{"id":21446,"date":"2022-02-20T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T20:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/?page_id=21446"},"modified":"2023-08-07T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:32:12","slug":"the-mat-counselor-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/programsservices\/bookstore\/the-mat-counselor-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"The MAT Counselor: Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Breining Institute. (2010). The MAT Counselor: Handbook for Certification of Counselors working in a Medication-Assisted Treatment Setting<\/em>.<\/em> Orangevale, California: Breining Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n

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Section I: Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A Primer on Opioid Addiction and Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. History of Opioids<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. History of Opioid Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Science and Rationale for Opiate Agonist Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Screening, Admission Assessment, and Admission<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The Behavioral Pharmacology of Methadone: The Easy-to-Understand Version<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Section II: Counseling and Referral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Introduction to Counseling and Referral in MAT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Counseling Services in MAT Programs: A Practitioner\u2019s Model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Introduction to Phases of Treatment in MAT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Stages in Medication-Assisted Treatment: From a Counseling Perspective<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Counseling Issues in Methadone Maintenance Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Take Home Medication<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Section III: Special Populations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Co-occurring Mental Health Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Working with People with Disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Methadone and Pregnancy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Section IV: Effectiveness of OMT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Opioid Maintenance Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Effectiveness of Methadone as a Medical Treatment for Opioid Addiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Effectiveness of Methadone Treatment: A Review of Outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Section V: Ethics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Ethical Considerations in MAT<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Appendix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Glossary of Terms (from TIP 43)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            You may use the following citation for this publication:Breining Institute. (2010). The MAT Counselor: Handbook for Certification of Counselors working in a Medication-Assisted Treatment Setting. Orangevale, California: Breining Institute. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I: Foundation Section II: Counseling and Referral Section III: Special Populations Section IV: Effectiveness of OMT Section V: Ethics Appendix Glossary of Terms (from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":349,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21446","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21446"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28881,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21446\/revisions\/28881"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}