Confidently Assessing and Treating Addictions in Outpatient Practice
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Educational Goal
The educational goal of this presentation is for clinicians to gain appropriate skills to diagnose addictions, asses client appropriateness for outpatient therapy, and treat clients in outpatient settings.
Description
What makes working with addictions in outpatient settings so challenging? When a client would benefit from outpatient therapy for their addiction, do clinicians have the confidence to assess, screen, and then treat substance and process addictions? From this presentation, participants will learn appropriate skills to diagnose addictions and assess client appropriateness for outpatient therapy. Participants will be also be provided with treatment strategies for working with clients with addictions such as parts work, treating foundational core beliefs, and somatic bridging techniques for treating the root traumas that lead clients to utilize addictive behaviors as a coping strategy. The speaker will also cover informed consent in working with substance use and the importance of appropriate documentation.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Elizabeth V. Pace, LPCS, is a mental health clinician and consultant in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has previously worked in the criminal court system, substance abuse treatment facilities, housing case management, and HIV/AIDS Prevention. Her current practice specializes in gentle somatic therapies for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), addictions, and attachment trauma. Her passion is helping clinicians build their confidence in working with complex cases.