Counseling Youth Who Are Active Drug Users

Explore:

• Safety First: How to keep your client (and yourself) safe from harms associated with drug use.
• The stages of Change drug users go through before reducing or stopping drug use
• How to counsel clients who aren't ready to stop using drugs (yet!)

Instructor Jennifer Baity Carlin LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, currently works as a Dual Diagnosis Specialist at the San Francisco Behavioral Health Center at San Francisco General Hospital. She provides individual, group, and family treatment for adults with serious and persistent mental illness who also have substance use histories; provides staff supervision and training; and co-developed the dual diagnosis program at SFBHC. She has over 19 years experience in the substance abuse field and 14 years experience working with both children and adults with mental health problems.