Facilitation Professionals can help persons in the action and maintenance stages of change get into 12-step programs by reviewing the basic structure of these programs. This class summarizes the components of an education class that teaches individuals about 12-step programs. PSR166 - Relapse Prevention Persons are better able to prevent and handle relapses when they identify triggers and develop a plan to cope with these triggers when they are encountered in the future. This class reviews the components of relapse prevention and how to help individuals learn from their relapse. Students are introduced to the major classes of drugs, how they are used, intoxication and withdrawal syndromes, toxic effects, and the consequences of chronic use.
Special attention is given to the ways in which drug use can mimic psychiatric syndromes.
What are the real issues that staff and clients must be prepared to deal with and the strategies for successful intervention.