Unit 5 – Video material Copy

Integrating CBT, ACT & Mindfulness Based Therapy for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Addiction is a neurological-biological-behavioral chronic health condition. This webinar integrates our current scientific understanding of addiction with evidence-based practices to support addiction treatment along a continuum of care. The presenter will focus on cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapeutic techniques for treating substance use disorders (SUDS). The goal of this webinar is to support education and concrete skill development that providers can use for patients with SUDs. Presenter: Nick Szubiak, LCSW brings more than 20 years of experience in direct service, administration and clinical experience to the healthcare field. He is the Principal of NSI Consulting, an organization that provides support to integrated healthcare environments. Nick is the former Assistant Vice- President of Addiction and Recovery at the National Council for Behavioral Health. He has provided technical assistance, consultation and training toward bi-directional integration of behavioral health and primary care, medication assisted treatment (MAT), SBIRT, measurement-based care, and population health management. Nick is an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii, Myron B. Thomas School of Social Work.

Concepts of CBT and Strengths-Based Approaches to Addiction.

In the CTN, investigators and research staff engage in the conduct of studies and treatment for patients dealing with substance use and mental health disorders. There are a number of interventions and approaches used for relapse prevention and recovery, including coaching and counseling for lifestyle and behavioral modifications. This one-hour webinar, presented by Suzette Glasner-Edwards, PhD, and Albert Hasson, MSW, discussed CBT and strengths-based approaches as interventions to prevent relapse and sustain recovery in treatment and research settings.

Three Approaches to Treating Addiction by Dr. Bob Weathers

Draws upon three contemporary approaches to therapy, each of which questions more traditional attitudes toward recovery. Includes such not uncontroversial suggestions as the counselor's own entering into abstinence (if not from alcohol, then from some cherished behavior) and finding alternatives to such commonly employed labels as "alcoholic" or "addict" by implementing instead a "language of hope."