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Older adults & addiction [videorecording] / Frederic Blow and David Oslin.

Contributor(s): Blow, Frederic C | Oslin, David W | Hazelden Foundation.

Material type: Film

FilmSeries: Clinical innovators series. Publisher: Center City, MN : Hazelden Foundation, c2007Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 clinician's manual (vii, 94p. ; 22 cm.) + 1 test (6 p. ; 28 cm.).ISBN: 9781592854660 (manual); 1592854664 (manual).Other title: Older adults and addiction [videorecording] | David Oslin & Frederic Blow on older adults and addiction [videorecording] [Title on container:].Subject(s): Older people -- Substance use -- Treatment | Older people -- Drug use | Older people -- Alcohol use | Substance abuse -- Diagnosis | Substance abuse -- Treatment | Addicts -- Medical care -- Study and teaching | Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Contents:

Introduction -- Epidemiology of late life addictions -- Screening : why it's typically not done -- How to screen -- Assessment -- How to communicate results -- Referral and treatment approaches.

Summary: "As baby boomers reach retirement age, substance abuse among these older adults is on the rise. Besides alcohol abuse, many baby boomers suffer from illicit drug use. The good news is that it's never too late to change. The two presenters in this DVD provide easy-to-follow methods of effectively screening, assessing, and conducting brief interventions. You'll also learn more about how to utilize motivational interviewing techniques and make referral and treatment recommendations for older adults." -- Container.

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Digital Video Disc	Janis P. Bellack Library Library & Study Commons	ELD AOD OLDER (Browse shelf)	Available		36349000002781

Manual includes bibliographical references (p. 73-93).

Introduction -- Epidemiology of late life addictions -- Screening : why it's typically not done -- How to screen -- Assessment -- How to communicate results -- Referral and treatment approaches.

"As baby boomers reach retirement age, substance abuse among these older adults is on the rise. Besides alcohol abuse, many baby boomers suffer from illicit drug use. The good news is that it's never too late to change. The two presenters in this DVD provide easy-to-follow methods of effectively screening, assessing, and conducting brief interventions. You'll also learn more about how to utilize motivational interviewing techniques and make referral and treatment recommendations for older adults." -- Container.

DVD.

Closed-captioned.