How to Maximize Patient Engagement and Effectiveness in Addiction Treatment

Maintaining active patient engagement in treatment can be a struggle in every healthcare sector. It is estimated that disengaged patient’s treatment costs are 8-21% higher than an engaged patient's treatment costs, with less favorable clinical outcomes. People who are disengaged in addiction treatment are at risk of leaving treatment early (including against medical advice), being administratively discharged due to behavioral issues, and are at higher risk of relapse and overdose.  

In this 2-hour continuing education web conference, Dr. Lori Ryland will cover the top five reasons why people leave addiction treatment programs and how to ameliorate this risk. She will review patient-centered guiding principles of sustained engagement and how the principles can be applied to typical addiction treatment scenarios.

There are three primary factors that influence patient engagement:

• Healthcare professional factors
• Healthcare setting factors
• Patient-related factors

Dr. Ryland will outline each factor from a supervisor and executive leadership perspective and provide useful strategies that can be implemented immediately to improve patient engagement in your treatment or program.

This introductory web conference is designed to help mental health and addiction professionals:

1. Explain why patient engagement matters.
2. List at least five risks a patient faces when they leave addiction treatment early.
3. Describe the top five reasons why patients leave treatment.
4. Identify the implications of the top five reasons people leave treatment for addictive disorders.
5. Use motivational interviewing to support patient engagement.
6. Explain three factors that influence patient engagement.
7. Identify one useful strategy to impact each of the three factors that influence patent engagement.

Statement of program material's accuracy, utility, and risks: This program presents an overview of patient engagement statistics and factors, researched and published behavior therapies. It is consistent with the ethics code of the American Psychological Association and has its own established code of ethics as developed by the Association of Comprehensive Psychology, an approved CE Sponsor of the APA. Statements about approval or denial of services are according to presenter’s understanding of medical necessity and clinical documentation standards at the time of the program. This program discusses strategies for applying the methods taught in a clinically responsible manner, although the presenter may not know how to apply all principles discussed to every situation or person. A body of research surveyed in the program suggests that the methods are effective and safe. As always, however, misapplication of psychotherapeutic interventions with mentally vulnerable populations can lead to harmful outcomes.

Declaration identifying any potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support: The presenter, Lori Ryland, declares no relevant conflicts of interest nor commercial support with respect to the content of this presentation.

If you have any questions or would like information regarding disability accommodations, please contact us here.

Continuing Education (CE) Information

2 CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy for attending this web conference in its entirety. To receive CE credit hours for an archived recording, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events are generally considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

GoodTherapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org, provider #1352, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/2022 – 3/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

GoodTherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0395. GoodTherapy, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

Premium and Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no additional cost, as well as other member benefits such as a profile listing in GoodTherapy's Therapist Directory. Not yet a member? Sign up for a Premium or Pro Membership, here.

Just want CE credits? Sign up for a monthly or annual CE Subscription with GoodTherapy to get unlimited access to our CE Program, including this event, other live CE web conferences, and hundreds of hours of homestudy courses.

Mental health professionals who are not members can access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

If you have any questions or would like information regarding disability accommodations, please contact us.

• Register NowPlease Login to Member's Area
• Not a Member?Click here for information on membership