A Relational Frame for Substance Use Disorders: Adolescents and their Families [In-Person]

 Earn 3 CE Contact Hours

Adolescent substance use can trouble, confuse, and deeply worry clinicians and caregivers. The intersection of the complex developmental period of the teenage years with risky drug and alcohol use represents a pivotal moment for families and for therapy. In this workshop, we will provide attendees with a meaningful understanding of a relational treatment approach to substance use problems, including specific techniques to engage caregivers in treatment and promote behavior change for all family members.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn techniques for engaging Caregivers in Youth SUD treatment within the Ackerman Relational Approach
• Participants will describe the benefits of family engagement in youth treatment
• Participants will explore family skills training as a way to change behavior within the Ackerman Relational Approach

Meet our Molly Bobek and Salah Bustami:

Molly Bobek is a licensed clinical social worker and family therapist. She supports the clinical components of Partnership to End Addiction’s research projects aiming to support the adoption and sustainability of family therapy for adolescent substance use. Molly is also on the faculty at the Ackerman Institute for the Family and maintains a private practice working with families, couples, and individuals.

Salah Bustami, LMHC, is a teaching fellow in Foundations of Family Therapy, and is a graduate of Ackerman Institute’s Clinical Externship Program. Salah has extensive experience in the field of substance abuse working with individuals, families and groups. He currently works as the Director of Family Services at Freedom Institute where he facilitates counseling sessions for individuals, couples and families affected by substance abuse. As someone who has lived and grown up in several different countries and a diversity of cultural contexts, Salah is committed to providing culturally aware care to families.

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