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Pt. 1. The BRENDA approach and how to use it
Biopsychosocial understanding of addiction
Managing addiction treatment using the BRENDA approach
Biopsychosocial assessment: how to conduct it
Report: how to prepare and present the assessment results
Empathetic understanding: listening to the patient
Needs: identifying patient needs and priorities
Direct advice: matching needs to treatment options
Assessment of the patient's reaction to advice: adjusting advice to patient response
Dealing with pharmacotherapy and medication compliance issues
Applying the BRENDA stages to early recovery issues
Applying the BRENDA stages to later recovery issues
Pt. 2. The BRENDA approach in action
Case of Bill: a successful businessman with alcohol addiction
Case of Alissa: cocaine and alcohol addiction with severe psychosocial complications
Case of Stephen: a binge drinker/precontemplator.
Biopsychosocial understanding of addiction
Managing addiction treatment using the BRENDA approach
Biopsychosocial assessment: how to conduct it
Report: how to prepare and present the assessment results
Empathetic understanding: listening to the patient
Needs: identifying patient needs and priorities
Direct advice: matching needs to treatment options
Assessment of the patient's reaction to advice: adjusting advice to patient response
Dealing with pharmacotherapy and medication compliance issues
Applying the BRENDA stages to early recovery issues
Applying the BRENDA stages to later recovery issues
Pt. 2. The BRENDA approach in action
Case of Bill: a successful businessman with alcohol addiction
Case of Alissa: cocaine and alcohol addiction with severe psychosocial complications
Case of Stephen: a binge drinker/precontemplator.