Paul Brasler – Stimulants: A Hidden Epidemic
- Faculty:
- Paul Brasler
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 46 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Oct 25, 2019
Description
Handouts
| Manual – Stimulants: A Hidden Epidemic (4.4 MB) | 68 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Outline
The Scope and Extent of the Problem
- Epidemiology and trends
- What are people using?
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamine
- “Bath Salts”
- Nicotine
- Caffeine
- …and others…
- Who is using stimulants?
- Prescriptions v. street drugs – what’s the difference?
The Neurobiology of Stimulant Use
- The drive to use How addiction hijacks the brain
- Why it’s hard to quit
- Behavioral effects
- Psychological effects
Identification and Assessment: What to Look for in Session and Beyond
- Top 10 signs of stimulant misuse
- Co-occurring disorders
- Mood disorders (bipolar disorders and depressive disorders)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychotic disorders
- Personality disorders
- Disorders diagnosed in childhood (conduct disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Treatment Techniques You Need to Know
- Psychoeducation
- Pharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Individual counseling strategies
- Group counseling strategies
- Peer support
Faculty
Paul Brasler, MA, LCSW Related seminars and products: 10
Paul Brasler, MA, LCSW, has worked in the social work field for the past 22 years. He is the head of behavioral health for Daily Planet Health Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides comprehensive and integrated healthcare and mental health services (including medication-assisted opioid treatment). Paul is also president of Providence Consulting & Education L.L.C., through which he provides clinical supervision and professional education services.
Paul has extensive experience in working with people with substance use disorders. After finishing school, Paul went to work at an adolescent residential treatment program, where he developed a treatment track for adolescents with substance use disorders. In 2003, he became a senior clinician in the Chesterfield County Juvenile Drug Court and provided individual, family, adolescent group and multifamily group therapies. After working at the drug court for seven years, Paul moved on to conduct psychiatric and substance misuse evaluations in emergency departments in the Greater Richmond, Virginia area. Paul has also served as adjunct faculty in the school of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he developed a graduate course in substance abuse treatment.
Paul has been a PESI presenter since 2016, and he has presented classes on mental health emergencies and high-risk clients across the country. He recently released his first book, High-Risk Clients: Evidence-Based Assessment & Clinical Tools to Recognize and Effectively Respond to Mental Health Crises (PESI Publishing 2019).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Brasler is in private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Paul Brasler has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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