WEBINAR The ASAM Criteria Unplugged and Other Tales from the Field, Episode 8: Effective Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Within the Limitations of the Prison Environment with Cathy Thompson, PhD
Submit the form to register now Substance use and criminal behavior are linked; indeed, substance misuse is identified as a criminogenic risk factor. Consequently, there is a strong need to make effective substance use treatment available in our jails and prisons. However, these settings present unique challenges to the provision of treatment to incarcerated people. Dr. Thompson will talk about the clinical and administrative concerns associated with correctional treatment programs, best practices, and the importance of community-based services to support recovery throughout reentry.
June 13, 2024 at 11:00 PST/2:00 EST
Dr. Thompson is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience assessing and treating mental health and substance use disorders in state and federal prisons. She began her career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1999, and over the course of her career she coordinated numerous substance use and mental health treatment programs for incarcerated people within institutions of all security levels. She also coordinated reentry treatment programs for individuals transitioning from custody to supervised release. For seven years, Dr. Thompson served as the Chief of Drug Treatment Programs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In this capacity she oversaw administrative and clinical aspects of substance use treatment programs at all of the Bureau’s 122 facilities, including intensive residential treatment programs as well as medication-assisted treatment programs. Dr. Thompson retired from the Bureau of Prisons in 2023.
