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Dear Professional,

Historically, addiction services professionals have been at the forefront of innovation when assessing new or innovative methods of prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare. Bio-psycho-social-spiritual treatments have traditionally been the mainstay of alcohol and drug treatment programs, but since the 1950’s, there have also been medications that can assist clients in reaching their recovery goals. However, the history of this profession lies in the tradition of self-help programs, which often tend to minimize the use of medications in recovery.

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is providing unbiased, comprehensive and informative educational seminars that discuss proven methods of addiction counseling and scientifically-researched pharmacotherapies. NAADAC has developed several educational seminars as part of NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series, including Medication Management for Addiction Professionals and Pharmacotherapy: Integrating New Tools into Practice. These educational seminars provide addiction and other helping professionals with specific information and research regarding the four pharmacotherapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today’s educational lunch seminar builds on this foundation by addressing the integration of Motivational Interviewing, the Stages of Change model and pharmacotherapy.

NAADAC recognizes that even though pharmacotherapies can enhance treatment outcomes for some patients, they can only be effectively utilized if addiction and other helping professionals know how to appropriately use and incorporate them into a patient’s individualized treatment plan. With careful research, comprehensive education and mindful integration, addiction and other helping professionals can assist their patients in more complete and holistic ways.

Undoubtedly, this is an exciting time for the addiction profession. Patients and counselors have more resources, information and treatment options readily available to them than ever before. NAADAC pledges to expand its Life-Long Learning Series and continue to offer quality continuing education and training as new approaches to treatment become available. Thank you for your participation in today’s educational program and for expanding your toolbox of treatment resources.

Together, we can and are making a difference!

Sincerely,

Patricia M. Greer, LCDC, AAC
President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals

Seminar Overview

NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Pharmacotherapy online course 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 online course is to educate addiction and other helping professionals of the specific skills necessary for integrating Motivational Interviewing and pharmacotherapy with the Stages of Change model by utilizing live trainer instruction, video clips of counseling interactions and patient testimonials.

Educational Objectives

Participants of NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing 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

NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Pharmacotherapy online course is targeted at frontline clinicians who work in the addiction treatment and services profession. 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 also benefit from the information presented during this course.

Continuing Education Acceptance

Today’s educational lunch seminar, NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Pharmacotherapy, is approved for two (2) continuing education (CE) contact hours by the following organizations:
• NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
• Pardon, Probation & Parole Board
• Mental Health Consortium
• District of Columbia Certification Board (DCCB) / Professional Alcohol and other Drug Counselors (PADC)

How to Use this Course

This course, Blending Solutions: Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Pharmacotherapy, is divided into three modules. You must begin with the pre-activity evaluation. When you’ve completed this evaluation, you will be able to view the first video module. After viewing the first module, you will be able to proceed to the CE quiz associated with this module. Upon successful completion of this CE quiz, you will be able to view the second module in the program. You must complete all three modules and CE quizzes in order to print your CE certificate.

When you registered, you entered your name and other information. Please make sure that you have entered your first and last name exactly as you wish them to appear on the certificate of completion. If you are unsure, please re-register before you begin the course.

Once you have successfully completed the three modules and CE quizzes, you will take a brief post-program evaluation. Upon successful completion of this evaluation, you can receive a certificate representing the fact that this activity has been approved by NAADAC for three (3) continuing education (CE) contact hours. You will be able to print this certificate of completion from your own printer.

Program Faculty

Carlo DiClemente, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. DiClemente is internationally recognized as co-creator (with James Prochaska, PhD) of the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a model that identifies Stages of Change and other factors that predict treatment outcomes and allows many more people to enter treatment programs at earlier stages of readiness. DiClemente is the author of more than 140 publications, one of which is his latest book Addiction and Change: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover. DiClemente has been principal or co-investigator on 25 grant-funded research projects, including four current projects, which are funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Institute on Child Health Development.

Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals. She has recently served as the Executive Director of Danya Institute and the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Prior to this, she was the Program Director for Volunteers of America Western Washington, serving homeless populations and dealing with the co-occurrence of poverty and substance abuse issues. In addition, she has been the administrator of multi-county, publicly funded alcohol/drug prevention/intervention/treatment centers with services ranging from prenatal care to the serving the elderly for over 20 years. Moreno Tuohy has developed partnerships with various national and international organizations to develop strategic plans, workforce development plans and educational curriculum.

Disclosures

Alkermes, Inc. and Cephalon, Inc. awarded NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, an unrestricted educational grant to provide a multi-level educational seminar 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. Neither Alkermes, Inc. nor Cephalon, Inc. contributed to or supervised this process.

Dr. Carlo DiClemente has received an honorarium from the unrestricted educational grant for his services today. However, Dr. DiClemente is not affiliated with Alkermes, Inc. or Cephalon, Inc.

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 online course.

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