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Explore key principles and best practices for treating substance use disorders, including reducing relapse rates and promoting overall health and well-being. Learn how to motivate and collaborate with a team for successful intervention and case closure.
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Session 3 Treatment and Recovery
Objectives • Summarize characteristics of effective treatments. • Define relapse. • Motivate and collaborate with team members during intervention and case closure.
Treatment Goals • Reduce substance use and increase sobriety. • Improvements in health, social, and personal functioning. • Prevention or reduction of the frequency and severity of relapses.
Effective Treatment Principles of Drug Addiction. National Institute of Drug Abuse. 2nd ed., 2009. NIH Pub No. 09-4180. (ttp://www.drugabuse.gov/PODAT)
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.
Why Medications? • Treat Withdrawal • Stay in Treatment • Prevent Relapse
Motivate/Collaborate • CPI/DCM • Parent • Treatment Professional • Informal Supports • 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?
Relapse Rates The Science of Addiction. National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2008. NIH Pub No. 07-5605. (http://www.drugabuse.gov/ScienceofAddiction)
Nearing Case Closure Parent meets children’s needs. Children are improving. Good treatment progress. Children safe. No new reports. Positive family and community supports available. Parent willing to use supports, as necessary.
Recovery Plan Sobriety Lifestyle Basic services Acknowledge loss of relationships Establishing new supports Child safety