Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Mental health Professionals (Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Dummies)

Description: For the Mental health professional who seeks a better understanding of substance use treatment

CE Broker Tracking #: 20-860250

This is an event sponsored by FMHCA. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW – FMHCA CE Broker #: 50-748

Learning Objectives:

1.    Identify recent Changes in treatment and diagnosis of SUDs

2.    Be able to define Co-occurring disorders and Disease Concept

3.    Define substance use treatment modalities and appropriate levels of care

4.    More readily identify when a SUD is impairing progress in treatment

About the Presenter:

Nelson L. Hadler has been providing clinical services to adolescents, adults and families for over twenty-five years. Nelson’s focus has been substance abuse disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. He has used his extensive experience from both inpatient and outpatient treatment settings to develop and implement comprehensive treatment programs. Nelson has been a groundbreaker in the Northern NJ area in the field of addiction treatment. He was instrumental in the growth of Treatment Dynamics an outpatient so-occurring treatment center, implementing one of the first adolescent intensive outpatient (IOP) drug and alcohol treatment programs in the area. Nelson Holds a bachelors in Psychology and an MSW from Rutgers University. He is a NJ and FL LCSW, a NJ LCADC and a FL CAC, as well as a Certified Clinical Supervisor in NJ and FL and a International Certified Clinical Supervisor of Drug and Alcohol Counselors. Nelson is currently working with two IOPs in Ft Myers and has a private practice in Ft Myers as well.