E06-1 Integrated Treatment Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Problematic Substance Use: Service Descriptions and Client Perceptions of Care

 

Authors: Lesley Tarasoff MA; Karen Milligan PhD, C. Psych; Karen Le PhD; Karen Urbanoski PhD

 

Presenter: Lesley Tarasoff, University of Toronto/Ryerson University, Toronto ON

 

Purpose: To describe the services offered by integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use in Ontario, as well as to describe how clients of these programs perceive their care in comparison to clients of traditional treatment programs.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the services provided by integrated treatment programs in Ontario.
• Describe integrated program clients' perceptions of care as compared to clients of standard treatment programs.
• Describe which domains of care integrated program clients find most helpful.

 

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E06-2 Core Values and Processes of Care for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Problematic Substance Use: Service Provider Perspectives

 

Authors: Tamara Meixner BAH, MA; Victoria Ingram BAH, BScH, MA; Karen Urbanoski PhD; Karen Milligan PhD, C. Psych

 

Presenter: Tamara Meixner, Ryerson University, Toronto ON

 

Purpose: To describe core values and processes of care underlying effective service provision for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use, from the perspective of service providers at 12 treatment programs across Ontario.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify core values of care underlying effective integrated service delivery for mothers experiencing problematic substance use.
• Describe key processes of care within the service provider-client relationship focusing on executive functions and emotion regulation.
• Articulate strategies for how to attend to identified values and processes when working with pregnant and parenting women experiencing problematic substance use.