Date: June 18th, 2010
5 - 8 pm
Location
St. Catejan’s Center: Auraria Campus
Cost
SACC member $40
Non-Member: $50
Students: $35
CAC Approved Seminar
Preventing Substance Dependence with Brief Therapy: SBIRT Colorado
Approved for 7 hours CAC elective credit/NAADAC CEU’s
(See Course Description below)
Date: June 18th, 2010
8 - 4:30 pm
Includes continental breakfast (8:00 – 8:30) and lunch
Location
St. Catejan’s Center: Auraria Campus
Tuition
SACC member: $75
Non-Member: $90
Student tuition: $50
Save money by attending both the seminar and the dinner!
Members cost
$100 (save $15)
Non-members cost
$125 (save $15)
Student cost
$75 (save $10)
Course Description:
This class will define brief therapy and provide counselors with tools to use as a preventative approach with clients that are beginning to establish harmful substance use patterns. The class will discuss screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment protocols within health care settings, and will review three strategies for conducting brief therapy: Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Solution Focused. Participants will learn how to apply these strategies in order to focus on what the client is willing to change and to offer a more individualized approach. Additionally, participants will discuss how to sustain a model of brief therapy within their agencies, and how to build a more comprehensive bridge for services between health care and behavioral health providers.
Instructor Bio: Deb Hutson, LCSW, LAC
Deb Hutson, LCSW, LAC is the former education and treatment coordinator for SBIRT Colorado, a program funded by SAMHSA, administered by the Office of the Governor and managed by Peer Assistance Services, Inc. SBIRT Colorado promotes substance use screening and brief interventions in health care settings in order to prevent substance abuse and dependence. Prior to joining the SBIRT Colorado team, Deb worked in a rural/resort mental health center with clients dealing with varying mental health and substance abuse issues. For more information about SBIRT Colorado, please visit: www.improvinghealthcolorado.org
