VIRTUAL - Supporting Youth and Families in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

Event description
Sponsored by BSAS
Yes

The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) will be leading a series of regional trainings.  These trainings are open to DPH, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services providers as well as other youth serving agencies and departments.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING. PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LOGIN CREDENTIALS.  

Description: 

  • This training focuses on ways to engage and support family members caring for youth and young adults with substance use disorders. Topics covered include: understanding parental challenges, reframing addiction as a chronic family disease, and identifying family recovery resources at the local, state, and national levels. The workshop also explores ways to engage and support families where there is multi-generational substance use issues, and where parents/caregivers themselves have not yet committed to recovery, as well as an exploration of ways to work with parents/caregivers who are in active recovery.
  • We will also review what family recovery resources are available to support parents/caregivers of young people with substance use disorders, as well as resources to support youth living in families with parental substance use issues.
  • This training is aimed towards anyone working with youth and young adults; prior knowledge is not required.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to...

  • To understand how addiction and recovery can impact the family system.
  • To identify the various challenges faced by parents/caregivers of youth with substance use disorders.
  • To identify best practices for engaging and supporting family members caring for youth in recovery, including the CRAFT model.
  • To understand the roots of multi-generational substance use, and how to help break this cycle of addiction by supporting parents/caregivers in their own recovery.
  • To identify family recovery resources at the local, state, and national levels, for youth and parents/caregivers.

Sponsored by: MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Office of Youth and Young Adult Services, IHR & AdCare Educational Institute, Inc

Details
Presenter
Jordana Willers, Ed.M.
Event date
to
Attendance mode
Online
Address

United States

Cost
$20
Contact
Gina Colon
Phone
508.752.7313
Position
Training Coordinator
Organization
AdCare Educational Institute, Inc.