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Treating Alcohol Abuse

This training series focuses on accurate assessment and medical management of alcohol abuse, emphasizing collaborative care approaches. Participants will learn to address psychological, neurological, and physical concerns, provide patient education, make appropriate referrals, and measure treatment outcomes. Considerations for interacting with clients and building trust will also be discussed.

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Treating Alcohol Abuse

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  1. Treating Alcohol Abuse A Collaborative Approach to Care July 14, 2018 * Tex-CHIP Training Series

  2. Medical Management of Alcohol Abuse

  3. Understanding Provider Role in Treating Alcohol Abuse • Accurate assessment • When there is to be withdrawal from alcohol, careful management is essential to prevent life-threatening events • Address coexisting concerns • Psychological • Neurological • Physical • Anemia • Liver disease • Patient Education • Appropriate Referral: • Mental Health Clinician/Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor • Support Groups for Individuals and Significant Others

  4. Considerations when Interacting with Clients Build trust Non-judgmental Understand alcoholism and addictions are illnesses, not character flaws Need for patient & family education related to substance abuse and related health issues.

  5. Our Treatment Plan

  6. Measuring Outcomes/ Success • Follow up with B/P to determine if further intervention is needed. • Follow up with patient and family to insure follow-up with psychiatric evaluation. • Pending the outcome of the evaluation, determine ways for PCP to support Matthew and his family. Depending on the treatment route, it may be a harm-reduction approach or abstinence-based. The PCP needs to be aware and continue to evaluate the needs of Matthew for the PCP intervention.

  7. Communication from Counselors Results from the psychiatric evaluation. Recommended treatment interventions.

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