A Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction

Course Code: ABMA

Credit/Contact Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 04/30/2014

Learning Objectives:
Define the biopsychosocial model of addiction
Recognize the biopsychosocial risk factors of addiction
Describe two treatment approaches for addiction

Instructor: Maggie Tapp, LCSW

Maggie Tapp, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker who works as a director in a managed behavioral healthcare organization providing clinical and administrative oversight of an urban Medicaid managed care program in New York City. Prior to this role, Ms. Tapp was in private practice specializing in the treatment of adolescents and women's issues including perinatal mood disorders. Ms. Tapp served as the Deputy Director of Mental Health for the American Red Cross 9/11 Recovery Program. As Deputy Director, Ms. Tapp was responsible for the creation and development of the 9/11 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefit Program which provided financial assistance for mental health and substance abuse treatment for victims of the terrorist attacks. In this role, she also provided crisis intervention for survivors and disaster recovery workers and conducted training on topics such as disaster mental health, vicarious traumatization, and burnout. Ms. Tapp also has an extensive background in community based mental health practice and special education. She has a Masters in Clinical Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed post graduate training in child and adolescent psychotherapy at the Washington School of Psychiatry in Washington, DC.

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