Description:  

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England (ATTC-NE), funded by the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is offering an on-line course on person centered
treatment planning. The discussion material and information will be given via a class
WWW page, with more in depth on-line information found through links to other sites.

If a monitor came to do a chart review of the case records of the individuals receiving
services at many treatment programs throughout the country, what would he or she see on
the treatment plans of those being served?  Would it be possible, without a name on the
chart, to differentiate one consumer of services from the next?  Do goals and objectives
stated in the plan reflect the counselor’s goals or those of the consumer/client?  If you
answered the former, you are in the majority.  “Come daily for medication, see the clinician
once a week for individuals, 90 meetings in 90 days, etc., etc., etc.” sound very much like
the clinician’s goals and probably don’t reflect those of the client who has career, family
and other personal dreams and aspirations.  When you add culture/ethnicity and spirituality
to the mix, the task of creating a person-centered recovery plan may seem daunting for the
clinician attempting to juggle managed care, record-keeping and the myriad of program
policies and procedures by which he or she is bound.  However, once the onus for the
creation of a Recovery Plan is put back on the client/consumer, the load actually becomes
lessened.  The clinician is no longer responsible for the creation of it, for implementing it,
or for insuring it is done.   We will discuss in this course just how that is possible.  

Consumers of behavioral health services, when asked, say that they want to assume
control over the treatment they receive.  They want their wishes, hopes and dreams
reflected in their Recovery Plans.  They want to be able to choose and change service
providers and to do so without threat of retaliation or coercion.  They want to have their
achievements celebrated and they want to be encouraged to take risks.  They want to be
listened to.  These goals are not different than those we all set for ourselves daily.  It should
be no different in the treatment setting.  

There is an underlying fear in many clinicians/counselors that Person-centered Planning
and a recovery-centered approach in general is somehow a threat; to jobs, to stability, to
the field as a whole.  This could not be further from the truth.  The notion that a
client/consumer’s individual and very personal wishes, hopes and dreams should be
reflected in their Recovery Plan and followed represents a paradigm shift, especially for
those who have been in the field for a while.  Recently, a psychologist colleague of mine
said it really well when he said, “We took the clients and the staff out of the State hospitals.  
Now, we need to take the State hospitals out of the clients and the staff.”    

This course will present an in-depth look at a recovery-centered approach and Recovery
Core Values and how these may be employed in clinical practice in Mental Health and
Chemical Dependency Treatment. Issues such as understanding how culture and
spirituality should be used in the development of person-centered recovery planning will be
explored. This workshop will use a selected reading list and experiential exercises and
participants will be asked to examine themselves and their world view as well as that of
others in order to understand recovery in a cultural/spiritual context.

Course Objectives:  

Participants will be able to:

  • Be able to describe the key aspects of a good recovery-centered approach and the
    Recovery Core Values;
  • Be able to describe the difference between a "treatment plan" and a "recovery plan";
  • Identify aspects of a person-centered recovery plan;
  • Understand the importance of culture and spirituality and how they function in a
    recovery-centered approach; and
  • Learn how to obtain cultural and spiritual information from the consumer/client in
    order to assist him or her with the creation the recovery plan.

Course Requirements:  

This is a five week course, beginning on January 21, 2008.  Requirements are:

  • Required on-line reading (one hour per week)
  • Completion of pre and post test
  • Completion of weekly homework assignments (one hour per week)
  • Participation in the weekly forum
  • Completion of an on-line course evaluation

*Please note that there are no real time events associated with this course. Lessons will
be posted on the class WWW home page on Wednesdays and responses are due the
following Monday. Assignments can be accessed at the participant's convenience.

To participate, you must have:

  • An E-mail address and the capacity to retrieve and send E-mail;
  • Access to World Wide Web (the following programs provide WWW access:
    Netscape, Apple CyberDog, and Microsoft Explorer)
  • Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is the preferred browser for ATTC-NE online courses
  • The ability to navigate the World Wide Web
  • A basic understanding of how to use a computer and send and receive email

PLEASE NOTE NETWORK AND COMPUTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT
WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.

SPONSORED BY:  Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  Health Education and Training Institute

The cost for this course is $64.95.  Payment must be received by the
Health Education and Training Institute before completing registration
with the ATTC-NE. You will be given additional registration information
after payment has been received.

Registration Deadline:  
Two full days before the date of the training, or when the course limit is reached.

Accreditation:  

This five-week course, which begins May 27, 2008, has been approved by the National
Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) for 10 educational
credits. It is being provided by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England,
which is accredited as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider (#000151). This course
meets the qualifications for 10 hours of continuing education credit for MFCC's and/or
LCSW's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE#1917).  This
course is approved by the Connecticut Certification Board (CCB) for ten Category 1
continuing education for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC's). The CCB is an
IC&RC affiliate. The New York State OASAS does accept distance education CEUs
provided by the Addiction Technology Transfer Network for individuals pursuing or renewing
a CASAC, CPP or CPS.Certificates will be mailed within two weeks to participants in the
program for its duration who submit all required materials.  Please contact your local
certification board to verify reciprocity or acceptance of ATTC-NE contact hours.
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Developing Culturally Competent Recovery Plans – Person-
Centered Planning Using Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
May 27, 2008
Duration:  5 weeks
Number of CEU’s:  10
Cost:  $64.95
Instructor:  OmiSade Ali, MA, LADC, CCS
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participants will be rescheduled or fully refunded. Cancellations received 7 business days
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business days or less before a program. Fees will not be refunded for "no shows" or
cancellations received on the day of the program.
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