101477: Social Work Today Nov/Dec 2008

About the Course:

Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment—A New Wave in Recovery Treating mental illness and substance abuse simultaneously has been a critical challenge for decades. Finally, real progress is being made in designing treatment models that address both disorders.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy—Treating Borderline Personality Disorder DBT has shown promise for treating several populations, most notably suicidal clients with borderline personality disorder. Find out what advocates and skeptics are saying about it.

Parental Alienation Syndrome—The Parent/Child Disconnect Learn how divorced and separated parents sometimes turn children against the other parent and how social workers can intervene.

Therapist’s Notebook: Case of Alana A clinical learning experience featuring a case presentation and two discussants who review the case history and initial phase of treatment and offer observations and recommendations

Publication Date:

November/December 2008

Authors

Amy J. L. Baker, PhD; Constance Konikoff, MSW, LCSW; Christina Olenchek; Sheila Peck, MSW, LCSW; Jeannette Sinibaldi, LCSW; David Surface

About the Authors:

is director of research at the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection in New York City and author of Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind.

is in private practice in Lafayette, LA. She treats pediatric and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder, inspired by the approaches of John March, MD, MPH, and Edna Foa, PhD. Marital therapy and trauma work are her special interests.

is a freelance writer based in Harrisburg, PA, and an MSW candidate at Temple University.

is in private practice in Island Park, NY. She is also president of the Nassau Chapter of the New York State Society for Clinical Social Work.

is in private practice in Queens and Long Island, NY.

is a freelance writer and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a frequent contributor to Social Work Today.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and other healthcare professionals who seek knowledge about mental health care. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Recognize the characteristics of parental alienation syndrome as well as parental alienation.

2. Discuss the theory behind and modalities used in dialectical behavior therapy, who has benefited from it, and what critics have said about its effectiveness.

3. Explain Alana’s presenting problem, background, and initial phase of treatment, as well as the therapeutic perspectives of the two discussants.

4. Discuss the development of integrated dual disorders treatment, why it was needed, and what obstacles it faced in implementation.