Post on 14-Dec-2015
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Objectives
o Summarize characteristics of effective treatments.
o Define relapse.
o Motivate and collaborate with team members during intervention and case closure.
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Treatment Goals
1. Reduce substance use and increase sobriety.
2. Improvements in health, social, and personal functioning.
3. Prevention or reduction of the frequency and severity of relapses.
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Effective Treatment
Principles of Drug Addiction. National Institute of Drug Abuse. 2nd ed., 2009. NIH Pub No. 09-4180. (ttp://www.drugabuse.gov/PODAT)
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Treatment: Bottom Line
The best treatments involve a combination of treatment medications and behavioral therapies.
Treatments match parent’s needs – culture, gender, co-occurring illnesses, parenting, housing, physical/sexual abuse history, etc.
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Motivate/Collaborate
o CPI/DCMo Parento Treatment Professionalo Informal Supports
o What do I need to do to:– Protect/support the child during the treatment
process?
– Help the family in the decision to change and action stages of change?
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Relapse Rates
The Science of Addiction. National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2008. NIH Pub No. 07-5605. (http://www.drugabuse.gov/ScienceofAddiction)
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Nearing Case Closure
o Parent meets children’s needs.
o Children are improving.
o Good treatment progress.
o Children safe.
o No new reports.
o Positive family and community supports available.
o Parent willing to use supports, as necessary.