Presentation Overview

This presentation will demonstrate the resulting affective instability and distorted thinking that occurs in traumatized individuals who develop substance use disorders within the framework of a case study paradigm. Implications on treatment planning will also be addressed based on the clinical presentation of the client with co-morbid PTSD/Polysubstance Dependence in early recovery

Learning Objectives

Understand the types of cognitive distortions and affective manifestations of depression and anxiety that occur in clients who have co-morbid PTSD & Substance Use Disorders.

Discuss the advantages of conducting a comprehensive assessment that includes addressing trauma history as a part of the overall substance use and psychiatric disorders evaluation in order to focus on cognitive and affective issues related to the trauma/dependence interaction effect.

Be able to develop an effective treatment plan that is designed to confront “I Statements” provided by the client in the context of the assessment and indicate affective and cognitive pathology.

Presenter Information

Tom Antonek, Ph.D., HSPP, CAP
Psychologist
The Refuge, A Healing Place

Dr. Antonek is a licensed psychologist who has been working in the mental health field since 1981. He has been with the Refuge since 2011. He is specialized in the assessment and treatment of individuals with substance use disorders, as well as those with co-morbid psychiatric disorders, especially PTSD. He has conducted thousands of evaluations and countless hours of individual, group, and family therapy to adolescent and adult addicts at inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient mental health clinics, university counseling centers, and prison settings. He has spent the past 10 years working with impaired health care providers in Florida, especially doctors and nurses. He is also the president of Serenity Mission, Inc. which is a 501 (c) (3) that is a community based organization with a full range of substance abuse services in the Tampa Bay area.

Registration Details

This presentation will provide 1.0 contact hours through NAADAC and the Florida Certification Board. Evaluations must be returned to Shea Kimbrough for credit.