101736: The Search For Treatment (Chapters 1 - 3); and A Challenging Journey: Insurance Woes

About the Course:

This course is based on two films from the HBO Video Series “Addiction.” *Separate links are provided for each of the two films.

In The Search for Treatment: A Challenging Journey, leading experts answer questions about choosing a treatment program and offer knowledge on evidence-based treatments shown to be effective.

In Insurance Woes, a group of citizens join with politicians and lawyers to demand that insurance policies for addiction treatment be amended.

Journal/Publisher:

Home Box Office, in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Publication Date:

March 2007

Author

Sheila Nevins (producer)

About the Author:

Sheila Nevins is President of Documentary and Family Programming for HBO and Cinemax. She earned a bachelor of the arts degree from Barnard College and a master of fine arts degree from Yale University. Nevins has overseen production of nearly 500 documentaries, earning 9 Oscars, 13 Primetime Emmys, 10 Academy Awards, 22 News and Documentary Emmys, and 18 George Foster Peabody awards for HBO and one personal George Foster Peabody award.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, and social workers who seek knowledge about addiction treatment programs and insurance coverage for addiction treatment. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss current barriers to addiction treatment in the United States.

2. Identify factors to evaluate when looking for an addiction treatment program.

3. Describe how insurance coverage has affected the availability of addiction treatment.