Prevention and Early Intervention With Teens and Young Adults
Webinar Description
This webinar examines some of the traditional models of prevention, intervention, and treatment and their degrees of effectiveness. Participants are asked to view prevention through a different lens. Updated terminology and best ways to start the conversation with teens and young adults are discussed. Participants are given tools and suggestions such as interviewing, screening, assessment, referrals and a review of levels of care according to ASAM criteria, for starting an Early Intervention Program in their school or community.
Who should attend?
This webinar is geared toward clinicians, policy makers and anyone in the position to create or impact programming or for anyone who would benefit from gaining a better understanding of the process.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Name different types of prevention
- Show an understanding of the importance of starting effective prevention early on
- Differentiate levels of care according to ASAM criteria
- Outline the basics of an Early Intervention Program suited to their population
- List examples of Motivational Interviewing questions that may be effective in exploring substance use with teens and young adults
Webinar Instructor
Barbara Burke received her MSW from the VCU School of Social Work in 1978. Before she retired in 2020, the focus of her clinical work was with Substance Use Disorders, particularly with teens and young adults. She ran the early intervention program and adolescent IOP for a local outpatient treatment program where she worked closely with the schools and DJJ. She has taught “Substance Abuse” and “Coping and Adaptation” for the VCU School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and has served as a consultant to area schools and colleges.
Barbara is an experienced presenter and has been providing training to the community, professional organizations and schools for many years.
She is the co-founder of “Rams in Recovery”, a Collegiate Recovery Program at VCU where she serves on the project team and it’s advisory board. Barbara believes in the importance of family involvement and meeting folks where they are. Her focus has been on helping young people understand their relationship with substances and their risk factors for dependence in order to make responsible decisions. She stresses the importance of respect and healthy communication for everyone in the conversation.
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