OBJECTIVES:
• Explore multicultural and pluralistic trends; social or cultural issues affecting individuals, couples and families
• Understand the history of detoxification services
• Identify the guiding principles of detoxification and substance abuse treatment
• Identify challenges to providing effective detoxification
• Identify the role of various settings in the delivery of detoxification services
• The value weight and address psychosocial and biomedical issues during detoxification
• Implement strategies for engaging in retaining patients in detoxification
• Identify special considerations for patients needing detoxification including cultural diversity, single parents with small children, and financial barriers
• Identify clinician characteristics most important to the therapeutic alliance
• Understand the proper use of each psychosocial and biomedical screening and assessment instrument
• Identify the clinical symptoms of intoxication and withdrawal from the most common substances
• Identify medical complications of overdose or withdrawal from the most common substances
• Define social detoxification
• Identify the basic steps for management of delirium and seizures during alcohol withdrawal
• Identify the different methods used for detoxification from each of the different most commonly used substances
• Identify special populations, such as pregnant women, and special issues they may face during detoxification
• Identify the general principles of care for patients with cooccurring medical conditions
• Identify the general principles of care for patients with cooccurring psychiatric conditions
