Treatment Elements of Alcohol-Focused Behavioral Couples Therapy

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CE Course Description

Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy (ABCT) can be a highly effective treatment for those with alcohol use disorders.  This intermediate level continuing education course highlights the historical and conceptual foundations of ABCT, as well as specific treatment elements and structure. Proposed active ingredients, moderators, and mediators of treatment outcomes are discussed as well as treatment efficacy. Additionally, the use of ABCT to treat other types of substance misuse is discussed along with future directions for research pertaining to ABCT.

Author: Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico ,  Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico

CE Course Objectives

1. Outline the developmental history of Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy (ABCT) and how its approaches have evolved over time.
2. Describe the components of ABCT, including treatment elements and structure.
3. Discuss the desired outcomes of ABCT, summarize research findings that support these outcomes, and evaluate how ABCT can be adapted and utilized for other forms of substance misuse.
4. Examine moderators, active ingredients, and mediators in ABCT studies to determine for whom and under what circumstances treatments work and do not work, as well as why or why not.
5. Identify directions for future ABCT efficacy and effectiveness research.

CE Course Outline

Section 1: Alcohol-Focused Behavioral Couple Therapy (75 mins)

1. Abstract (5 mins)
2. Description of Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy (ABCT) (10 mins)
3. Efficacy Research (10 mins)
4. Effectiveness Research (10 mins)
5. Process Research: Moderators, Active Ingredients, and Mediators (10 mins)
6. Other Research (10 mins)
7. Future Directions (10 mins)
8. Summary and Conclusions (10 mins)

Section 2: Typology of Couples Entering Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy: An Empirical Approach and Test of Predictive Validity on Treatment Response (45 mins)

1. Abstract (5 mins)
2. Introduction (10 mins)
3. Method (10 mins)
4. Results (10 mins)
5. Discussion (10 mins)

Total Time: 120 minutes (2 hours)
Course Level: Introductory

Course Date: 2018-12-03

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