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The Terror & Trauma of Recovery: Toward Acceptance of Realistic Expectations for a Substance Abuse Caseload
SESSION INFO
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Session Type: Workshop
Frustration is a word often used when describing the supervision of a substance use caseload. This workshop addresses why meaningful change is often so difficult. The presentation begins with how addiction affects brain function. It then identifies and explores the damage that can be caused by the healthy and necessary work of recovery, which often results in a return to an addiction lifestyle. Gleaned from over 3000 face to face hours with participants in a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program, the final portion covers practical techniques and strategies that can provide the offender an opportunity to make effective change.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Doug Koffel
Adult Probation Officer, Columbiana County Municipal Court
Mr. Koffel holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling and is currently an Adult Probation Officer for the Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas, having previously served the court as the Intensive Supervision Officer; his primary supervision caseload consists of offenders with substance abuse issues. He worked as a clinical counselor with both addiction and mental health populations, logging over 5,000 face to face hours working with heroin addicts and their families. He also served as Director of Clinical Programming and designed and implemented an Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program utilizing Suboxone to combat the ongoing Opioid epidemic. He also works with high-control relationship issues and is a member of the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA).
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