Essentials: Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorder-Event Handout

Event Handout

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The document discusses various psychosocial treatment options for substance use and addiction. The principles of effective treatment include the need for individualized and readily available treatment that attends to the multiple needs of the individual. It also emphasizes the importance of continuously assessing and modifying treatment plans and remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time. Counseling and other behavioral therapies, as well as medication-assisted therapy, are identified as critical components of treatment, and co-existing disorders should be treated in an integrated way.<br /><br />Evidence-based practices for alcohol treatment include brief intervention, social skills training, motivational enhancement, community reinforcement, and behavioral contracting. Scientifically-based approaches to addiction treatment include cognitive-behavioral interventions, motivational enhancement therapy, 12-step facilitation, contingency management, and pharmacological therapies.<br /><br />The ASAM PPC-II-R and the ASAM Criteria are publications used for initial evaluation, placement, continued stay, transfer, and discharge planning in addiction treatment. They outline various levels of care ranging from prevention and early intervention to inpatient hospitalization.<br /><br />Motivational interviewing, the Matrix Model, dialectical behavior therapy, and 12-step facilitation are discussed as specific treatment approaches. The document also emphasizes the importance of coordinating and collaborating care with other providers and the challenges and barriers to implementing effective treatment.<br /><br />Overall, the document highlights the need for comprehensive and multidimensional approaches to substance use treatment, incorporating biological, psychological, and social factors. It stresses the importance of motivation in recovery and the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of psychosocial interventions.

Keywords

psychosocial treatment

substance use

addiction

individualized treatment

behavioral therapies

medication-assisted therapy

evidence-based practices

cognitive-behavioral interventions

12-step facilitation

comprehensive approaches