2021 Conference Presentations
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Introduction to Conference Dr Gallus Bischof and Prof Richard Velleman (15 mins) followed by Keynote presentation Dr Jeff Foote (USA): The Invitation to Change Approach – Evidence-Based Principles and Practices for Helping a Loved One Change (1 hour)
Keynote presentation Professor Katherine Sorsdahl (South Africa) and Dr Chido Rwafa-Madzvamutse (Zimbabwe): The Role of the Family in Substance Use Treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: Our past, present and proposed future (45mins and 15mins discussion)
Dr Janina Dyba (Germany) – Parental illicit substance use in Germany: Parenting, parental distress and approaches to intervention ( Start at 3mins 15 secs and then 15 mins presentation); followed by Dr Diana Moesgen (Germany) – SHIFT + parent training – an intervention for mothers and fathers using illicit drugs (20 minutes); followed by 10 minutes questions and discussion
Justina Murray (Scotland) – Ask The Family: family perspectives on Whole Family Support and Family Inclusive Practice in Scotland (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
Joël Tremblay (Canada) – Addiction Research with the Family in Québec, Canada (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
Judith Smith (USA) – Mothering in later life: Older mothers and their challenging adult children (15mins presentation)
Oyvind Kalsaas (Norway) – Bereaved by drug-related deaths: needs for help, received help, and predictors for high and low satisfaction with received help. (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
Max van Beek (Netherlands) – Effectiveness of the 5-Step Method at Jellinek, Holland (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
Pauline Stewart (New Zealand) – Family Drug Support (FDS) Aotearoa New Zealand: from a local to a fully national agency, and the development of the 5-Step Method within FDS. (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
1st talk:Peter Kelly and Angela Argent (Australia) – SMART Australia and its Family & Friends programme (15mins and 5 mins discussion)
2nd talk: Amirul Danial Azmi (Malaysia) – Perception of Government and religious school teachers towards adolescent drug-use in a northern state in Malaysia: A qualitative study (15mins and 5mins presentation)
Daniela Capitanucci (Italy) – The psychological condition of gamblers’ affected family members (AFM) during the COVID-19 lockdown (15mins presentation)
Daniel O’Callaghan (Ireland) – Drug-related deaths (15mins presentation and 5mins discussion)
Nikki Kiyimba (New Zealand) – The impact of having a family member in addiction (15mins presentation and 5mins discussion)
AFINet Online Conference 2021 – Closing
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