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B1 - Meeting the Needs of Patients with Co-Occurring Disorders

Joan E. Zweben, PhD, Executive Director, East Bay Community Recovery Project, Oakland, CA

This workshop will discuss how counselors can help integrate the treatment of psychiatric disorders into the opioid treatment program. The presenter will discuss addictive behavior and psychiatric problems, barriers to addressing them, prioritization of treatment tasks and appropriate education for patients. The presenter will focus on anxiety disorders (especially PTSD) and mood disorders, and also review screening and assessment of suicide risk from the perspective of agency protocols as well as the role of the counselor.

Treatment issues will include psychosocial issues (coping strategies, stigma), medication issues (attitudes, feelings, adherence), and collaboration with physicians as well as a review of several evidence-based treatments.

* Note: Basic Track