11:45 AM
LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM-2:45 PM
EARLY AFTERNOON
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
155. Facilitated Growth:
Experiential Activities for
Recovery and Wellness
MARC PIMSLER, MA, LPC, CET3
Track: Core Clinical
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: ALL
Experiential activities are designed to create
experiences that facilitate group cohesion, team
building, leadership skills, problem solving, and
emotional regulation. " Show Me, Don't Tell Me " has
been a mantra for experiential therapy for decades.
Experiential activities are designed to create a
transformational experience. The latest research
on trauma, addiction, and the pursuit of wellness is
pointing toward brain-based activities. Over the last
5 years, clients seeking treatment have changed and
it is time we change with them. In this one-of-a-kind
training you will learn by doing and heal through
action. Use this opportunity to gain new insights and
ways of showing up with your clients. Learn practical
methods for creating connection and cultivating
safety. Participants gain hands-on experience in
applying experiential methods when treating clients
with trauma, addiction, sexual and intimacy issues,
eating disorders, codependency and low self-worth.
Learn the bell curve model of sequencing to include
warm-ups, deep dives, and cool downs.
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