Training
How MAT can Assist Treatment in Addressing Recovery Needs Webinar
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is an evidence-based treatment that combines behavioral therapy and medications to treat substance use disorders. With the widening incidence of harmful heroin and other opiate use, it is more important than ever that treatment courts acknowledge and overcome all obstacles to the use of MAT in conjunction with psychosocial interventions for all participants assessed to need MAT. The NADCP board of directors issued a position statement in 2012 supporting the use of MAT, and the Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards includes support for MAT as an adjunct to treatment. As of 2015, grant solicitations from SAMHSA and BJA have included language addressing the administration of MAT, along with funding availability for MAT. Additionally, this session will assist Drug Court practitioners to build on their awareness and understanding of the role of trauma exposures in their clients and themselves to develop systems of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) within their respective agencies and a culture of TIC within their specific Drug Court. This session will outline the research on MAT, a brief description of the most common medications used in MAT and how MAT may be necessary to address some traumatic exposures
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Carl Dawson, Licensed Professional Counselor
Biography:
Carl Dawson has worked in the field of substance-related disorders for over 38 years. He holds an M.S. degree in community mental health “clinical” psychology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. He is a licensed professional counselor in the State of Missouri, a national board-certified counselor, and a national board-certified master addiction counselor. He holds a Level II Substance Abuse Counselor certification and is certified as a qualified¬ substance abuse professional by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He has maintained an independent counseling practice, specializing in substance-related disorders, intervention and treatment, PTSD, employee assistance programs, and marriage and family counseling. He is a member of the clinical faculty in the College of Health and Human Services, Department of Psychology, and the College of Education, Department of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education, at Missouri State University, Springfield. Mr. Dawson is an educational consultant and faculty member for NDCI and a consultant and lecturer for the State of Missouri/Greene County Drug Court Association and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association. He presently serves as a clinical consultant to regionally and nationally based employee assistance programs and is the national substance use consultant for O'Reilly Automotive/Ozark Distributors. He joined the faculty of the National Judicial College in 2016.