Encore: Bridging the Gap Between 12 Step Recovery and Co-Occurring Disorders
June 19, 2017
Hosted by Mary Woods
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Episode Description
Our guests will review traditional treatment methods verses evidenced based practices and challenge current treatment myths and misconceptions of participants who struggle with co-occurring disorders. Jim and Gordon will explore the barriers that participants and providers face when 12 step support meetings are a recommendation and how to overcome them. They will review in detail the steps necessary through evidenced based practices to introduce, orientate and integrate participants who struggle with Co-Occurring disorders into the 12 step community using specific strategies that WestBridge has developed over the past 15 years.
One Hour AT A Time
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Recovery, whether it is from substance abuse or a mental illness, or both requires a treatment plan, which in many cases is as effective as treatments for other chronic illnesses. “One Hour AT A Time” will increase awareness about recovery and decrease the discrimination against individuals in the recovery process. Host Mary Woods, will help people understand the recovery of adults and families living with co-occurring substance use disorders and psychotic and/or affective illness over the course of a lifetime. Helping individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need to take personal responsibility for their health and supporting individuals in their efforts to get on with life beyond illness has been Mary’s mission and she now brings that mission to the airwaves.
Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.
Episode Directory
July 2017
June 2017
- 6/26/2017: Encore: Let's Help People Quit: Tobacco is the Problem, Not the Solution Listen Now
- 6/19/2017: Encore: Bridging the Gap Between 12 Step Recovery and Co-Occurring Disorders Listen Now
- 6/12/2017: Encore: Experience, Strength and Hope with Guest Steven Herndon Listen Now
- 6/5/2017: Sex Addiction and Pornography Listen Now
