| A 3-hour course that will
introduce students to
key concepts and issues in treating alcohol and drug dependent men, along
with implications and interventions specific to counseling and treatment
program design for men. Goals/Objectives
By participating in this Distance Learning Course the trainee will:
- be provided a brief introduction to why treatment
works for men, including recent findings of what brings about change in
a therapeutic relationship;
- discuss the traditional roles of men and the
implications of these role on substance-use and abuse related behavior;
- review an overview of the profession, with the
focus on the percentage of male patients vs. female caregivers in the
field;
- examine the facts about the
epidemiology of addiction and men;
- discuss the biological aspects of men and
substance use and abuse; and,
- discuss the implications of these issues for
treatment of men for chemical dependency disorders.
Your Course Instructor:
David Powell
PhD, LADC, CCS, LMFT
David Powell is President of the Clinical
Supervision Institute, a division of the International Center for Health
Concerns, Inc (ICHC). He is most noted for his work in clinical
supervision and management, having trained thousands of counselors,
managers, supervisors, and directors since 1976. He is the author of five
books, his latest, Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Counseling, which is the major text on the subject in the substance abuse
field. A clinician of 36 years, Dr. Powell is a licensed alcohol and drug
abuse counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, certified
clinical supervisor, certified sex therapist, and Diplomat in the
International Academy of Behavioral Medicine and Psychotherapy. He was
Chief Executive Officer/President of ETP Inc. for twenty-five years
wherein he oversaw the clinical supervision programs for the U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps, operational at over 100 military bases worldwide. Currently
Dr. Powell is involved in clinical supervisory training, and presents on
subjects ranging from integrating spirituality into treatment, macro- and
micro-ethics, men's issues in the second half of life, and care for the
caregiver. As President of ICHC he is involved in establishing exchanges
of information and resources concerning behavioral health between
militaries of various nations.
Dr. Powell is a father of two adult daughters, married to
Barbara since 1972, and is an avid model railroader and plays trumpet in a
brass ensemble. |