Treatment and Recovery Enhancement for Sustained Recovery with Andrea G. Barthwell, M.D., F.A.S.A.M.

Summary: Dr. Andrea Barthwell will discuss innovations in substance abuse treatment, including three objectives treatment professionals can use that enable their client/patient to build, in a self-directed way, on the gains made in treatment. Dr. Barthwell will also describe seven domains where work is targeted in treatment to create opportunities for growth and recovery, and identify at least one activity for each of the seven targeted domains that is associated with feelings of emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual well-being. Lastly, she will identify how abstinence, sobriety, and recovery differ, and identify three characteristics of an individual who has a mature recovery.