Understanding the Language of Addiction & Lessons Learned from Community Stakeholder Groups
from Friday, December 14, 2018 7:30AM to Friday, December 14, 2018 3:00PM
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Angela Colistra, PH.D, LPC, CAADC, CCS - Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA Dr. Angela Colistra, Ph.D. LPC, CAADC, CCS will present her research findings from her qualitative research study titled: Developing an Opioid Overdose Intervention and Prevention Training. This presentation will review how one community interviewed key community stakeholders in an effort to improve opioid overdose intervention and prevention. Lessons learned from the five stakeholder groups: behavioral health specialists, national naloxone trainers, recent overdose victims, first responders, and family members and loved ones will be shared. In addition, understanding the etiology of addiction and why our beliefs about substance use disorders and the language we use as professionals and community members matter in order to improve effective care delivery and to decrease stigma. Recommendations will be offered about how professionals can use inclusive language to reduce stigma associated with substance use disorders and how communities can improve their Interprofessional efforts to combat the opiate epidemic. Dr. Angela Colistra is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy (COFT) within the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) at Drexel University and teaches all related course work in addiction treatment and education. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Certified Clinical Supervisors and prior to her work in academia Dr. Colistra worked with individuals managing co-occurring disorders, substance use disorders and as a clinical supervisor for addiction counselors in a variety of treatment settings that exist across a continuum of care for thirteen years. She spent seven years working directly with individuals struggling with opioid use disorders and the past 12 years advocating for medicated assisted treatment and other forms of harm reduction approaches.
McLeod Addictive Disease Center
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