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Program Overview

NAADAC's Life-Long Learning Series Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy educational program will discuss the four principles of Motivational Interviewing; motivating patients in treatment using the Stages of Change model; the four medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of alcohol dependence; matching patients to the most appropriate pharmacotherapy given their readiness to change; and specific interviewing methods and skills for alcohol dependent patients considering pharmacotherapy.

The goal of this educational program is to introduce addiction and other helping professionals to the specific skills necessary for integrating Motivational Interviewing and pharmacotherapy with the Stages of Change model.

This educational program was developed to further educate addiction and other helping professionals on this topic.

Presenters

Mary R. Woods, LADC, RNC, MSHS, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer for WestBridge Community Services, as well as Immediate-Past President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Woods is a Licensed Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with over 20 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Woods is also the Chairperson of the New Hampshire State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals and has taught at the University of New Hampshire.

Contact: www.westbridge.org

Gerard (Gerry) J. Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, has been the Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Valley HealthCare System since September 1980 and has been in the mental health and addictions treatment field for the past 35 years. Schmidt has a variety of publications to his credit including several articles on the development of Employee Assistance Programs in rural areas, wellness in the workplace and has edited Treatment Improvement Protocols for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Schmidt currently serves as a Clinical Affairs Consultant for NAADAC.

Contact: gschmidt@valleyhealthcare.org

Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and has been an addiction professional for over 25 years. Moreno Tuohy is a former Executive Director for the Danya Institute and Project Officer of the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (CEATTC). She is degreed in Social Work from Washington State University and holds a Certificate in Alcohol/Drug Abuse. Moreno Tuohy has taught throughout the United States, Iceland, Russia, China, New Zealand, Cyprus, Egypt and Australia.

Contact: 800.548.0497 ext 119 or cmoreno@naadac.org

Program Agenda

Welcome and Introduction of Presenters
Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP

Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy

Question and Answer Session
Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP

Educational Objectives

Participants of NAADAC's Life-Long Learning Series Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy will:

• Learn the theory and methods of Motivational Interviewing and Medication Management
• Discuss the integration of these skills in counseling patients
• Review the Stages of Change and Medication Management
• Discuss the clinical aspects of the Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change with Medication Management in the treatment setting
• Learn from patient testimonials on alcohol dependence medications
• Discuss methods to overcome treatment obstacles and matching patients to the most appropriate therapy
• Respond to pre- and post-evaluation questions in order to test the effectiveness of the curricula

Target Audience

Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy is a multi-level educational program developed for frontline clinicians who work in addiction-focused services. Addiction counselors, clinical supervisors, medical doctors, probation and parole officers, mental health and employee assistance professionals, teachers, researchers, social workers, psychologists, educators and government agency representatives will benefit from information presented during this educational program.

Continuing Education Acceptance

Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy is a part of NAADAC's Life-Long Learning Series and is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) contact hours by:

• NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
• The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• The National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• The New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
• The Pardon, Probation & Parole Board
• The Mental Health Consortium
• The District of Columbia Certification Board (DCCB) / Professional Alcohol and other Drug Counselors (PADC)

Disclosures

Forest Laboratories, Inc., awarded NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, an unrestricted educational grant to provide a multi-level educational program addressing Motivational Interviewing and pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence. NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and its consultants were solely responsible for the course curriculum, development and creative design.

Mary R. Woods and Gerard Schmidt have received an honorarium from the unrestricted educational grant for his services today. However, neither presenter is affiliated with Forest Laboratories.

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, does not endorse the use of any particular treatment approach or pharmacotherapy, irrespective of the specific mention of a specific treatment approach or pharmacotherapy during this educational program.

More Educational Opportunities

This presentation is only one component of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals', multi-level approach to educating addiction professionals.

The NAADAC Life-Long Learning Series incorporates many learning mediums, including seminars, online courses and educational manuals.

For a complete list of NAADAC educational products, please visit the NAADAC Web site at www.naadac.org Education>Knowledge Center.

Suggested Reading and Additional Resources

• Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) online resources located at www.nattc.org
  
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (1999). Enhancing Motivation for change in Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 35. (DHHS Publication No. SMA 99-3354). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  
• DiClemente, C.C. (2003). Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover. New York: The Guilford Press.
  
• Litten, R.Z., Fertig, J., Mattson, M., & Egli, M. (2005). Development of Medications for Alcohol use Disorders: Recent Adventures and Ongoing Challenges. Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 10(2), 323-343.
  
• Miller, W. & Wilbourne, P. (2002). Mesa Grande: A Methodological Analysis of Clinical Trials of Treatments for Alcohol use Disorders. Addiction, 97, 265-277.
  
• Miller, W.R. & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing: Preparing people for change (2nd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
  
• Medication Management for Addiction Professionals – Acamprosate Series located at www.naadac.org/counselingwithmedication
  
• Pharmacotherapy: Integrating New Tools into Practice online program located at www.naadac.org/recoverytools
  
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2005). Helping Patients who Drink too Much: A Clinician's Guide. Bethesda, MD: NIAAA.
  
• NIDA-SAMHSA. (2006). Motivational Interviewing Assessment: Supervisory Tools for Enhancing Proficiency. Salem, OR: Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
  
• Pettinati, H.M., Weiss, R.D., Miller, W.R., Donovan, D., Ernst, D.B.,& Rounsaville, B.J. (2004). Medical Management Treatment Manual: A Clinical Research Guide for Medically Trained Clinicians Providing Pharmacotherapy as Part of the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence. COMBINE Monograph Series, Volume 2. (DHHS Publication No. NIH 04-5289). Bethesda, MD: NIAAA.
  
• Rollnick, S., Mason, P., & Butler, C. (1999) Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

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