PCB Annual Conference 2011
"Treatment, Community, & Recovery"

TRAININGS

Monday, April 11
 

Afternoon Trainings
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Soda Break and Viewing Exhibits at 2:45 p.m.

Beyond 12-Step Groups: Utilizing Developmentally Appropriate Strategies to Enhance Adolescent Recovery Supports
Richard Jones, MA, CADC/CCS/CCDP

Mutual support groups are a standard and essential part of the long-term recovery process.  Responsible organizations look to maximize these community resources and encourage active client involvement.  Evidenced-based practices have been developed to “standardize a treatment based on a 12-step philosophy.”  This training will explore the issue of utilizing developmentally appropriate strategies in addressing the need for positive social/recovery supports.  Participants will learn to think creatively in this area in hopes that new and productive avenues can be identified.  Highlights will include the unique issues related to adolescent 12-step group involvement, alternatives that will fill the need for new and positive peer influences, skill-based resources and curriculums that can help an adolescent nurture new and positive social groups, approaches which support client/counselor collaboration in aftercare planning and the role of the recovery coach.

Buprenorphine: Welcoming the New Drug to Treatment
Michael Palladini, RPH, MBA, CADC

This training will provide an overview of the basic pharmacology of buprenorphine and opiates and will present this class of drugs from a chemical and clinical viewpoint.  Prescribing practices and challenges, misuse and abuse of buprenorphine and an update on current trends will be presented.  The training will also provide participants with a thorough understanding of buprenorphine as a drug, how it is used in treatment, and how it is being assimilated into the mainstream culture of drug use.  Participants will learn how buprenorphine relates to other medications, become familiar with the terminology and parameters of medication assisted treatment using buprenorphine, to identify proper patient selection criteria for buprenorphine treatment and how buprenorphine is abused and its prevalence.

Multidimensional Family Therapy for SUD Adolescents
Mary Pollock, MA, LPC, CCDP Diplomate, MAC

MDFT has been scientifically proven to be an effective adolescent drug and alcohol treatment approach and has been recognized as one of the most effective interventions for adolescent substance abuse approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services.   This training will focus on the challenges and successes in bringing this model to Pennsylvania as well as the process of program development, collaboration, training, fiscal solvency and licensure.  Several cases will be presented demonstrating this model in action.  Participants will learn the basic principles of MDFT, the role of training and supervision in providing MDFT, the process used to initiate MDFT and learn how to identify both the strengths and challenges inherent in this program.

Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior
Leslie Ten Broeck, LCSW

This presentation will focus on clients who utilize self-injury as a coping tool.  Participants will learn what self-injury is and what it is not and how to distinguish between self-injury and suicidal behavior and the various forms that self-injury takes.  Understanding why patterns of self-injury develop and the risk factors/triggers will also be discussed.  Lastly, participants will learn how to effectively respond to clients who self-injure, identify general approaches, gain an understanding of self-injurious behavior and physical intervention and identify therapeutic techniques.

Utilizing a Positive Peer Approach to the Treatment of Difficult Patients
Michelle Maloney, MS, LPC, CAADC and Tom Deitzler, CADC/CCS/CCJP/CCDP

In today’s sandwich society, many parents are struggling with the care of their children and their own parents.  When addiction is added to this dynamic, the family system struggles at even more alarming rates.  This is particularly the case with young adults, specifically young adult males.  Many of these young men feel the same “sandwich struggle;” the struggle between adolescence and adulthood.  This training will focus on using a positive peer approach to the treatment of the young adult male population, ages 19-25.  The use of Vorath and Brendtro’s Positive Peer Culture will be explored.  This population can be challenging as they struggle for independence, but many have not been able to individuate from their family of origin.  Topics including the family’s impact will be discussed as this is found to be imperative to the treatment of the young men.  The effective use of rituals and metaphors will also be discussed along with practical treatment plan ideas such as relapse prevention strategies.

Welcome Reception
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Light Refreshments and Punch
View exhibits and network

Dinner on your own

For more information, contact PCB at 717.540.4455 or info@pacertboard.org.