OTP Basics for Non-OTP Professionals

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Location: Holiday 1-3, Level 2

CE: 1.5

Primary Presenter(s)

Kenny House, LCAS, CCS

VP of Clinical Services
Coastal Horizons
Wilmington, North Carolina

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Kenneth B. Stoller, MD, DLFAPA

Director, Johns Hopkins Broadway Center for Addiction; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Johns Hopkins HealthCare
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
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Wendy Bates

Certified Associate Counselor
Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc
Baltimore, Maryland

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Understand the key components of a licensed OTP
Distinguish between medications, OTP vs OBOT, and strategies employed by OTPs for patient care
Identify ways to reduce stigma and improve collaborative efforts between OTPs and other community stakeholders

Collaboration is a key element for OTPs if they are going to be able to successfully navigate everything from decreasing stigma, educating about medications and treatment, coordinating care for complex patients and working favorably in the community context. We are hopeful that many non-OTP professionals and community stakeholders will be in attendance for the AATOD Conference, but in attending it can be easy to get lost in terms and acronyms that might be understood by those working inside the OTP structures. This presentation hopes to serve as a bridge for this very purpose for those interested in learning more specifically about the world of licensed OTPs.

Questions are on the minds of those looking at OTPs from the outside. How are OTPs structured and who oversees them? What are the differences between OTPs and OBOTs? How does stigma impact the ways in which OTPs operate? Who does what in an OTP? What are the priorities and objectives of the OTP? To collaborate well, what do I need to know about Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assisted Treatment as provided in the OTP setting? What philosophies and strategies make for the best outcomes and successes? What constitutes success in an OTP? How has the Pandemic environment over the past 2-3 years impacted OTPs and what has changed that would be helpful for me to know?

This element of helpful collaboration principles and getting the questions that non-OTP professionals and community stakeholders have answered is an important task that we hope to accomplish at this AATOD Conference.