About this live event

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the diagnostic criteria and epidemiology of opioid use disorder and name the three main medications approved to treat the disorder.
• Summarize the spirit and tasks of motivational interviewing and identify two reasons that empowerment and engagement are important in opioid use treatment.
• Name four characteristics of low-threshold treatment and state why buprenorphine lends itself well to this approach.
• Describe how a client’s readiness and motivation for change leads to tailored skills and strategies in opioid use disorder treatment.
• Explain at least two approaches for incorporating cultural sensitivity into motivational interviewing treatment for opioid use disorder.

Learning Levels

• Master's-Level Clinicians

Agenda

Live event Instructor(s)

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  Matt Boyer, MD, FASAM

  Addiction psychiatrist, Philadelphia

  Matt Boyer, MD, is a dually board-certified physician in adult psychiatry and addiction psychiatry based at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia. Dr. Boyer earned his undergraduate degree from Penn State University, completed a postbaccalaureate program in premedical studies at the Harvard Extension School, and received his medical degree from the Marshall University School of Medicine. Dr. Boyer did residency training in adult psychiatry at Northwell Health, serving as the chief resident for ambulatory care in his final year. He completed fellowship training in addiction psychiatry at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Boyer is a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.

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  Page Feller, MA, NCSE, ICS, LPC, MAC, CSAC

  Clinical Operations Supervisor

  Page Feller is the clinical operations supervisor of the Mental Health and Addiction Recovery services at Rogers’ Hinsdale, Madison, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Skokie locations as well as Wisconsin clinics offering telehealth services. In this role, Page ensures staff have the supervision, training, and clinical support to provide high-quality patient care. She offers expertise in the development and implementation of trauma-informed care practices for clinical care, milieu and behavioral management, and co-occurring treatment operations.

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