Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Substance Abuse

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Description:
This course discusses planning to develop intensive outpatient services and gives information to guide in those efforts. This course will also assist in providing IOT services in order to validate a program is on track. This course will provide clarification on IOT levels of care and review what constitutes an effective program.

Learning Objectives:
- Describe the intensive outpatient level of care
- Name at least four research-based principles of intensive outpatient treatment (IOT)
- Identify patients who may be best served by IOT
- Identify elements of an effective intensive outpatient program (IOP)
- Name the treatment goal for each of the four phases of an IOP
- Recognize the clinical and administrative issues and challenges of IOT

Author(s):

Paul Nagy, LPC, CCAS, CCS
Duke Addictions Program
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Duke University Medical Center

Target Audience:

Multi-Disciplinary, Social Workers, Mental Health workers, Substance Abuse counselors

Credit Type(s):
1 NBCC, 1 NCSAPPB GSB, 0.1 CEU, 1.0 Contact Hours

Cost: $10.00