ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: IDENTIFICATION & INTERVENTION (3 CE)

Course overview

Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification & Intervention By National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Course Description: This guide by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) gives mental health professionals information and tools to treat individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing or are at risk for alcohol-related problems. This course includes the following major sections: • An alcohol problems framework • The continuum and prevalence of alcohol problems • Alcohol problems in the context of the couple and the family • Screening and problem assessment • Choosing an intervention strategy to match the problem • Brief interventions: Initial decision making • Brief interventions: When the drinker is present • Brief interventions: When the drinker is not present • Longer term approaches to alcohol problems (family-involved treatment; referral; self-help groups) Learning Objectives: 1. Evaluate an “alcohol problems framework” and its implications for alcohol treatment and intervention. 2. Establish the benefits of a universal screening procedure for practitioners for quick and efficient identification of undetected alcohol problems. 3. Delineate the essentials of providing brief interventions for alcohol problems. 4. Evaluate a range of treatment alternatives and discuss the factors to consider in choosing a treatment strategy or making a referral.