Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the relationship between alcohol and mental health

• Understanding what to do if your patient does not want to stop drinking

• What to do if your patient presents to your practice in withdrawal

• Evidence based guidelines for an ambulatory managed withdrawal

• Knowing when a patient should be referred for an inpatient managed withdrawal and what the patient can do right now

• Medications for alcohol use disorders

• Evidence based psychological interventions

 

Brief Profile – Jay Beckley, Psychologist

• I have been working in mental health since 2006.

• Since 2010 I have been working clinically with people with mild to severe substance use disorders and co-existing mental health issues.

• I have worked in inpatient mental health and forensic hospitals, prisons, and community settings.

• I also have an interest in working with people with chronic pain.

 

Qualifications and Credentials

• Master of Educational Psychology (Honours), Grad. Diploma Arts (Psych) Bachelor of Health Science.

• I’m a full member of the Australian Psychological Society.