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| Adult-Focused Components of Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse within Child Welfare |
| Friday, May 22, 2009 |
| 10:00 AM–5:00 PM |
| North 229 B |
| Area: CBM; Domain: Applied Behavior Analysis |
| CE Instructor: C. Baker Wright, Ph.D. |
| BRAD DONOHUE (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Holly B. LaPota (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Kendra Tracy (University of Nevada of Las Vegas), Ruwida Abdel-Al (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Diana Caldas (University of Nevada Las Vegas) |
| Description: Family Behavior Therapy (FBT) has demonstrated effectiveness in treating a wide array of problem behaviors associated with substance abuse across several controlled trials for both adults and adolescents. It is listed among the top treatments for substance abuse in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Practices and Programs, is among a prestigious group of treatments for substance abuse listed in the National Institute of Drug Abuse’s Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, and regarded as an “emerging developmentally sensitive approach” for drug use problems by the National Institutes of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse. FBT includes more than a dozen intervention components. The extent each component is reviewed in therapy is determined by its consumers with therapist input. This workshop will focus on adult-focused FBT components. The workshop will include distribution of treatment manuals, therapist prompting checklists for use during sessions, and extensive use of modeling and behavioral rehearsal. Quality assurance systems will be underscored to assure maintenance of treatment integrity and efficient management of clinical record keeping consistent with the reviewed intervention components. Case examples will exemplify standardized behavioral methods relevant to achieving sufficient motivation of clients in diverse contexts. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, the participant will be able to implement adult-focused treatments that are utilized within Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse, including (1) intervention components designed to establish goals and contingencies utilizing standardized methods relevant to abstaining from drug use, (2) stimulus control methods of establishing an environment supportive of abstaining from drug use, (3) standardized methods of assessing and problem solving emergency situations relevant to the family, (4) utilize therapist prompting checklists during sessions to measure treatment fidelity. |
| Activities: 1. Very briefly reviewing power point demonstration of theoretical underpinnings of FBT, and description of its intervention components while emphasizing adult-focused treatments. 2. Extensive utilization of behavioral rehearsal to teach participants to implement the selected treatment components. |
| Audience: Undergraduates are welcome, although the target audience is mental health professionals who provide service delivery within the umbrella of substance abuse and child welfare. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Basic |