Transcript Working with Parents of Adolescents in Treatment

WORKING WITH PARENTS
OF ADOLESCENTS IN
TREATMENT
Risky Behaviors in Johnson County
Presented by:
Karen Bishop, LSCSW, RAODAC
Janine Gracy, MSE, CHES, CPS
July 20, 2010
1125 West Spruce
Olathe, KS 66061
RPC’S WEBSITE
www.4prevention.info
ADOLESCENT CENTER FOR TREATMENT
301 NO. MONROE STREET
OLATHE, KS 66061
PARENT EDUCATION AT ACT
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The importance of
parent education is
critical an adolescence’s
road to recovery
ACT Aftercare
Program
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM
Collaborative Process
between the RPC and
ACT
 Program began in
January, 2004.
 RPC responsible for a
one hour mandatory
session each Sunday
afternoon before
visitation for a four
week series
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THE FIRST EDUCATIONAL LINE-UP:
JANUARY 2004
True Colors &
Parenting Personality
Inventory
 Communication Tips
 Wrong of Passage
(Underage Drinking)
 Alanon
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SESSION 1: TRUE COLORS AND
PARENTING
True Colors is a model of
personality identification
that is easy to understand,
remember and apply.
 Blue Parents – Nurture the
family’s needs
 Gold Parents – Caretakers
of the family
 Green – Encourage
Intellectual Potential
 Orange – Provides
Optimism and Flexibility
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SESSION 2: COMMUNICATION
Covered
Communication
Techniques
 Using “I” Statements
 Practiced Listening!
 Activities that Parent
and Child can do
together!
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SESSION 3: WRONG OF PASSAGE
Specific Johnson County Video Presentation on
Underage Drinking
 Discuss and Process Video
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SESSION 4: ALANON
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
SINCE 2004
 Internet
Safety
 Addiction and the
Human Brain +
Family
Communication
Strategies
 Drug Trends
Parents Should
Know About
 Alanon
SESSION 1:
TEENS, TECHNOLOGY, AND
DRUGS: AN INSIDE LOOK FOR
PARENTS
Websites
 Chat Rooms
 Online Blogs
 Social Networking/
instant messanger
 E-mails
 Text Messages
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SESSION 1: OUTLINE
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Hand out “What Do You
Know pop culture Quiz”
Go over answers from
quiz
Facilitate PowerPoint
presentation
Hand out “Online
exposure: Teens at Risk
and Parents
Disconnected”
Hand out and collect
Evaluation
WEBSITES
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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
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WHAT’S NEW?
Second Life
www.secondlife.com
This is a virtual world
in which people live a
“second life”. They
create avatars, which
are digital people, that
purchase land, create
businesses, shop, eat,
participate in
activities, date,
travel…
WHAT YOU MUST KNOW!
 Even
good kids will do bad things when
they think no one is watching
 People shouldn't have a secret life, it
doesn't lead to good things
 Parents treat the computer like it’s a
child’s “right” to privacy – WRONG
 Parents need to Understand Cyber
language
 We need to invade their “Playground” and
increase our understanding of the
internet!
TEXT MESSAGING
 Tool
that teens use excessively
to share information about
where to meet up
 Teens can be alerted to a text in
very discrete ways, -ring tone
that is out of pitch range of most
adults or by putting their
phones on vibrate.
 Can capture the moment with
photos, or short video clips –
“Sexting” “Glorifying Drug Use”
SESSION 2: ADDICTION AND THE
HUMAN BRAIN + FAMILY
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Human Relations
Media
41 Kensico Dr.
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
1-800-431-2050
139.95
SESSION 2: OUTLINE
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View Addiction and the
Human Brain DVD
Discussion
Importance of
Communication in Recovery
Changing People, Places,
and Things
How Well Do You Know
Your Child – Activity
How Well Do You Know
Your Parent – Activity
Twenty Fun Things to Do –
Activity
Discussion and Questions
Evaluation
AFTER VIDEO
 Communication
and
your Recovering
Teen
 Spend time together
 Use “I” statements,
not “YOU”
statements.
SESSION 2: ACTIVITIES
How well do you
know your child?
 How well do you
know your
parent?
 20 Fun Things to
Do!
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SESSION 3: DRUG TRENDS
PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
Human Relations
Media
41 Kensico Dr.
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
1-800-431-2050
139.95
SESSION 3: OUTLINE
View PHARM Parties:
A Lethal Mix
 Discussion
 Review Drug Trends
 Discussion and
Questions
 Evaluation
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ALCOHOL IN NOVELTY PACKAGING
AND ENERGY DRINKS
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BRAND CONFUSION
WHICH CONTAIN ALCOHOL?
K2
Kansas Senate passed bill
to ban K2 on Jan. 21, 2010
Kansas House passed Bill to
ban K2 on Feb. 2, 2010
KANSAS WAS THE FIRST STATE TO PLACE JWH018 AND JWH-073 ON SCHEDULE 1 LIST!
HEROIN
HEROIN IN THE NEWS
 DEA
seized 4 pounds of China White
January 5, 2009 in Kansas City Metro
Area.
 April, 2009 - Seven Kansas City area
men are charged with heroin
trafficking that resulted in the death
or serious bodily injury of people who
consumed the drugs.
“GENERATION RX”
Vicodin
GHB
OVER-THE-COUNTER
DRUGS OF ABUSE
“CODE NAMES” FOR USERS
“Syrup heads”
or
“robotards"
ILLEGAL USE OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Commonly abused prescription
drugs belong to one of three
categories:
Opiods
Depressants
Stimulants
OXYCONTIN TO HEROIN USE
Johnson County:
 2007 there were 15 Oxycontin/heroin overdose reports
filed and 8 deaths
 2008 there were 24 Oxycontin/heroin overdoses
reported, with 5 deaths
 Through June 16, 2009 there were 22 Oxycontin/heroin
overdoses reported with 6 deaths.
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LOCK UP YOUR MEDS!!!
 Most
people don’t keep track of their
medications
 Monitor all medications in the home—
prescription and OTC medicines.
 Safely store medicines out of children’s
reach and sight. Consider locking them
up.
 Get rid of old or unused medicines.
PROPER DISPOSAL OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Federal Guidelines:
 Take unused, unneeded, or expired
prescription drugs out of their original
containers and throw them in the trash.
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Mixing prescription drugs with an
undesirable substance, such as used coffee
grounds or kitty litter, and putting them in
impermeable, non-descript containers, such
as empty cans or sealable bags, will further
ensure the drugs are not diverted.
Flush prescription drugs down the toilet only
if the label or accompanying patient
information specifically instructs doing so.
#1 RISK FACTOR FOR ADOLESCENTS!
Hanging
out
with friends
who use!
SESSION 4: ALANON
QUESTIONS?