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Dr. Jonathan Porteus is a Clinical Psychologist
with clinical expertise in treating addictions,
trauma, severe personality disorders, and violence.
Other professional engagements include
training, program development, and program
evaluation. Dr. Porteus has worked at Daytop
Village, consulted with various TCs, and held
clinical positions across settings in the chemical
dependence and mental health continuums of
care. He currently serves as a consultant and is an
Assistant Professor at California State University,
Sacramento where he trains clinicians.
Ms. Naya Arbiter (See page 18)
Mr. Rod Mullen is the co-founder of Amity
Foundation. He initiated the first intensive, highly
successful TC-type program in the California
Department of Corrections and served as director
of a project funded by the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment to develop services for
high-risk minorities under criminal justice supervision
who were facing incarceration. Currently,
Mr. Mullen supervises six prison programs for
1,300 male inmates daily. In addition, he develops
programs for adolescent drug abusers and a new
model of treatment for privately funded, and/or
EOP adult clients with a variety substance abuse
disorders in Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Nancy Jainchill (See page 30)
Ms. Pamela Mattel has been working in addictions
and mental health for over 23 years. Currently
she oversees residential, outpatient,
primary healthy care, and transitional housing
services at Basics Inc. She is a certified MI practitioner
and supervisor with many years of clinical
experience in its application. Ms. Mattel is
active on state and federal initiatives to include
clinical supervision as a best practice. She serves
as Co-Chairperson of the State Credentials
Board and is a member of the OASAS Workforce
Development Steering Committee. Ms. Mattel is
a graduate of Columbia University.
MONDAY TA WORKSHOPS
questions; common feelings that attend questions; sample responses that
respond to both the cognitive and affective components; and common treatment
plan responses.
Violence: This part of the workshop will: 1. Describe common ‘types’ of
violent client; 2. Common ‘types’ of violence and their origin; 3. Third-party
communications and triangulation of treatment for criminal justice involved
clients; 4. Describe aspects of the ‘Community-as-Healer’ that have therapeutic
effects with violent clients; 5. Describe clinical microskills for specific intervention;
6. Describe ways to focus the ‘Community-as-Healer’ on the violent client.
Presenters: A. Jonathan Porteus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, California State University,
Sacramento, USA
Naya Arbiter, Co-Founder and Board Member, Amity Foundation; Founder
and Principal, Extensions, LLC, USA
Rod Mullen, Co-founder and CEO, Amity Foundation, Tuscon, USA
Beyond TC Treatment: Prevention and Intervention in Family and
Community
Date: Time: Location: Floor:
September 4th 2:00pm - 3:30pm Riverside Ballroom 3
Title: Enhancing Adolescent Outpatient TC Treatment Through
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Approximately two thirds of specialized treatment programs for youth
are in outpatient settings (OAS, 2003). Recent findings from a multi-site
study comparing five interventions (CYT, Dennis et al., 2004) showed all
treatment interventions about equally effective at reducing cannabis use
(~24% over 12-months follow-up). None of the interventions utilized a
therapeutic community (TC) approach, and the effectiveness of a nonresidential
TC model awaits evaluation.
Basics Inc., a treatment center based on the TC approach, has partnered
with Functional Family Therapy (FFT), an evidenced-based model, to implement
an outpatient program that utilizes both approaches in an innovative and
integrative model. Similar to a residential TC, the Basics outpatient community
consists of peers who are stratified according to differing levels of responsibility
and status. FFT is initiated after an Orientation period that introduces
the youth (and family) to the nonresidential community. Each approach has
different parameters that facilitate increased functioning in the TC and the
individual family. The target population is male youth under 18 years of age,
referred through the juvenile justice system, and who are substance abusers in
need of treatment services. Reflective of the demographic profile of Bronx
County, youth enrolled in the adolescent treatment program are primarily from
single parent households, are Hispanic or African-American, and tend to be
living in poverty.
The presentation will describe the program, address key areas of difference
and commonality and how they are managed within this program design, and
present preliminary findings on the first year’s admissions to the program.
Presenters: Nancy Jainchill, Ph.D., Senior Researcher; Director of Center for TC
Research, NDRI, USA
Pamela Mattel, LCSW, CASAC, Executive Deputy Director, Basics Inc., USA
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