Contingency management (CM) is a psychological treatment based on operant conditioning. It consists of providing incentives in exchange for achieving a target behaviour such as abstinence or other treatmentrelated variables (e.g. session attendance, adherence to medication). The objective of this article was to introduce the rationale of CM for substance use and, more specifically, for smoking cessation. A growing body of empirical literature supports CM as an effective treatment for quitting smoking both in the general population and among other hard-to-treat smokers (e.g. pregnant women or...

For behavioral health providers, the effectiveness of clinical work is dependent upon the clinician/client relationship. When appropriate boundaries are not maintained, it is these same relationships that can be at the root of serious professional misconduct. In this one hour workshop, participants will be provided with a summary overview of the legal ethical standards regarding non-clinical relationships with behavioral health clients. We will then apply these standards to discussion of scenarios and real-world examples. The focus will be dedicated to applying legal and standards from...

Background

Appointment no-show and early dropout from treatment represent major challenges in outpatient substance use disorder treatment, adversely affecting clinical outcomes and health care productivity. In this quasi-experimental study, we examined how a brief reminder intervention for new patients before their first appointment affected treatment participation and retention. No-shows (not attending any sessions) and dropouts (discontinuation of initiated treatment because of three consecutively missed appointments) were compared between a period with pre-admission telephone calls...

Fondo

En los entornos de atención médica somática, se considera que las colaboraciones interdisciplinarias (donde varias disciplinas trabajan de manera coordinada e interdependiente hacia objetivos compartidos) producen una mayor efectividad del equipo que los enfoques multidisciplinarios (donde varias disciplinas trabajan en paralelo dentro de sus límites profesionales). Sin embargo, la investigación sobre técnicas multidisciplinares para el tratamiento del trastorno por consumo de alcohol (TCA) en pacientes hospitalizados es limitada, ya que estos enfoques son relativamente poco comunes...

Background

Aftercare programs for people with substance use disorders (PWSUD) are frequently challenged with a number of overlapping obstacles, including uncertain policy consequences and a lack of resources. Despite demographic variety, service providers in South Africa are obligated to offer aftercare programs that effectively reintegrate people with PWSUD into society, the workforce, family, and community life, as specified by Act No. 70 of 2008. Little is known about the availability of aftercare services in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. This paper investigates service...

Presentado por Jo Cassar (The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney), al final de este seminario web, los asistentes podrán:

- Reconocer la importancia de evaluar el consumo de sustancias cuando un cliente presenta un trastorno de salud mental;

- Usar algunas herramientas clave de la TCC, como la reestructuración cognitiva y la programación de actividades con clientes que presentan uso de sustancias concurrente y trastornos mentales;

- Comprender algunos desafíos comunes asociados con el desarrollo de actividades para el cambio de...

The country office Pakistan of “United Nation Office on Drug & Crime” (UNODC) is happy to offer the Training of Trainers (ToT) on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) Advance course 9-15. We are inviting the application for ToT on following advances courses in Pakistan.

1. Course 9: Pharmacology and SUD (3 days)
2. Course 10: Managing Medication Assisted Treatment Programs (4 days)
3. Course 11: Enhancing -Motivational Interviewing Skills (5 days)
4. Course 12: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (4 days)
5. Course 13: Contingency Management (3 days)
6. Course 14: Working with Families (5 days)
7. Course...