September 21, 2023

8:30AM - 3:00PM AKST


One-day Medications in Treatment (MAT) Training

This is an exclusive training for SEARHC - Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. Please contact the hosting agency for registration details.

About the event

Medications to support recovery from opioid use disorders are critical tools in effective evidence-based addiction treatment, yet their outcomes are less than optimal because of the lack of psychosocial support typically offered to patients. Medication initiation, adherence and persistence benefit from behavioral interventions to help patients build motivation, set goals, manage expectations, effectively communicate with their support team, overcome obstacles to staying on track and celebrate successes along the way.

This training offers an overview of the role that approved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) play in the “whole-person” approach to treatment and recovery with a strong emphasis on specific science-based behavioral skills that are useful as part of comprehensive medication-assisted recovery.

About the trainer

Eleni McNeil is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Virginia. Her educational background includes an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BS in Psychology, Minor in Sociology from Radford University. Her professional experience over the last 15 years has included working with several populations, such as domestic violence, children, adults with SMI, and substance use, in many different settings, including community, residential, outpatient, and the legal system. While the numerous roles held over the years have been invaluable, Eleni is most passionate about working with those with addiction and has had the privilege of working as the addiction treatment services coordinator for her local community mental health agency for the last 5 years. She has experience providing trainings on co-occurring disorders, harm reduction, and substance use disorders. Eleni currently serves on a local Harm Reduction subcommittee, engages in community outreach, provides training to community partners, ensures agency programs adhere to best practice and licensing guidelines, provides clinical supervision to those pursuing licensure, as well as providing direct clinical services to those with substance use disorders utilizing evidence-based practices.

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