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The Process of Addiction Treatment and the Critical Importance of Treating the Whole Person

January 29, 2010 by

[HTML1] In this show, Dr. Gracer is joined by David Gildea, Director of Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Jeri Stegman, Program Director at Gracer Behavioral Health Services. They discuss the new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Gracer Medical. The IOP is a 9 hour per week program that lasts seven weeks. Participants learn about addiction and are heavily supported in their mission to stay off of drugs. Gracer, Gildea and Stegman discuss many aspects of addiction treatment and the importance treating the whole person. This is an interesting show that will teach you much about the process of addiction treatment

More about David Gildea
David Gildea is a well-known training and motivational speaker for chemical dependency counselors throughout California. He is a visiting Lecturer at California State University, Stanislaus, teaching: Drugs and Behaviors, and Introduction to Psychology. He is an Alcohol Drug Dependency Counselor for DUI programs, for court ordered adult offenders and a Domestic Violence Program Manager, overseeing the operations of the domestic violence and anger management programs. He redesigned the DV program, wrote the book and training manual used by the clients and facilitators. In addition, he initiated an administrative system to monitor and insure the client’s satisfaction of services.

More about Jeri Stegman
Ms. Stegman has worked in behavioral health for over 20 years. She has a Masters degree in clinical psychology with an addictions studies specialization and is a Registered Addictions Specialist (RAS). With experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings, Ms. Stegman has provided substance abuse counseling for many years. She has worked in a senior management capacity at a leading behavioral healthcare non-profit in Northern California where she managed several criminal justice programs, women’s programs, adolescent programs, federally-funded adolescent substance abuse prevention programs and an intensive outpatient program treating substance abuse patients with co-occurring mental health disorders.

Additionally, Ms. Stegman is a surveyor with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). During her 20 year history in the addictions field she has been instrumental in preparing organizations for both CARF and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation.

Ms. Stegman currently brings her wealth of addictions treatment experience to Gracer Behavioral Health Services, where she provides substance abuse counseling services as part of this cutting edge team that is bringing the very latest in substance abuse and mental health services to Northern California.

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About Richard Gracer

Richard I. Gracer, MD, is the founder of Gracer Behavioral Health Services, an innovative and comprehensive substance abuse program that stresses the reduction of cravings, and has been in medical practice since 1974. He is certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Practice, and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management. He edited Beating the Years, Beating Sports Injuries, and Beating Back Pain (Barron’s, 2003,2005, 2006), and wrote the popular “Ask the Doctor” column in the Lamorinda Sun for 10 years. He is the author of A New Prescription for Addiction.

Dr. Gracer is also the Host of A New Prescription for Health on WomensRadio. A New Prescription for Healthfeatures discussions with noted experts, both researchers and practitioners, on cutting edge, holistic, and comprehensive treatments for pain and addiction. Aimed at the educated person seeking more information, this series provides hard-to-get information and insights, including interviews with actual patients, on treatment of these difficult and pervasive problems.

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