Engaging Families in the Recovery Process

Target audience and instructional level of this voice: intermediate

This course introduces features of family involvement in intensive outpatient substance abuse recovery programs. Strategies for engaging families are discussed. A variety of family therapy options are outlined that can be offered by IOT programs as enhanced services, or more frequently, to which they may refer clients and their families. Family clinical issues in intensive outpatient treatment are reviewed, as well as the use of family genograms and family social network maps.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will:

• summarize family clinical issues in intensive outpatient treatment.
• identify strategies for engaging the family in treatment.
• describe a variety of family therapy options for the kinds of clients using intensive outpatient treatment.
• outline the use of family genograms and family social network maps.

Fred Andes, D.S.W., M.P.A., LCSW
Assistant Professor of Sociology
New Jersey City University

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